Spotify Lossless

[Shrek]

My CD sounds much better than any stream ive tried Apple and Spotify it sounds like its congested restricted got a cold .maybe its my set up ? its convenient thats all.

 

[Revolutions]

My CD sounds much better than any stream ive tried Apple and Spotify it sounds like its congested restricted got a cold .maybe its my set up ? its convenient thats all.

Maybe your CD brings all the boys to the yard?

 

[Shrek]

Maybe your CD brings all the boys to the yard?

i prefer it brings girls to the yard 😇

 

[abacus]

My CD sounds much better than any stream ive tried Apple and Spotify it sounds like its congested restricted got a cold .maybe its my set up ? its convenient thats all.

It depends on whether your streamer supports lossless audio and it is switched on in the app and player.
(Congested normally means you are playing the lossy format or there is something seriously wrong)

Bill

 

[Shrek]

It depends on whether your streamer supports lossless audio and it is switched on in the app and player.
(Congested normally means you are playing the lossy format or there is something seriously wrong)

Bill

Iam not a big streamer and had only ever used basic Spotify not for serious listening ,i then tried Apple Music with a free trial that sounded much better.
More recently i have been using my CD60 DAC to play CDS rather than the RCA on the CD 60 this is when i noticed a big improvement in the sound,yesterday i felt lazy thought i try Spotify out and instantly notied the difference .I cant justify subscribing for streaming has i only realy use it to discover new artists ,genres .

Lossless is the way forward i agree.

 

[Messiah]

Iam not a big streamer and had only ever used basic Spotify

Ah, the basic service has limited quality so I'm not surprised it sounded poor.

More recently i have been using my CD60 DAC to play CDS rather than the RCA on the CD 60 this is when i noticed a big improvement in the sound.

Just to clarify. How is the CD connected to your amp?

If connected via RCA then you would be using the CD players DAC.

If connected via digital (optical/coaxial/HDMI) then it would use the amps DAC.

 

[Shrek]

Ah, the basic service has limited quality so I'm not surprised it sounded poor.

Just to clarify. How is the CD connected to your amp?

If connected via RCA then you would be using the CD players DAC.

If connected via digital (optical/coaxial/HDMI) then it would use the amps DAC.

It’s connected via optical now I prefer this to the RCA connection .only recently changed it to optical .i thought the CD dad would have been the better one .
The main difference is at low volume it’s much better

 

[RTHerringbone]

As sure as night follows day, price increases have been announced.

Spotify raises UK and Switzerland Premium prices again as analysts see US hike by early 2026

The 8.3% increase marks the second time in 18 months that the Swedish streaming giant has raised UK prices by £1.

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

 

[jjbomber]

As sure as night follows day, price increases have been announced.

Spotify raises UK and Switzerland Premium prices again as analysts see US hike by early 2026

The 8.3% increase marks the second time in 18 months that the Swedish streaming giant has raised UK prices by £1.

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Sharesub.com

 

[Gel]

As sure as night follows day, price increases have been announced.

Spotify raises UK and Switzerland Premium prices again as analysts see US hike by early 2026

The 8.3% increase marks the second time in 18 months that the Swedish streaming giant has raised UK prices by £1.

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Major bummer, man!

 

[Gray]

As sure as night follows day, price increases have been announced.

Spotify raises UK and Switzerland Premium prices again as analysts see US hike by early 2026

The 8.3% increase marks the second time in 18 months that the Swedish streaming giant has raised UK prices by £1.

www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

Very clear cut, binary choice for subscribers:
1) Vote with your feet.
2) Pay up and shut up.

If you take option 2, expect further increases 👍

 

[idc]

I switched to lossless not expecting to hear any difference, but I can. Some tracks that I am very familiar with, sound different, with more detail and differentiation between the instruments.

 

[DCarmi]

If you take option 2, expect further increases

Trouble is that every streaming company, music and video, are pushing up prices. I for one am looking at my "portfolio" and deciding which my household really get value from.

 

[Jasonovich]

Very clear cut, binary choice for subscribers:
1) Vote with your feet.
2) Pay up and shut up.

If you take option 2, expect further increases 👍

The knock on effect, other providers will increase their prices too.
It's a vicious loop.

 

[Gray]

The knock on effect, other providers will increase their prices too.
It's a vicious loop.

Not a problem I'm ever going to encounter.
They say "never say never".
But I say it quite a bit and when I say never, I mean never.

 

[Revolutions]

Not a problem I'm ever going to encounter.
They say "never say never".
But I say it quite a bit and when I say never, I mean never.

What, never?

 

[RTHerringbone]

Trouble is that every streaming company, music and video, are pushing up prices. I for one am looking at my "portfolio" and deciding which my household really get value from.

My issue is that my wife and kids are very much "in" the Spotify ecosystem now - sharing playlists with friends etc. and it works well for them.

I just prefer the UI, recommendation algorithm and experience of TIDAL and for now am comfortable paying these increases. If push comes to shove, I'll just have to migrate my TIDAL favourites onto Spotify I guess.

 

[Gray]

What, never?

😆

 

[DCarmi]

My issue is that my wife and kids are very much "in" the Spotify ecosystem now

Same boat. I'm funding other people's accounts. It is quite hard to say, "Tough luck! You're on your own, or we switch".

 

[Witterings]

Same boat. I'm funding other people's accounts. It is quite hard to say, "Tough luck! You're on your own, or we switch".

Grow a pair 🤣

 

[RJW232]

Trouble is that every streaming company, music and video, are pushing up prices. I for one am looking at my "portfolio" and deciding which my household really get value from.

Correct, but it's still much cheaper to have a subscription to one or more streaming services than buying music on physical media. Before streaming I spent 50...80 euro/per month on CD's (only for myself, additional cost for wife+kids). Now paying ~35 euro for Spotify Family (for the family in and the car) and Tidal for hi-quality listening at home.

 

[idc]

Last year I was in the 4% of Spotify users worldwide, a drop from the year before when I was in the top 2%. For what I pay, compared to the amount of music I listen to, it has to be the bargain of the century and far better value that any of the 4 previous formats I used.