Sound quality is a bit gash though, might be my phone.
You can change the bitrate quality for both sync and stream> i think the default is low.
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Spotify - why?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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I want it on my phone too
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Don't use it then.
I don't. Precisely my point.Posted 1 year ago # -
*UPDATE*
For anyone remotely interested, I signed up for the free 30 day Premium trial and it is rather good. I just need to decide if it is £9.99 a month good, but it's great listening to albums that I have on vinyl but can't be bothered to rip to MP3 and I've discovered some excellent new music to add to the mounting pile of new music to be listened to.
Currently listening to 808 State's Ex:El for a proper blast from the past (the first gig I went to without parents no less!).
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I find it interesting that due to the convenience of MP3 and streaming services like Spotify people are happy to take a massive backwards step in terms of audio quality. I suppose it's because music is generally "background noise" these days - no-one sits down and just listens any more.
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Musics just not that important to me I suppose, just background noise really.
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Hmm. I pay for the Premium service and I haven't noticed poor sound quality. And I DO listen properly.
I think the Premium service is streamed at a higher bitrate.
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A quick Google tells me the Premium service uses Vorbis q9 (when available for a particular track) which is about as good as it gets for a lossy codec. I'll have to give it a listen.
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*UPDATE 2*
Spotify does not support gapless playback. A not insignificant chink in the armour
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I use the free version, and I mainly end up listening to different mixes of tracks I've bought, or albums I own, but can't be bothered to open ITunes up for.
I don't understand why I should do that, but there you go. It's what I do.
I don't think I'd pay for Spotify. So far I've encountered no drawbacks apart from the occasional ad, and even they seem to have reduced in frequency lately.
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The Premium version does let you use the mobile app which is pretty good since you can listen to the Spotify library offline as well. Handy if you do a lot of travelling but want to try out new music. This lack of gapless playback does spoil some albums tho'
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For Spotify and general music fans, my old man put me on to a great app yesterday
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/
Live concerts to stream for free. Mainly classic rock stuff but some great performances in there
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Spotify - why?
Because it saves me a fortune by not having to buy the latest 'Olly Murs', 'One Direction', etc album that my daughter is in to for 2 weeks then never listens to again!
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It's awesome. As much music as I will ever need for a tenner a month, use it on my phone as well, haven't synced for umpteen months.
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Been a spotify fan since the early days!
Had a free suscription until they put the cap on hours per month as i'd use them up in a few days.
Then upgraded to premium , the ablilty to use it on my phone and any computer easily far outweighs the cost imo. I also like the social side of it and the fact i've got about £500 worth of music in my playlists, which get bigger every day, so a tenner a month isnt really all that bad!
Also, premium means no more 'roberto from spotify' getting in the way of the music! :p
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