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blargh4 t1_je1o1nx wrote

Qobuz is the best audiophile-oriented streaming service I've used, but their library is unfortunately a bit lacking for me - but this is a matter of your music taste, so definitely give them a shot.

Spotify has comfortably the best music recommendation engine, but no lossless. Probably not a big deal, but I'm a paranoid enough audiophile that I just don't want to pay for that.

Apple Music is reasonably nice on iOS, but kind of half-assed if you want to use it on Windows, and not really designed for anal-retentive audiophiles who want their bits perfect.

Amazon Music is very low-rent as a service, but it's affordable (I already used Prime) and does the job I need it to do, so that's what I use.

I also buy stuff from Bandcamp a bunch. This is by far the most profitable avenue for the artist, these streaming apps pay nothing.

Fuck MQA, ergo, fuck Tidal.

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CrelbowMannschaft t1_je1onpb wrote

It takes careful attention and excellent equipment (and pretty good hearing) to hear the difference between lossless and 320kps Ogg Vorbis. Spotify is $11/mo and includes Hulu (with ads). I'm pleased with it.

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dpalma9 OP t1_je1ox9v wrote

Interesting that you mention Amazon Music. I didn't think on it at all haha But I'll keep it in mind.

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