I have got to admit I canned Spotify subs years ago - but how are they managing to grow their subscriber base whn it is now going to be £11.99 in the UK? That is way, way too high for what it offers…

https://www.gbnews.com/tech/spotify-price-rise

    • excral@feddit.orgEnglish
      4·
      5 days ago

      From that chart Qobuz seems to be the all round best deal. Is there any catch?

      • Solventbubbles@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        4 days ago

        I use Qobuz! It works well most the time. And it has a huge library. Some things are not as polished as some of the bigger companies. And there’s a lot of Initial setup to get it working…

        That said, I would say it’s a great option. I do wish it had better continuous play options, as sometimes I listen to a playlist, and then it just stops. But that may be part of the learning curve. I’m not really a big “playlists” guy… I’d like to start a radio and have it find similar artists (similar to Pandora 12 years ago) But that doesn’t really seem to be the way companies are going anymore.

        I have several Google mini devices (I know, I know. I’m working on it, but that’s a whole other process) and they don’t really seem to get along with qobuz all the time.

        Overall, I like it, but it still needs work.

        • sudoer777@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          I just switched from Tidal to Qobuz and when using Soundiiz like 1/4 of my songs didn’t transfer, and when I look songs up a lot of them aren’t there at all. The personalized playlist is also disappointing in my experience, so I’m considering switching back.

          • Solventbubbles@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            I have noticed that the search function is very unforgiving. Like, you have to search the exact title, because it will not find a partial name.

            That sucks that a lot of songs didn’t come up. I’ve actually been pleasantly surprised with the content. Personally. A lot of my stuff that I thought was pretty niche I’ve been able to find.

            Are you noticing any specific genres are more difficult than others?

            • sudoer777@lemmy.mlEnglish
              1·
              8 hours ago

              The ones I’ve noticed so far were somewhere in between metal, hyperpop, and generally chaotic electronic music. Specifically:

              • DEATHWISH by poutyface

              • MONSTER ENERGY GUN! by KevinKempt

              • PIN CUSHION by Siiickbrain

              Also:

              • Little Game by Benny

              • mi tawa lon pimeja ni

              There’s a bunch of others that I haven’t looked through yet. I downloaded a list of songs from my Tidal library with soundiiz so I should do the same with Qobuz then do a diff.

    • Manmoth@lemmy.mlEnglish
      31·
      4 days ago

      Platform podcasters who spread misinformation

      Lol just say Joe Rogan