Music streaming service Tidal improves its plan

Tidal has informed its customers by email that the music streaming service is changing its subscription model in April. It is improving its offer by merging the previous "HiFi" and "HiFi Plus" plans into a single "Tidal" subscription. This includes over 100 million songs in lossless FLAC quality, all of which now offer maximum sound quality of up to 24 bit / 192 kHz. There are also music videos and the Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Audio surround sound formats are also available for some content.

The new prices correspond to those of the previous cheaper "HiFi" subscription and will apply from 10 April:

• The "Tidal Family" subscription for six people, who may also live in different households, costs 21.90 francs / 16.99 euros.
• The "Tidal Individual" option for one person costs 13.90 francs / 10.99 euros per month.
• "Tidal Student" is available for 6.49 francs / 4.99 euros per month.

For comparison: The more expensive "HiFi Plus" subscription currently costs 38.85 francs / 29.99 euros (Family), 25.90 francs / 19.99 euros (Individual) and 12.95 francs / 9.99 euros (Student). This means that an individual with a HiFi Plus subscription will soon save 12 francs / 9 euros.

The Free tariffs, which were previously not available in Europe, have been cancelled without replacement. However, Tidal for DJs, which enables the service to be integrated into specific audio software and hardware, will continue to exist. The plan adjustment is without question good news for all Tidal users. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen whether Tidal will adjust its current prices upwards again in the long term.