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http://tidalhifi.com/us On-demand, 16-bit FLAC streaming. $20/mo, with a free 7-day trial to start. Kinda tempted, but Apple has me so tied to my iTunes library (playcounts, playlists, etc.) that it's really hard to take any streaming option seriously.
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KillHour posted:Or you could just get Spotify for half that and stream in 'extreme' quality. Nah, I'm pretty reliant on smart playlists at this point. New songs get cycled in pretty frequently, with a separate playlist of songs I haven't heard in a while. I've never been one to just shuffle my library, and couldn't imagine manually maintaining one. EDIT: I think Spotify free is great for finding or sampling new songs, but I still like getting deep into my own library. The smart playlists keep the "loved" songs on hand, while shuffling in enough "liked" songs to keep things fresh, all without me having to think too much about it. I sort of feel that the "liked" songs tend to get lost in something like Spotify - I don't necessarily want a 3-star song in my "Starred" or "Saved" playlist, but having it pop up randomly every six months or so is still nice. The Modern Leper fucked around with this message at 04:29 on Oct 29, 2014 |
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BurritoJustice posted:To clarify further, Spotify streams .ogg at 96/160/320kbps for the three settings, which is more than you'll ever need. Actually was coming to see if people had thoughts on Tidal. I've been using the 1-week free trial and a) really like the option for full CD-quality FLAC , in addition to 320kbps and 96kbps AAC (particularly when streaming through my stereo system) and b) just find the user experience to be better conceived than Spotify (the Spotify thread is sharpening their pitchforks over the newest version). It's $20/month, but I feel it's worth it just for the UX, plus they seem to be getting ready for some big move (they've got a countdown clock and have killed the branding for their standard service "WiMP").
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So, I've decided to subscribe to Tidal at least until Apple does their thing in May. I will say, though, that I might stick with Tidal even if everyone else flips the switch on FLAC audio - the app itself is just more enjoyable for me to use than the alternatives.
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