music streaming services
Poll: music streaming services
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theres probably a thread on it somewhere already, but I guess services get updated/revised from time to time.
I am only just looking at streaming services, as a lot off my cd's are in storage.
I have had a 3 month trial of spotify, which I found pretty decent, the sound quality was decent enough for my use, and I could usually find something to listen to, plus the playlists that seemed to learn what I was choosing and build them accordingly was pretty good. the only negative was that volume between tracks would sometimes vary, particularly when running from my phone
I am currently into a trial with apple music, and am so far a bit underwhelmed by it (bit disappointment, as I have only ever owned apple computers, and have used itunes since it first came out) the music sometimes sounds a bit flat and lifeless, changing the eq settings doesn't help much either, especially if a playlist contains different genres.
I have heard that Tidal is a higher quality output, but havent tried it yet. Are there amy other services I should look at.
I am only just looking at streaming services, as a lot off my cd's are in storage.
I have had a 3 month trial of spotify, which I found pretty decent, the sound quality was decent enough for my use, and I could usually find something to listen to, plus the playlists that seemed to learn what I was choosing and build them accordingly was pretty good. the only negative was that volume between tracks would sometimes vary, particularly when running from my phone
I am currently into a trial with apple music, and am so far a bit underwhelmed by it (bit disappointment, as I have only ever owned apple computers, and have used itunes since it first came out) the music sometimes sounds a bit flat and lifeless, changing the eq settings doesn't help much either, especially if a playlist contains different genres.
I have heard that Tidal is a higher quality output, but havent tried it yet. Are there amy other services I should look at.
I've used Spotify for the past few year up until about a month ago.
I was getting fed up with crap performance of the desktop app, and the iPod touch app.
Decided to try Apple Music for a while, I don't listen on anything expensive, it's usually background music at work and in noisy cars. There are one or two tracks I've found on one and not the other, which is annoy!
I'll be trying Deezer once the Apple trial runs out...
I was getting fed up with crap performance of the desktop app, and the iPod touch app.
Decided to try Apple Music for a while, I don't listen on anything expensive, it's usually background music at work and in noisy cars. There are one or two tracks I've found on one and not the other, which is annoy!
I'll be trying Deezer once the Apple trial runs out...
Small thread about Spotify and other streamers about 2 weeks ago
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I ripped all my CD's to FLAC and manage them with Roon.
Roon integrates nicely with tidal.
Worth downloading the trial, it presents your collection beautifully.
https://roonlabs.com
Also comes with DSP that would sort your volume levelling out.
Roon integrates nicely with tidal.
Worth downloading the trial, it presents your collection beautifully.
https://roonlabs.com
Also comes with DSP that would sort your volume levelling out.
Edited by B17NNS on Saturday 7th April 20:09
speedyguy said:
Small thread about Spotify and other streamers about 2 weeks ago
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
That was my OP, and TBH, after trialling the free version of Spotify, the ads pissed me off so much I just gave up and deleted it...https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I get that this will become the way forward, but for me, now, I htink I will stick with buying used CDs, ripping them into I/T and then selling them back on the bay. Cheapest way for fresh tunes.
What it doesnt do, sadly, is provide new to me Bands or suggestions, something I found the old version of LastFM very good at.
I had a family account with Apple Music for about a year but then Apple somehow screwed up my account and I can no longer change payment methods or make any purchases.
Now switched to Spotify and my wife complains it’s not the same but to my eyes there’s very little between the two.
Daughter just consumes music on whichever without complaint.
Quality wise via Sonos or iPhone, I can’t tell the difference.
Now switched to Spotify and my wife complains it’s not the same but to my eyes there’s very little between the two.
Daughter just consumes music on whichever without complaint.
Quality wise via Sonos or iPhone, I can’t tell the difference.
Been looking at streaming services as a potential longer term replacement for a wall mounted digital jukebox, so this is a useful thread for me. Does anybody have any experience of Amazon Music? I'm a prime member and I'm going to have a look at the basic offering, is the next step up worth it?
Some experiences I've had...
Apple Music.
I had a lot of music on iTunes synced from my PC and stored on my phone. I wasn't impressed with the trial of Apple music so when I discontinued it, Apple decided that all of my music already downloaded to the phone should be deleted and replaced with the streamed version instead. I used to run at the time and lost all the offline content. I had no idea it would do this. My PC died so I never managed to get back to where I was. It even deleted the stuff I'd bought from iTunes. I've never used iTunes or Apple music since.
Deezer
Tried it but never really gelled with it. Can't recall why now, it was some time ago.
Napster
Never used it but my colleague tells me this is still going and he still uses it!
TIDAL
Awful. I signed up for a trial since I have decent Hi-Fi and headphones. I can't say I really noticed any difference in their higher res music to the "extreme" bit rate of Spotify. The selection of music on here is pitiful. I listen to a lot of stuff that maybe isn't going to be number 1 in the charts but I couldn't find 60% of what I wanted. I even downloaded a more commercial album that my other half likes and a good portion of that came up with "artist won't share their music with TIDAL" type messages.
Spotify
It's brilliant. A nice interface, Spotify connect is great on my amp/network receiver and it's really good at introducing new music that I'd never have found without. I've built up many playlists and it has a good 98% of the tracks I search for. I've had the odd one or two not show up but I can't complain. If they offered TIDAL quality I'd probably pay more for my subscription but given that I didn't really notice the difference, it would probably be wasted on my middle aged ears. I was reluctant to sign up for a streaming service but I couldn't go back. I listen to a lot of music at home and a good 95% of it comes from Spotify. I struggle to get the motivation to pull our a record or CD and faff on with the amp. I just pull my phone out, turn on the amp with the MusicCast app and click the Spotify option. Great!
Apple Music.
I had a lot of music on iTunes synced from my PC and stored on my phone. I wasn't impressed with the trial of Apple music so when I discontinued it, Apple decided that all of my music already downloaded to the phone should be deleted and replaced with the streamed version instead. I used to run at the time and lost all the offline content. I had no idea it would do this. My PC died so I never managed to get back to where I was. It even deleted the stuff I'd bought from iTunes. I've never used iTunes or Apple music since.
Deezer
Tried it but never really gelled with it. Can't recall why now, it was some time ago.
Napster
Never used it but my colleague tells me this is still going and he still uses it!
TIDAL
Awful. I signed up for a trial since I have decent Hi-Fi and headphones. I can't say I really noticed any difference in their higher res music to the "extreme" bit rate of Spotify. The selection of music on here is pitiful. I listen to a lot of stuff that maybe isn't going to be number 1 in the charts but I couldn't find 60% of what I wanted. I even downloaded a more commercial album that my other half likes and a good portion of that came up with "artist won't share their music with TIDAL" type messages.
Spotify
It's brilliant. A nice interface, Spotify connect is great on my amp/network receiver and it's really good at introducing new music that I'd never have found without. I've built up many playlists and it has a good 98% of the tracks I search for. I've had the odd one or two not show up but I can't complain. If they offered TIDAL quality I'd probably pay more for my subscription but given that I didn't really notice the difference, it would probably be wasted on my middle aged ears. I was reluctant to sign up for a streaming service but I couldn't go back. I listen to a lot of music at home and a good 95% of it comes from Spotify. I struggle to get the motivation to pull our a record or CD and faff on with the amp. I just pull my phone out, turn on the amp with the MusicCast app and click the Spotify option. Great!
toastyhamster said:
Been looking at streaming services as a potential longer term replacement for a wall mounted digital jukebox, so this is a useful thread for me. Does anybody have any experience of Amazon Music? I'm a prime member and I'm going to have a look at the basic offering, is the next step up worth it?
Basic is fine if slightly limited in that new releases sometimes aren't available immediately, or certain tracks by certain artists....Having tried the premium service on a free trail, I can't say it was worth the extra cost.
In summary, if you've got Amazon Prime, Prime Music is a good freebie.
I get Spotify Premium with my mobile phone contract, and I absolutely love it. We have a Sonos system in the house, and the app can use Spotify and Amazon Music, so very occasionally I'll use Amazon. Spotify has the better library and I really like the daily/weekly playlists it creates based on my listening history.
I think I would be right to say that the majority of interest in this forum is with popular music, but for me Spotify has a fantastic library of classical music, jazz and folk/blues to choose from as well. I would be lost without it when wanting to explore new avenues.
For instance, I recently spent an interesting evening listening to Conlon Nancarrow. It was Moondog before that. It could be Al Bowlly next. I have such wide tastes I sometimes wonder if I have any taste at all. Whatever comes to my attention and want to explore, Spotify has it.
For instance, I recently spent an interesting evening listening to Conlon Nancarrow. It was Moondog before that. It could be Al Bowlly next. I have such wide tastes I sometimes wonder if I have any taste at all. Whatever comes to my attention and want to explore, Spotify has it.
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