Spotify,unlimited to premium

[DavidNorway]

I have had the unlimited spotify for a few months and very pleased with it,its fantastic value for money,im listening to much more varied kinds of music which is really opening up my ears.Has anyone upgraded from unlimited to premium?can you(really) hear the better sound quality?Ive been on the website today and as i understand it you cant use your iphone/touch as a remote like you can with itunes.

Should i upgrade?is it worth the extra 5 pound a month?

Unlimited is worth every penny,is premium?

 

[John Duncan]

To me the quality uplift is not the big selling point (though it sounds amazing), it's the fact you can access it on your iPhone or iPod touch or android phone,, including offline for when you don't have wifi access. That to me is worth every penny.

 

[DavidNorway]

Thats a yes from you JohnDuncan,good stuff.I heard somewhere it was possible to use iphone/touch as a remote?or am i just making that up!

 

[John Duncan]

If you have a pc you can, search for remoteless on the app store. Haven't got the beta version for Mac to work yet though.

 

[DavidNorway]

Get work please! ive only got a mac,i think it would be great to control Spotify via a remote.

 

[John Duncan]

Yes it would - I can't even get it to find my Mac on the network though...

 

[DavieCee]

DavidNorway:Thats a yes from you JohnDuncan,good stuff.I heard somewhere it was possible to use iphone/touch as a remote?or am i just making that up!

I am not in a position to test this but I believe that the Rowmote App will control Spotify.

Worth a try?

 

[John Duncan]

No, Rowmote is a replacement for the Apple remote for when you (inevitably) lose it.

 

[DavieCee]

JohnDuncan:No, Rowmote is a replacement for the Apple remote for when you (inevitably) lose it.

????

Rowmote is an iPhone app that remotely controls your computer (like Apple's Remote App, or remote control which don't control Spotify) but it has Spotify listed as one of the programmes that it is capable of controlling. I believe that remote control of Spotify using an iPhone is what he was looking for.

 

[John Duncan]

Yes, agreed. I have both Rowmote and Remoteless on my iPhone and iPod Touch, but Rowmote *used* to just be an Apple Remote replacement (which wouldn't control Spotify). However, I note that Rowmote now *claims* to control Spotify, so will take a look - though I have doubts about how controllable it might be without a UI that allows you to search etc. Will report back.

 

[Anonymous]

Worth every penny, and id gladly pay more (dont tell the guys at spotify though)

 

[Anonymous]

DavidNorway:
I have had the unlimited spotify for a few months and very pleased with it,its fantastic value for money,im listening to much more varied kinds of music which is really opening up my ears.Has anyone upgraded from unlimited to premium?can you(really) hear the better sound quality?Ive been on the website today and as i understand it you cant use your iphone/touch as a remote like you can with itunes.

Should i upgrade?is it worth the extra 5 pound a month?

Unlimited is worth every penny,is premium?
its a yes from me
spotify is great as i am now discovering music and not thinking about the hifi anymore
just enjoying the music as it should be.

 

[DavieCee]

JohnDuncan:Yes, agreed. I have both Rowmote and Remoteless on my iPhone and iPod Touch, but Rowmote *used* to just be an Apple Remote replacement (which wouldn't control Spotify). However, I note that Rowmote now *claims* to control Spotify, so will take a look - though I have doubts about how controllable it might be without a UI that allows you to search etc. Will report back.

My use of Rowmote has been with the laptop connected to the TV & HiFi and although I have not tried it on Spotify, I imagine it will work but just be a glorified mouse/trackpad/Apple Remote; ie you need a screen to see what you are doing for typing etc. It will not work on the phone screen as Apple's Remote App does (I doubt). Sorry if I misled anyone.......Maybe once someone has actually tried it?

Edit:- Tried it and it does indeed require a screen to see what you are doing. It does replace a remote mouse & keyboard though.....

 

[DavidNorway]

Took the plunge this morning and upgraded from unlimited to premium,not sure if i can hear the sound quality difference im syre its there even if very small,like the fact i have some new playlists for the iphone,just waiting for the remote control app!

 

[DKennedy]

edit-preferences- tick enable higher bitrate & enable hardware acceleration

set up your play lists for off line (small button top left) and every tune you add will be saved.

then start thinking about all the money you are about to spend on dacs or soundcards!

 

[DKennedy]

of course i meant "top left as spotify is looking at it".

damn, ok my bad... off line mode is top right.