I've decided to give Apple Music a go. It's my wife preferred streaming service. I've previously tried Deezer which I didn't get a long with due to app UI and I'm a Spotify subscriber.
I was surprised it offered me a 3 month trial which is excellent. If it all woks out it could save me £30 in Spotify fees if I was to suspend/stop my membership.
Having spent about an hour last night comparing two services against one another and flac I have some interesting findings. I played both on my main system from a pc.
At first I thought Apple Music sounds better but noticed that as a
default it's set louder than Spotify. Having matched volume levels I've noticed another difference.
Apple Music to my ears sounds brighter. That is against both Spotify and flac. I obviously haven't compared a lot of material during an hour so it may not be true to broader material but tracks I compared were. I even compared a podcast and it also was the case. Depending on your setup this could be a good or a bad thing.
The other difference for me is the way I use Spotify.
Spotify connect allows me to control playback from pc with my android phone. I haven't yet found the same function with Apple Music. There are apps that let iTunes control but there isn't full Apple Music functionality which puts me of a bit.
Anyone knows of a way to do it?
I was surprised it offered me a 3 month trial which is excellent. If it all woks out it could save me £30 in Spotify fees if I was to suspend/stop my membership.
Having spent about an hour last night comparing two services against one another and flac I have some interesting findings. I played both on my main system from a pc.
At first I thought Apple Music sounds better but noticed that as a
default it's set louder than Spotify. Having matched volume levels I've noticed another difference.
Apple Music to my ears sounds brighter. That is against both Spotify and flac. I obviously haven't compared a lot of material during an hour so it may not be true to broader material but tracks I compared were. I even compared a podcast and it also was the case. Depending on your setup this could be a good or a bad thing.
The other difference for me is the way I use Spotify.
Spotify connect allows me to control playback from pc with my android phone. I haven't yet found the same function with Apple Music. There are apps that let iTunes control but there isn't full Apple Music functionality which puts me of a bit.
Anyone knows of a way to do it?