neiwlg
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Post by neiwlg on May 16, 2021 12:53:59 GMT
Just checked out Qubuz because of this thread.
I don’t see from the description the difference between studio premiere and sublime. Are all the subscriptions no strings attached?
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Post by MikeMusic on May 16, 2021 14:03:09 GMT
Young <cough> Mr. MartinT will be along shortly to give you the full SP on Quoboz I'm sure |
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Post by MartinT on May 16, 2021 16:21:17 GMT
Just checked out Qubuz because of this thread. I don’t see from the description the difference between studio premiere and sublime. Are all the subscriptions no strings attached? Qobuz Studio is what I use - unlimited streaming of all resolutions up to 24/192. Superb quality because, as they claim, they don't mess with the master files in any way. Qobuz Sublime is for those who want to download and keep local files. |
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Post by petea on May 16, 2021 16:51:35 GMT
Just to clarify, Sublime gives you a discount on purchasing files from Qobuz plus all of the advantages of Studio. I do but a lot of files, but mainly from HiResAudio.com (HRA) even though I have a sublime account. Partly this is because HRA have a smaller catalogue (mainly it seems due to their quality auditing process delaying additions, and rejecting 'pseudo' high resolution files), but also because most of the time the meta-data from Qobuz needs to be tweaked (sometimes by a lot) and I'm too lazy to do it it!
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Post by julesd68 on May 19, 2021 23:23:55 GMT
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Post by speedysteve on Dec 14, 2021 16:52:26 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Dec 14, 2021 16:58:26 GMT
From a purely selfish point of view, I sincerely hope they don't fold. I use their free app quite often when checking out tracks and albums that I'm thinking about purchasing. Also, not being a "streamer" myself it's often my only practical way of listening to the monthly album choices here.
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Post by speedysteve on Dec 14, 2021 17:03:09 GMT
Or get bought up by one of the others..
There's something fishy going on!
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 14, 2021 17:05:50 GMT
Spotify stock is having a bad year like many but still has a market cap of over $42b - it is concerning that they seem to be taking us for granted but would still be very strange for them not to keep going.
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 14, 2021 17:17:29 GMT
Yes I guess some kind of takeover could be on the cards.
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 14, 2021 17:32:05 GMT
The boys with the big pockets are :
Google / YouTube
MS
Apple
anyone else in the frame
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Post by MartinT on Dec 14, 2021 18:28:16 GMT
I don't want Qobuz to fall into other hands. I hope they can remain independent.
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 14, 2021 19:24:56 GMT
Big money rules
Amazon of course on the list
Maybe even Tesla !
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Post by speedysteve on Dec 14, 2021 21:01:47 GMT
I'm trialling Apple music at the moment, all at least 16/44, free for 3 months..
Result so far;
Catalogue not quite as varied.
Some of the nice remastered tracks that are on Qobuz / Spotify are missing.
First impressions, app on Android, I signed up, created a playlist, then couldn't sign in again later!
The error varied between "your connection is bad" - clearly not, to "this offer is no longer available"!
Contacted their chat support.
Got asked which Android version?
5 minutes later it was working again..
Doesn't fill you with confidence.
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Post by MikeMusic on Dec 15, 2021 9:43:07 GMT
Thanks for testing it and confirming my natural bias against Apple Steve
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Post by MartinT on Dec 15, 2021 10:07:52 GMT
Just checked out Qubuz because of this thread. Happy birthday! |
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 15, 2021 12:38:14 GMT
I'm not in a rush to leave Spotify - the Premium family subscription works very well for us and I get all the music I want from it.
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Post by Slinger on Dec 15, 2021 14:03:35 GMT
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Post by speedysteve on Dec 26, 2021 20:00:11 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 26, 2021 20:53:23 GMT
Any article I see on Spotify hifi is just clickbait - there's nothing really new to say ...
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