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Post by Tim on May 10, 2024 6:51:53 GMT
All joking aside there isn't a 'best' streaming service . . . the best streaming service is the one that works the best for the individual user, which is highly subjective.  |
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Post by MartinT on May 10, 2024 8:41:13 GMT
All joking aside there isn't a 'best' streaming service . . . the best streaming service is the one that works the best for the individual user, which is highly subjective. Exactly, and I know my criteria are different from others. I'm being quite tongue-in-cheek here. However, my value for money opinion stands and I'm disappointed with Spotify for dragging and back-pedalling over at least standard res. |
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Post by MikeMusic on May 11, 2024 12:48:57 GMT
Groovify app sounds great
For Spot only though so far as I can see
Anything for the beloved Qobuz.....?
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Post by MartinT on May 11, 2024 17:19:49 GMT
Groovify app sounds great For Spot only though so far as I can see Anything for the beloved Qobuz.....? What do you need, Mike? There are Qobuz apps for Windows, Android, iOS. |
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Post by MikeMusic on May 12, 2024 9:17:27 GMT
My mate Hayls tells us how wonderful it is
Groovify @ 3 mins 50 secs
Sounds good to me
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Post by MartinT on May 12, 2024 9:36:27 GMT
What does it do that you need? Make playlists for you?
No thanks, I don't use playlists like that. I add stuff I want into my playlists as a catalogue. The Qobuz app is very easy to take the songs I want to keep in my Queued for Playing playlist to one of my permanent ones. I use the Qobuz curated playlists (or just burrow myself) to try out new material and then add them to Queued for Playing.
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Post by Tim on May 12, 2024 9:50:30 GMT
I can feel the ground shaking under my feet, but I agree with Martin - can't see why you'd need that, but then again I don't really do playlists.
I don't like third party apps, the least number of apps who have my login details for other 'official' apps the better is my maxim. Too many backdoors.
Interesting thread though, reading other peoples opinion on Spotify has been illuminating |
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Post by Tim on May 13, 2024 8:56:20 GMT
The content is no longer available?
Just had a poke around my albums listed on Tidal as something I wanted to play had been marked as The content is no longer available. I don't have many albums saved on Tidal as I still play a lot of my own music, currently it's just 97 albums on there - I have much more saved on Spotify. Of those 97 saved, 9 have now disappeared so I checked my Spotify account which is currently Spotify Free and all 9 albums are there.
I think I'll be going back to Spotify next month and if Qobuz don't get Connect sorted pronto, I'll probably be sticking with them and calling it a day.
That's always been my biggest bug bear with any streaming service, over owning it myself . . . . disappearing music!
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Post by MartinT on May 13, 2024 10:22:01 GMT
Tidal's ownership has changed quite a bit. Not sure if it's connected, but possibly licensing issues and conflict of interest?
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Post by speedysteve on May 14, 2024 19:22:46 GMT
For a laugh  Someone seems to like Agnes👍 Obel a lot! |
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Post by Tim on May 15, 2024 8:11:31 GMT
I've just cancelled my Tidal subscription, so I'll be going back to Spotify next month.
Spotify isn't perfect, but I don't think any streaming service is, it does however tick more boxes for me than the other's I've tried.
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Post by julesd68 on May 15, 2024 15:07:17 GMT
Welcome back Sir!  |
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Post by Tim on May 15, 2024 20:36:03 GMT
Welcome back Sir! Funny isn't it, I've now gone full circle from a time when I played the most music with Spotify, JRiver and my own FLAC library, to 2 years with Roon & Tidal, then to Qobuz and JRiver, back to Tidal and now back to Spotify and JRiver on a Linux server, with my own library of over 4,000 ripped CDs and a few hundred LPs. I know it's system dependant, but a ripped CD with a well setup JRiver player has always given me the best sound quality than any of the above permutations.
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Post by speedysteve on May 17, 2024 14:00:26 GMT
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Post by Tim on May 17, 2024 14:10:41 GMT
Perfect . . . they can ditch podcasts too. That's a smart move, I'd been hoping they would offer a menu of options.
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Post by julesd68 on May 17, 2024 14:18:32 GMT
Thanks Steve!
I have ditched Audiobooks which I never use and have a £2 pm saving now.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 4, 2024 16:12:24 GMT
OMG - I set up my mum's headphones to be used with Spotify on her phone. She doesn't have Spotify Premium and when I tried to play some music it immediately launched into video adverts - not one but at least four! I gave up at that point and showed her BBC Sounds instead ...
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Post by MartinT on Jun 4, 2024 16:29:26 GMT
Well, I can understand that the streaming providers want to actually be paid for their service.
Spotty is also at reduced resolution on the free band, those adverts did you a favour!
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Post by wannarock2 on Jun 22, 2024 14:26:06 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 23, 2024 16:16:28 GMT
All the latest noise says that Hifi will cost another $5 a month - by the usual "exchange rate" that will be another £5 for us.
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