Music Streaming Choice

[The Penalty Box Dancer]

Spotify has the better interface out of the ones I've used. I don't often agree with my year in review though!

 

[coollino]

I'm in the process of doing the same, just trying to decide whether to go for Qobuz or Tidal. A lot of Tidal's claims about it's high fidelity are absolutely bullcrap, or so a friend who works in that field tells me.

I'd like to go the bandcamp route but, as the issue is with Spotify etc, I'd either have to spend loads or listen to less. I'm so used to listening to such a variety whenever I want.

Not bought a record for years due to how expensive they are now and the other issues with them but it's nice just to pick something out now and again

Artists def made more from me using soulseek/hypem 20 years ago and then going to the nights/gigs

 

[Terrarian]

I use Spotify but amazon have just informed me that I am not using the music app as part of my prime membership. So when Spotify runs out I might not renew it and use Amazon, it isn't as user friendly though but maybe I'm used to Spotify's UI.

 

[hirons11]

I'm in the process of doing the same, just trying to decide whether to go for Qobuz or Tidal. A lot of Tidal's claims about it's high fidelity are absolutely bullcrap, or so a friend who works in that field tells me.

I‘m going through the process of trying out all of the supposed HD streaming services as I treated myself to a new streaming set up based around the Bluesound Node. Have done Tidal, Qobuz and I’m currently on Amazon Unlimited. Sound wise I’d say there is not a lot between them, maybe Amazon not quite as dynamic as the other two. So for me moving forward it’s down to usability with the Bluesound App and cost as the libraries are expansive enough for my tastes on all three.

At the moment Qobuz is probably the one I’ll run with but I see lots here using Spotify which I’ve never used even in free version. I could go back to Apple which is what I’d used for years as there Apple Lossless is supposed to be up there quality wise.

£10 a month is nothing when a single album is currently £20 plus (foolishly bought a new turntable for my system as well) It was bought mainly for my old albums and boy starting to listen to them again were they badly handled

 

[Blue 1]

I‘m going through the process of trying out all of the supposed HD streaming services as I treated myself to a new streaming set up based around the Bluesound Node. Have done Tidal, Qobuz and I’m currently on Amazon Unlimited. Sound wise I’d say there is not a lot between them, maybe Amazon not quite as dynamic as the other two. So for me moving forward it’s down to usability with the Bluesound App and cost as the libraries are expansive enough for my tastes on all three.

At the moment Qobuz is probably the one I’ll run with but I see lots here using Spotify which I’ve never used even in free version. I could go back to Apple which is what I’d used for years as there Apple Lossless is supposed to be up there quality wise.

£10 a month is nothing when a single album is currently £20 plus (foolishly bought a new turntable for my system as well) It was bought mainly for my old albums and boy starting to listen to them again were they badly handled

Depends on the size of your record collection and how serious you are about it whether it's worth it, probably, but I bought a vacuum record cleaning machine recently and the results are stunning. Some of the best money i've ever spent. Records I'd given up hope of ever putting near a stylus again are enjoyable to listen to afterwards in many cases. It can't perform miracles, scratches are permanent after all, but it's shocking how much noise comes from records being dirty. Dirt that a quick spray and wipe won't get out. If I ever come to sell my records it'll have paid for itself. They hold their value pretty well too if you sell them on.

 

[hirons11]

Depends on the size of your record collection and how serious you are about it whether it's worth it, probably, but I bought a vacuum record cleaning machine recently and the results are stunning. Some of the best money i've ever spent. Records I'd given up hope of ever putting near a stylus again are enjoyable to listen to afterwards in many cases. It can't perform miracles, scratches are permanent after all, but it's shocking how much noise comes from records being dirty. Dirt that a quick spray and wipe won't get out. If I ever come to sell my records it'll have paid for itself. They hold their value pretty well too if you sell them on.

Thanks for the heads up, hopefully I’m getting a turntable stand delivered today which will make using the turntable a lot easier (currently in TV cabinet and difficult to lift lid etc) and will start using the cleaning kit I’ve just got as well.

 

[ClausThomsen]

I still look out for cd and vinyl which for streaming like convenience I put onto my Brennan hdd player. Tried streaming but as a hifi nerd until they stream flac I'm not interested in their horribly compressed offerings.

Not into Vinyl but definitely prefer CD over streaming. You have a permanent copy of the work as well that hasn't been tinkered and remastered as a marketing exercise. I'd imagine a few albums on the streaming services are now impossible to find in their original release form.

I often nip into a local charity shop and come out with about 20-30 albums for considerably less than a months subscription. A lot I won't have much idea about but at that price point and with the money going to charity I'll happily take a chance on a duffer or two.

Once it's in the CD player and I'm settled in, or driving, it'll get a full listen and often a few more. It's really took me back to my younger days and the notion of an album being a complete work to be listened to in full. I find streaming makes it too easy to skip past anything that doesn't instantly grab and fall back on the same stuff I've heard countless times.

 

[chrismpw]

Not into Vinyl but definitely prefer CD over streaming. You have a permanent copy of the work as well that hasn't been tinkered and remastered as a marketing exercise. I'd imagine a few albums on the streaming services are now impossible to find in their original release form.

I often nip into a local charity shop and come out with about 20-30 albums for considerably less than a months subscription. A lot I won't have much idea about but at that price point and with the money going to charity I'll happily take a chance on a duffer or two.

Once it's in the CD player and I'm settled in, or driving, it'll get a full listen and often a few more. It's really took me back to my younger days and the notion of an album being a complete work to be listened to in full. I find streaming makes it too easy to skip past anything that doesn't instantly grab and fall back on the same stuff I've heard countless times.

Absolutely this. An album should be a composition.

 

[NorthernBlue]

Not into Vinyl but definitely prefer CD over streaming. You have a permanent copy of the work as well that hasn't been tinkered and remastered as a marketing exercise. I'd imagine a few albums on the streaming services are now impossible to find in their original release form.

I often nip into a local charity shop and come out with about 20-30 albums for considerably less than a months subscription. A lot I won't have much idea about but at that price point and with the money going to charity I'll happily take a chance on a duffer or two.

Once it's in the CD player and I'm settled in, or driving, it'll get a full listen and often a few more. It's really took me back to my younger days and the notion of an album being a complete work to be listened to in full. I find streaming makes it too easy to skip past anything that doesn't instantly grab and fall back on the same stuff I've heard countless times.

Starting to do the same again. I have a few hundred CD’s from ages ago and starting to add to them again. I’m building up a little vinyl collection to but honestly I still find CD the best format and hope it has its own revival sometime down the line.