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

submitted 10 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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[–] 42dudes@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I tried Tidal for a few months, and didn't notice enough of a difference from spotify premium, Tidal's catalog is much smaller, they don't have many podcasts, and I can't tell enough of a difference in sound quality.

If I want to go full quality, I have CD's and FLAC rips, but its so easy to find new music, make playlists, and discover deep cuts and smaller artists with Spotify.

Basically, if I like something enough on Spotify, I'll look for physical media.