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[โ€“] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Qobuz is a great French alternative

[โ€“] cabbage@piefed.social 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I haven't heard of it before - thanks for the recommendation!

I've been without any streaming service since last autumn when I finally deemed Spotify completely unacceptable. Excited to try this. :)

Edit: Signup through their website is broken, but the app works. :)

[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I only use spotify for discovering music.

I then download it (lucida.to is the best tool I have used so far) or buy it.

I got an mp3 player for like โ‚ฌ13 on aliexpress, but that broke a day or so ago (rip).

[โ€“] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)
[โ€“] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

No SD card, no headphone jack.

[โ€“] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Serious question. Whoโ€™s the alternative to Spotify?

[โ€“] couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[โ€“] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 months ago

What the actual fuck? How did I not know about this? I meanโ€ฆ I want to pay for my music streaming, but for downloads this has changed my fucking life.

THANK. YOU.

[โ€“] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 months ago

Will investigate. Fanks

[โ€“] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The french Qobuz. Has close to perfect 1 to 1 match with content in my experience, and it has a service to help you transfer all playlists

[โ€“] starlinguk@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm looking at the reviews and they're not good. Apparently tracks just disappear from one day to the next, searching doesn't work, bad UI, hi res downloads often don't work, cancellations are being ignored, etc.

[โ€“] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 months ago

If true, disturbing.

[โ€“] ThePantser@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lidarr, Jellyfin, and Music Assistant

[โ€“] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ok but serious question, I don't want to personally manage my music library on a server. For movies and TV this is fine, I consume a couple of these a day but if I want a steady stream of new music streaming apps have made all this very easy and very convenient.

When my 4 year old yells out in the car for a specific song, will these cover it?

[โ€“] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I might be in the wrong place for this sentiment, but I also seriously want to pay for my music.

[โ€“] ugh@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Buy directly from the band to support them because streaming services pay pennies. That's my excuse to buy merch from artists I love. Concert ticket sales don't have very high margins, either.

[โ€“] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Duder, you are not wrong. But I also am a) lazy b) busy with a tiny kid c) unlikely to fairly apportion my patronage if left to my own devices.

I hear you. I agree with you. But, in a perfect world, I need to find a service that at least ostensibly aligns with my ideals and allows me centralize my expenses in this area.

Edit: on second thought, my uneducated position is that Iโ€™d rather pay cents to everyone whose music I enjoy than 20 bucks to one band whose shirt I wanna wear. I havenโ€™t thought this position through deeply, but this is my first impression of the sitch atm.

[โ€“] clove@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 months ago

I try to make up for it other ways ๐Ÿคฃ