Based on the comments over there he certainly isn't getting much love for the stance he is taking.
Perhaps because it smells fishy
“Streaming has ended for me. I hope this is ok for my fans”
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#12An interesting stance he's taking. Spotify, Google Play Music, and Rdio all stream at 320kbps MP3 or OGG, and Apple Music streams at 256kbps AAC (which is approximately the same quality as 320kbps MP3). [0][1] Yet, the vast majority of people cannot tell the difference between 256kbps MP3 and lossless, let alone between 320kbps MP3 and lossless (tested many times, for example: [2]). I'm not sure Neil has much of an a…
Just a quick correction, Play music uses OGG Vorbis, not MP3
Re: “Streaming has ended for me. I hope this is ok for my fans”
#13An interesting stance he's taking. Spotify, Google Play Music, and Rdio all stream at 320kbps MP3 or OGG, and Apple Music streams at 256kbps AAC (which is approximately the same quality as 320kbps MP3). [0][1] Yet, the vast majority of people cannot tell the difference between 256kbps MP3 and lossless, let alone between 320kbps MP3 and lossless (tested many times, for example: [2]). I'm not sure Neil has much of an a…
Hmm, I thought Google Play (and possibly Spotify as well) used OGG. MP3 is a very old format at this point.
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#14They needed a much better explanation. I listen to most of my music on the subway with a lot of background noise; I never worry about low sound quality.
Re: “Streaming has ended for me. I hope this is ok for my fans”
#15An interesting stance he's taking. Spotify, Google Play Music, and Rdio all stream at 320kbps MP3 or OGG, and Apple Music streams at 256kbps AAC (which is approximately the same quality as 320kbps MP3). [0][1] Yet, the vast majority of people cannot tell the difference between 256kbps MP3 and lossless, let alone between 320kbps MP3 and lossless (tested many times, for example: [2]). I'm not sure Neil has much of an a…
Just a quick correction, Play music uses OGG Vorbis, not MP3
I just tested Google Play Music, and it's streaming in MP3 for me (Chrome on Mac). Maybe it streams using different formats for different platforms, though?
Re: “Streaming has ended for me. I hope this is ok for my fans”
#16An interesting stance he's taking. Spotify, Google Play Music, and Rdio all stream at 320kbps MP3 or OGG, and Apple Music streams at 256kbps AAC (which is approximately the same quality as 320kbps MP3). [0][1] Yet, the vast majority of people cannot tell the difference between 256kbps MP3 and lossless, let alone between 320kbps MP3 and lossless (tested many times, for example: [2]). I'm not sure Neil has much of an a…
Hmm, I thought Google Play (and possibly Spotify as well) used OGG. MP3 is a very old format at this point.
Google Play Music seems to be streaming with MP3 for me, at least in Chrome on Mac (maybe the native apps are different?). I don't use Spotify so I am unable to test it (I updated my post to note OGG anyhow).
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Just a quick correction, Play music uses OGG Vorbis, not MP3
I just tested Google Play Music, and it's streaming in MP3 for me (Chrome on Mac). Maybe it streams using different formats for different platforms, though?
Sorry, you're right, Spotify is the one streaming with OGG Vorbis, Play Music uses 320kbps MP3 :)
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#18Personally sound quality is more important to me. I'd be a lot happier if Taylor Swift had put her foot down for FLAC-encoded downloads being made available or something. Because trying to find those is literally impossible.
R.I.P. Oink.
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#19EDIT: Just a bit more context. Neil Young has been trying to sell an 'audiophile' grade audio player. This post seems like nothing more than trying to stealthily promote the supposed virtues of his own product.
I'm sorry but what an utter absolute load of crap. Especially given this:
http://gizmodo.com/dont-buy-what-neil-young-is-selling-16784...
Read some of the comments down on his Facebook also. His fans are not happy (rightfully so).
Re: “Streaming has ended for me. I hope this is ok for my fans”
#20Personally sound quality is more important to me. I'd be a lot happier if Taylor Swift had put her foot down for FLAC-encoded downloads being made available or something. Because trying to find those is literally impossible.
> Because trying to find those is literally impossible.
Well, 'nearly' impossible. Google 'FLAC streaming service' and you'll find tidal.com. I don't know if there's any other. If you don't pay for music downloads, then finding them isn't a problem [1] but rather troublesome.
Most people don't know FLAC exists and they don't care about sound quality. Take a look at the top 100 music torrents on thepiratebay [2]. None of them is FLAC.