Confused by subscription models for streaming sites

[Taz777]

I've got a pretty fundamental question regarding streaming sites like TIDAL - what do I get for my monthly subscription? Do I need to pay for the tracks/albums that I listen to on top of the monthly subscription too? It's not very clear on the TIDAL site!

[Taz777]

Thanks for the clarifications. I was browsing the Tidal catalogue and saw prices for albums. I thought that I would have to buy those albums if I wanted to listen to them, on top of the monthly subscription. But it appears that I’m effectively renting the ability to listen to any song within Tidals’s catalgoue during an active subscription.

 

After lots of Googling I’ve found that Tidal has an offline mode where music can be downloaded to a device and listened to without and internet connection. It appears that this mode is part of the subscription and you can use this mode whilst your subscription is active. However, you can also purchase music and download those purchased music files and listen to them independently of your subscription, as you own those files.

 

The ability to integrate high quality music players and use offline mode on up to three devices in addition to online mode on one device is appealing. Once things are a little clearer I will go for the free trial.