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let me know how it goes, I'm thinking of doing the same
@Gargron just switched from deezer to Qobuz as well and so far I really like it. It's not so bloated and I really enjoy the possibility to buy albums. Also they pay the most to artists among streaming services
@Gargron Have been trying it out for a few days now and like it so far. I have come across a couple of songs they didn't have in their library that were available on YouTube Music, but I can live with that. The better sound quality is completely lost on me, but I like it for being European and not Spotify.
@Gargron nice decision. Get a DAC (I recommend IFI) and let the highest resolution shine. 👍
@Gargron Where are the lyrics?
@Gargron American here. I've been buying any music not available via Bandcamp from Qobuz for about a year and a half now, and I have no complaints.
I've had Apple Music as part of an Apple One subscription until now, but I've canceled that and I'm about to test out a Qobuz subscription for streaming new music to see if I want to buy it.
I also want to reduce my dependence on American tech companies, including Apple. They've largely been negative forces for the last decade.
@Gargron use with Roon if you can, I believe they have a free trial
@slatey Could you elaborate?
@Gargron @slatey Roon is largely for audio geeks https://roon.app/ It'll act as your UI, unifying multiple audio services, & supposedly has a very good music discovery algorithm. But, it's another subscription.
One thing about Qobuz I've experienced in the year since I migrated from Spotify, is while it's not algorithmic, it is run by music geeks, so you need to move back to a more intentional method of finding new music. That means simply listening to albums they recommend or showcase.
@Gargron I just signed up for a family Qobuz trial on Friday. Liking it so far. The UI isn't the greatest but I like the increased depth/fidelity in their audio (and I'm not even an audiophile).
@Gargron I've been liking qobuz
@Gargron one nice perk of Qobuz over Tidal… they’ll *sell* you the music. High res FLACs.
@Gargron I've been using qobuz for over a year now. It works well for me and does what I want it to do. I didn't even know they're non-us. Now I'm definitely keeping them!
@Gargron I've been getting my FLAC files from Qobuz for years now. Like them a lot!
@Gargron@mastodon.social why is it such an issue that it's a US company? Yeah, the Reich is on their bullshit but Tidal seems like a good company from what I've seen, with much better contracts for artists than Spotify.
@julia I agree Tidal is a nice app and much better than Spotify. I just don't think it's wise for Europeans to rely on US infrastructure in the medium to long term. The sooner and more services we can replace, the better.
