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Why in tarnation do people use Spotify? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by superglue_chute115@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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I don't understand why people buy these nice and expensive headphones only to use Spotify, arguably the worst quality music streaming service that exists. It sounds so bad compared to Apple Music, YouTube Music, Tidal, Deezer, or even Napster. At least you are getting lossless sound with those, it won't be the same as having a ripped flac from a CD but anything is better than the AAC 128/320kbps that Spotify offers. It just bothers me when I see photos of headphones on this sub and then they have Spotify open in the background, I just can't understand!

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[–] Astray_Bewilderment@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago

Hello there! I use Spotify and I would like to share why I use Spotify.

Before I used Spotify, I used to download mp3s. I still have my mp3 files with me. When it felt like an inconvenience for me and always occupying my storage, I tried using Spotify and found it to be very convenient. At first, I didn't pay for the premium subscription and used it to play Lo-Fi and random chill playlists. But as I've discovered new artists I genuinely love and have fallen in love with their music, I started to subscribe for the premium Spotify. From then on, more and more playlists have accumulated in my library.

I think people use Spotify mostly because of convenience and popularity. Had I known about Apple Music's existence on Android, I would've used it first. When I did, it was already too late. And! The average consumer like me doesn't really have the itch to use lossless audio (I'm sorry to disappoint the folks here but I cannot tell the difference between lossless and 320 kbps audio quality).

Music should be fun. It's not always about peak quality and all. Back then, a lot of folks didn't really care about things such as "high resolution audio" or the popular "lossless" audio. Cassette tapes and music played on the radio was enough for most of us back in the days.

That's all. Have a nice day!