No Qobuz on Linux afaik :(
I’d otherwise consider the switch
Though being part of a family plan, I’d either have to pay for it myself – an added cost to expenses – or somehow get whole family to move over.
I wonder also how they be with people living separately
I had no problem using Qobuz on Linux (firefox and chrome based browsers); unless you are mean you were expecting a separate app or something.
Yeah, I guess that could work. Downside is my browser isn’t exactly set to remember stuff. Not sure if it’s the cookies or what exactly. Having to log in every time I reopen my browser would maybe be a tad annoying, but I guess I could do it (especially with Bitwarden’s autofill making log in quicker and more convenient)
Can’t ungoogle myself this time. YT music has probably the best catalog of all and it’s easily moddable
I switched from Spotify to tidal then deezer and finally landed on qobuz. While the app still has some problems and the music selection is not as massive as on Spotify (but mainly in super niche content), the higher artist pay and amazing soundquality are definitely worth it
I really wish Qobuz would let me bookmark individual songs in my browser. That’s the real sticking point for me (I use it).
If something’s not on Qobuz I can just listen on Soundcloud.
Spotify to tidal then deezer and finally landed on qobuz
Steps out of Time Machine from 15 years ago
WTF
Deezer is from 2007, someone from 15 years ago could easily have heard of it
tidal is from 2014, so not quite
Qobuz is actually new, 2023
Poob has it for you.
Wipur is the next big deal, but Boodle is likely to replace it. Slove is already dying, but iMPUR and Doofz look promising as replacements.
Naspers is a South African multinational internet, technology and multimedia holding company headquartered in Cape Town… did you mean Napster…? Did you generate this with AI or something?
Why would the largest music streaming service in the world be in the “other” category and not the “Big Tech Incumbents”.
Yeh and the blurb for splotifry reads like an ad, with not a negative word to say about this exploitative monster.
I mean, the “To Note” section includes information about their worse practices. The whole infographic is such a nonsense mishmash.
I’ve been happy with Bandcamp. They got sold recently so their future is uncertain, but I downloaded all the music I bought.
They don’t really have an algorithm, but you can see who else purchased something, and they do blog posts about like “what’s new in [genre]” that’s worth reading. So far as I can tell it’s written by real people.
They also have regular “Bandcamp Fridays”, where they forego their 25% and give musicians 100% of proceeds for the day. It’s a good chance to directly support small artists.
Yeah, from the conversations I’ve had, they’re kind of the best of a bad bunch, all things considered.
Reality check here. If morals or personal philosophy means the most to you, then self hosting is really the only honest choice, assuming you then buy merch from artists. If features and library size are most important then you probably need Spotify. All the other worthwhile options might come with a good USP but they’re usually flawed in comparison to Spotify.
Screw AI music, but it is on every platform. Spotify is just a victim of its success in this regard.
Edit: not a fanboi btw, just a dad with a family who likes to use Spotify. I have to pay for YT premium as well so the kids don’t get ADs on their stupid iPhones. If the YT music app wasn’t so shit I’d dump Spotify and make everyone switch, proving my point.
This figure mentions Spotify on a side note. You must be joking.
A glance at this makes me happy to just keep playing my mp3s.
I’m trying to get most of what I like on CD and then host a jellyfin server
Tidal is owned by Block, the owners of Square, which is the biggest POS vendor in the US. If that’s not big tech I don’t know what is.
Part of the reason I just shifted to a fully self-hosted setup.
Left Spotify because of all the bullshit they pull, tried out Tidal because of the higher quality and higher artist pay, but even if it is a substantially better platform, its ownership is questionable to say the least.
I dusted off bandcamp and learned to use slskd to build a full local high quality library powered by a Navidrome instance.
Qobuz also does purchaseable music, not just streaming.
It’s written in the image
It is, but I found it strange not seeing it in the actual purchaseable music section
if only deezer didn’t have data breaches
I am not able to find iOS apps for Deezer, Qobuz and Tidal.
Edit- not available in my region
Here is the link to Qobuz.
I have it on my iPhone, I just haven’t moved my Apple Music over just yet. Hard to get off that Apple One subscription when I am still finding a Nas setup for my place.
Which one has the biggest selection and highest quality audio, ad-free for $0/mo?
I use YouTube Music ReVanced, and while the audio quality isn’t the highest (because it’s YouTube), you can’t beat the song selection. Especially when it’s free and ad-free.
ReVanced can also patch the Spotify app
Spotify has no music. I don’t like it.
(Seriously, it’s missing so many songs! But thanks anyway.)
There are also Faircamp and Mirlo, if you are looking for even fairer and progressive alternatives.
