OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Get tidal. 98 percent of the same music that matters and much better quality audio.
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Spotify jacking up their prices at the end of July
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Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
I think Tidal's big problem is that so few people have the equipment and even ability to discern the difference between a 320kb MP3 (Very high quality on Spotify) and lossless audio.
I personally would not bet on being able to pick out a Tidal stream and a Very High Quality Spotify stream.
Do you feel that it makes a big difference to you?
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
I can hear the difference. I've done some ab comparisons. Even my girlfriend who isn't anything close to an audiophile told me that tidal tracks sound more "full" I wouldn't say it a night and day difference but it's the same price as Spotify so why not?
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Oh right, I was under the impression it was more expensive.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Spotify does offer 320 mp3's if you set the quality to "very high"
Toots
Gold Member
Im seeing a lot of big mouthed guys with bionic ears in this thread, so let me tell you what a real audiophile does.
I already stopped listening to recorded music by the time the DAT cassette tanked. Don't even go to live gigs since Hendrix died, and it was 15 years before my birth.
Only stuff i listen to nowdays is me playing Harvest (full 1971 album tracklist) on a bagpipe, to the beat of my classically trained howler monkey screams.
I already stopped listening to recorded music by the time the DAT cassette tanked. Don't even go to live gigs since Hendrix died, and it was 15 years before my birth.
Only stuff i listen to nowdays is me playing Harvest (full 1971 album tracklist) on a bagpipe, to the beat of my classically trained howler monkey screams.
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jshackles
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It's a one time $3 purchase though
Sushi_Combo
Member
Yeah Spotify's "High Quality" streams sound like shit compared to any other competing platform.
YouTube Music is MUCH worse.
AJUMP23
Member
What do you earn for radio play?
I don't use Spotify or any subscription services for music.
Meicyn
Gold Member
Nothing.
No seriously. Artists make nothing from royalties on radio stations, in the US anyways. Only songwriters and publishers do. If the artist happens to also be their own songwriter, then they get about 50% of the royalties. How much the royalties are varies significantly based on the level of pull from the station and of course, how popular the artist is at the time. Their money comes from direct sales of songs, whatever comes from streams, live performances, etc.
AJUMP23
Member
I thought it was only writers and publishers for radio play. Thanks for confirming.
Sushi_Combo
Member
At least with YTM you still can benefit from Ad free youtube lol. Which I think if you're looking for value alone YTM is probably the best choice.