may not launch in india like amazon HD
Spotify vs Audio CD
- Thread starter Vivek Batra
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Spotify HiFi lossless audio format announced; launching later this year in select markets
Spotify could be the first major audio streaming service to launch the HiFi lossless audio feature in India.
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Let’s hope this accelerates Tidal’s entry into India. They wouldn’t want to lose the pole position which is theirs for the taking.
Also any idea of the pricing of Spotify FLAC vs Spotify Premium in the markets where the former is being launched? That could give us a clue into the possible Indian pricing when it comes.
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They could still be the first (to launch FLAC in India) if they wish to.
True. But without a lot of Indian content they will find it difficult to survive in India. So don’t know if Tidal will have the appetite to spend a lot to license Indian music. Most of the streaming platforms are struggling to stay alive and a few may shut shop soon.
square_wave
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And that is my worry. The bigger the player, the danger of going mainstream is more. Eq and compression filters are my worries.
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Does Spotify do this with their existing library? If not, no reason to expect it for the new offering
square_wave
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Yes, I see eq being applied to a lot of the music on spotify especially popular music. The frequency balance is different. CD and Tidal frequency balance is the same.
Rajeshh
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I am keen to try this, once it launches.
My bet is that every Spotify connect device will work with all of their streams
kingfisher
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Sorry for the off topic. Recently upgraded with premium account for spotify when I bought lap from flipkart. But I dont see any difference between premium and normal account. all looks same. except the ad.
Rajeshh
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Hi @Vivek Batra , try Qobuz and see, I find that the balance of sound is better than Tidal
I do not have much experience but to me the streamed audio does not sound right. I have done some comparisons though. Excuse me if they are not very scientific but anyone interested can try this one comparison. One of these samples is from a streaming service, other three from other sources. To me they all sound different. The streamed version sounding the worst. May be I am biased since I already know which is the streamed version lol. Do you guys also think they all sound different? Which one is the worst.
Spotify and Apple Music are okay as long as one uses good headphones and portable gear.
They don’t sound good in a proper stereo gear.
To me , their sound is thin, metallic , harsh and bright 90% of the time (I listen to mostly jazz , classic rock , pop which are mostly very well recorded ).
They don’t sound good in a proper stereo gear.
To me , their sound is thin, metallic , harsh and bright 90% of the time (I listen to mostly jazz , classic rock , pop which are mostly very well recorded ).
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@prem Tidal has a surprisingly good collection of old Hindi film songs - from 30's till the 90's. In fact, their collection of 30's-50's is deeper than most other platforms. And that's surprising for a streaming service that hasn't been launched in India yet. Their Classical, Ghazal, Indipop collection is not bad either. It is the films beyond 2000 and new music launches where they lack today. I'd imagine thats an area they'd cover up before an India launch of that has to happen.
If music streaming is not a profitable stand-alone business model, one imagines there might eventually be consolidation in the industry and more diversified and deep-pocketed players like Apple, Google and Gio might gobble up the smaller ones (thank God, Facebook isnt into music streaming yet, save for Facebook Live which is a nice social media + music niche). But till then, let's enjoy the differentiation and choice provided by the plethora of Indian and international services.
In fact, business (and revenue) models of music streaming services is an interesting area to study. There are some interesting niche plays like Bandcamp that exclusively focus on indie music and while they have free to air sampling streaming, they smartly use it to sell vinyl, CD and digital versions of the albums you like. And then there are genre-specific services like Primephonic/Idagio/Saregama Classical catering to segments/niches that value the quality and/or curating and don't mind paying higher subscription charges. I'd imagine such differentiated/nice plays could see a longer life than the me-too generic plays.
Vivek Batra
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I had a pie of Qobuz at some point of time
Gerry_the_Merry
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Hi Vivek, based on the other thread you started, unless you have a fully tricked out laptop (doesn't cost much), you will not be able to discover which is better, conclusively. IIRC, you had not done all the treatments needed, nor were you using a dedicated streamer. In such a case the CD would be undoubtedly better. Pardon me if you have already set up your streaming rig optimally.
My personal opinion, and that is what I have based my system on, is that the CD will beat even an optimized streaming setup.
My personal opinion, and that is what I have based my system on, is that the CD will beat even an optimized streaming setup.
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