Is there a better option than Spotify?
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Hello all, and sorry if this is in the wrong place. Feel free to redirect me!
I've had Spotify Premium for a few years now as I got two years free with every new mobile contract. It's been a good saving, and I find it really easy to get on with. I have just changed mobile phone providers however as the last bunch had just driven me to distraction with poor customer service over the last year, so when my contract ended, I made the switch, and of course, my Spotify Premium has ended and now I'm just on the normal free service.
Before I go and subscribe separately to Spotify however, is there another I should consider? I've just gone from Android to Apple with my phone (and I use a Mac) so should I look at Apple Music? To be clear, I listen to a lot of music, but I'm no audiophile, and I just need to be able to download music to play off my phone in the car and over my SONOS at home.
All thoughts and opinions appreciated.
I've had Spotify Premium for a few years now as I got two years free with every new mobile contract. It's been a good saving, and I find it really easy to get on with. I have just changed mobile phone providers however as the last bunch had just driven me to distraction with poor customer service over the last year, so when my contract ended, I made the switch, and of course, my Spotify Premium has ended and now I'm just on the normal free service.
Before I go and subscribe separately to Spotify however, is there another I should consider? I've just gone from Android to Apple with my phone (and I use a Mac) so should I look at Apple Music? To be clear, I listen to a lot of music, but I'm no audiophile, and I just need to be able to download music to play off my phone in the car and over my SONOS at home.
All thoughts and opinions appreciated.
Thanks for all the replies. I’ve just found out I can have a month free on Apple Music (used to use iTunes religiously about 15 years ago, and still have my old iPod!) so will give it a try. We all have iPhones in the house, so maybe that might work. Hadn’t thought about YouTube (and given I have my own channel on there, that’s a worrying admission!).
What’s people’s thoughts on Amazon? Is it part of your Prime membership?
What’s people’s thoughts on Amazon? Is it part of your Prime membership?
Groat said:
No love for Qobuz ?
I use it and very happy with it, excellent sound quality but if you're used to Spotify and all its algorithms you might find it lacking - I like it because of that! 'Connect' options are limited (I use a third party app to control it on my raspberry pi) and having contacted them recently because there used to be a DLNA beta option in the desktop app that never worked, they've no current plans to implement it 
We have Apple Music for the family convenience. It’s the first streaming service I’ve ever used (was a diligent radio listener and music buyer).
I’ve yet to find any intelligent about it - it seems to assume that whatever genre of music I listened to I want more of the same. But that isn’t how I tend to listen to music.
There are probably some settings I can apply, but after 12 months it doesn’t seem to have learned much useful about me. The human factor of radio is better as far as I’m concerned.
(It’s also killed my buying of music. Something I’m not happy with, so 2022 will see the return of buying direct from artists I like and streaming will be background or a way of checking something out first.)
I’ve yet to find any intelligent about it - it seems to assume that whatever genre of music I listened to I want more of the same. But that isn’t how I tend to listen to music.
There are probably some settings I can apply, but after 12 months it doesn’t seem to have learned much useful about me. The human factor of radio is better as far as I’m concerned.
(It’s also killed my buying of music. Something I’m not happy with, so 2022 will see the return of buying direct from artists I like and streaming will be background or a way of checking something out first.)
Weirdly I’m using Deezer. Been generally happy with it. I got a free trial and can’t be arsed to change. My kids have set up play lists etc.
Mind you they’ve just put it up to £12 from a tenner but added “hifi”. I have a lot of sonos kit but not sure there’s any noticeable difference.
Mind you they’ve just put it up to £12 from a tenner but added “hifi”. I have a lot of sonos kit but not sure there’s any noticeable difference.
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