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Spotify increases its US subscription prices for the third time in 3 years

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Re: Spotify increases its US subscription prices for the third time in 3 years

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Post by doubled112 »

deejaaymac wrote: post #12
chistev wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What do you use?

I personally use jellyfin and supply the media myself, though there are much better ways to do it. Alternative: https://nuclearplayer.com/

That testimonials section is pretty incredible, to the point I'm not sure if the whole thing is satire or not.

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Post by drBonkers »

alturp wrote: post #5

I recently switched to an iPod and have a Samba server that I can use to access my music library on the go if needed, via WireGuard. Honestly, I could not be more happier with it. I think there are very few advantages for technically inclined people to still pay for streaming services, and the fees are not one of them.

What iPod do you use? Any docs you like on how to? I tried to get a shuffle working but couldn’t get it to connect or power on.

How do you like to discover music now?

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Post by analogpixel »

GlitchRider47 wrote: post #18
analogpixel wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Long ago I canceled my spotify because they were giving millions to Joe Rogan, but not the artist actually making music. You could spend a year making a solid album and make a fraction of what some dude that just spews gibberish makes in one episode.

Spotify is not just a music platform but a podcast platform too. I'll bet they make a good amount from Rogan's show. I don't see what the big deal is about giving money to the podcaster making podcasts instead of the artist making music.

The comment was more of social commentary on the fact that a group of people could spend a year of their lives doing something like making an album of music, and make substantially less money than someone that just makes up facts for 1 hour.

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Post by alturp »

drBonkers wrote: post #22
alturp wrote: post #5

I recently switched to an iPod and have a Samba server that I can use to access my music library on the go if needed, via WireGuard. Honestly, I could not be more happier with it. I think there are very few advantages for technically inclined people to still pay for streaming services, and the fees are not one of them.

What iPod do you use? Any docs you like on how to? I tried to get a shuffle working but couldn’t get it to connect or power on. How do you like to discover music now?

I am using Classic iPod using Rockbox, it is basically drag and drop without Apple's gatekeeping. I also changed battery and increase storage capacity using iFlash adapters. Although I am very happy with this setup, I recommend you check some cheap mp3 players that can be used with Rockbox. It was pain in the ass to open it, and second hand market is way too expensive.

I am using Bandcamp and Youtube to discover music. I also would like to check Musicbrainz.

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Post by JoshGlazebrook »

$22/month for a family plan of 5 people to have unlimited streaming is more than worth it to me. They would have to triple the price for me to even think about it being an issue. And this is coming from someone who was on what.cd for years.

I also prefer Spotify over apple music and youtube music from a ui/ux perspective as well.

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Post by BoredPositron »

b3ing wrote: post #24

Pandora is still around, as well as a few other similar services

I listened to it like 12 years through proxies and always hoped they would expand worldwide, they got more aggressive with their blocking so I ditched them. I really miss their radio stations.

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Post by FireBeyond »

chistev wrote: post #8
jqpabc123 wrote: post #7

Thanks for reminding me why I don't have a Spotify account.

What do you use?

If you're actually looking for a streaming service that is more respectful of artists, Tidal (though I have a feeling it may not last). They pay up to 10x per stream in royalties, and also have a more equitable algorithm (Spotify pushes an unfair weight to more popular artists across their service, regardless of your personal streaming).
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