Top 5 Best Music Streaming Services
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Date: 2020-05-09
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Comments and reviews: 10
Mary
The reason why I am discontinuing my Pandora account is because there is no PC version of their Premium service. I am returning a Bluetooth device which will not work to pair my mobile and my PC to stream music to my PC and out my full sound stereo system. This pisses me off no end btw, and Pandora have said that they will provide a PC version for the last five years which I assume means it will never happen. Running sound out my mobile via a 3mm jack into my PC produces unbearable distortion and the phone has to be tethered. Windows 10 will not allow a mobile device connection via Bluetooth, I just found out. There is an older version for Vista, inexplicably. Has to do with greed I am assuming. I need a streaming service which has a full PC version. Last time I checked, Spotify also has a modified PC version. I guess that leaves me with Google Play, which I assume has a full PC version, but have yet to prove. Please update your review to include this critically important information. I will not drop money on absurdly overpriced Bluetooth speaker devices when I have a perfectly good REAL stereo system connected to my Win 10 PC which I can hear all over the house.
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The reason why I am discontinuing my Pandora account is because there is no PC version of their Premium service. I am returning a Bluetooth device which will not work to pair my mobile and my PC to stream music to my PC and out my full sound stereo system. This pisses me off no end btw, and Pandora have said that they will provide a PC version for the last five years which I assume means it will never happen. Running sound out my mobile via a 3mm jack into my PC produces unbearable distortion and the phone has to be tethered. Windows 10 will not allow a mobile device connection via Bluetooth, I just found out. There is an older version for Vista, inexplicably. Has to do with greed I am assuming. I need a streaming service which has a full PC version. Last time I checked, Spotify also has a modified PC version. I guess that leaves me with Google Play, which I assume has a full PC version, but have yet to prove. Please update your review to include this critically important information. I will not drop money on absurdly overpriced Bluetooth speaker devices when I have a perfectly good REAL stereo system connected to my Win 10 PC which I can hear all over the house.
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Aurelia
I love the integration in Apple Music but I will admit is not so easy to switch form one Apple device to another for some awful reason. Personally, I only use it on my Mac and my iPhone and I really wish there was a switch because it seems only practical for a smart home speaker. I also like that I can link it to my iTunes Billing and Subscriptions. I like that Apple Music and Spotify have an easy way of sharing music with people as most people already use it. I ve used Spotify (free) since 2014. I also back up/copy my Apple Music playlists frequently just in case I decide to switch. I really like that you can buy music from iTunes and listen to it pretty much in the same app. Admittedly, I don t buy much music anymore so it hasn t made a huge difference. There is a way you can listen to local files on your computer on Spotify but I haven t tried it yet.
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I love the integration in Apple Music but I will admit is not so easy to switch form one Apple device to another for some awful reason. Personally, I only use it on my Mac and my iPhone and I really wish there was a switch because it seems only practical for a smart home speaker. I also like that I can link it to my iTunes Billing and Subscriptions. I like that Apple Music and Spotify have an easy way of sharing music with people as most people already use it. I ve used Spotify (free) since 2014. I also back up/copy my Apple Music playlists frequently just in case I decide to switch. I really like that you can buy music from iTunes and listen to it pretty much in the same app. Admittedly, I don t buy much music anymore so it hasn t made a huge difference. There is a way you can listen to local files on your computer on Spotify but I haven t tried it yet.
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Muzik
I currently have both, Apple Music and Spotify (Premium). Even though the Spotify premium version offers you audio quality of 320kbps, it s in orgg vorbis format. And Apple Music has 256kbps but in AAC format. I have heard several songs side by side... line to line.. on both platform with same headphones (Audio Technica ATH-M50X) and Apple Music is the clear winner! The difference is obvious and pretty big! I m also a musician and have a good ear for music so can tell. So all this crap about Apple Music having low quality compared to Spotify in terms of bitrate is just that.. crap! And I m not saying this as a Apple fanboy or anything... infact I was hoping to find Spotify better, so incase if I decide to switch from Apple to Android later, I m covered. But I guess even if I do, I ll have to stick to Apple Music only.
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I currently have both, Apple Music and Spotify (Premium). Even though the Spotify premium version offers you audio quality of 320kbps, it s in orgg vorbis format. And Apple Music has 256kbps but in AAC format. I have heard several songs side by side... line to line.. on both platform with same headphones (Audio Technica ATH-M50X) and Apple Music is the clear winner! The difference is obvious and pretty big! I m also a musician and have a good ear for music so can tell. So all this crap about Apple Music having low quality compared to Spotify in terms of bitrate is just that.. crap! And I m not saying this as a Apple fanboy or anything... infact I was hoping to find Spotify better, so incase if I decide to switch from Apple to Android later, I m covered. But I guess even if I do, I ll have to stick to Apple Music only.
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Iain
Primephonic hi res for me. Non of the others come close. I find them sonically inferior. I enjoy hi res and think I can hear a difference. Friends have said to me what s the point? You can t hear the high frequencies anyway. The high frequencies are not the issue. Why I like lossless or high res is the amount of increased detail. I mix the wav multi master tracks from my band. wav master multi tracks sound better than CD or anything else. Why? It s the volume of information. More information equals more detail. Sounds better to me. Simply put a 300mb wav multi master track sound better than a 7mb mp3 track. My ears agree. Hi Res is the same principle. Not about volume. The equipment you listen to makes a significant difference also. You don t know what your missing folks.
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Primephonic hi res for me. Non of the others come close. I find them sonically inferior. I enjoy hi res and think I can hear a difference. Friends have said to me what s the point? You can t hear the high frequencies anyway. The high frequencies are not the issue. Why I like lossless or high res is the amount of increased detail. I mix the wav multi master tracks from my band. wav master multi tracks sound better than CD or anything else. Why? It s the volume of information. More information equals more detail. Sounds better to me. Simply put a 300mb wav multi master track sound better than a 7mb mp3 track. My ears agree. Hi Res is the same principle. Not about volume. The equipment you listen to makes a significant difference also. You don t know what your missing folks.
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Arthur
I'm all for getting the highest bitrate I can for a given subscription - lossless if possible - and I archive all my own music to AIFF, but I'd dearly love to blind test a lot of the cognoscenti using 256K and 320K versions of the same tracks (esp modern pop and rock). No question that some of us will hear the differences, but when I'm streaming to my phone 256K will do me just fine - as with everything around the dreaded 'A' word, your mileage will inevitably flame me ;) (Also, FWIW, TIDAL claims that their 'Masters' MQA downloads are 'better than Redbook' and thats a claim that is still hotly debated among audiophiles - assuming that we agree on anything is always going to be a dangerous basis to work from).
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I'm all for getting the highest bitrate I can for a given subscription - lossless if possible - and I archive all my own music to AIFF, but I'd dearly love to blind test a lot of the cognoscenti using 256K and 320K versions of the same tracks (esp modern pop and rock). No question that some of us will hear the differences, but when I'm streaming to my phone 256K will do me just fine - as with everything around the dreaded 'A' word, your mileage will inevitably flame me ;) (Also, FWIW, TIDAL claims that their 'Masters' MQA downloads are 'better than Redbook' and thats a claim that is still hotly debated among audiophiles - assuming that we agree on anything is always going to be a dangerous basis to work from).
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Dorothy
I've used Spotify, Google Play Music, Apple Music, and Amazon Music Unlimited. I like using Apple Music because I'm deep into the Apple ecosystem (and I can prove this by telling you I just got my HomePod and already using it EVERY SINGLE DAY to stream my personal playlists). I used Spotify Premium with the 30-day trial on my Google Home and it worked well, though not as well as Google Play Music, which I used for 4 months. For me though, Apple Music is the way to go. It's accessible for Voiceover, a screen reader on my phone that reads everything to me since I'm blind and can't see the screen. It's also amazing with Siri. But the otherservices are great too.
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I've used Spotify, Google Play Music, Apple Music, and Amazon Music Unlimited. I like using Apple Music because I'm deep into the Apple ecosystem (and I can prove this by telling you I just got my HomePod and already using it EVERY SINGLE DAY to stream my personal playlists). I used Spotify Premium with the 30-day trial on my Google Home and it worked well, though not as well as Google Play Music, which I used for 4 months. For me though, Apple Music is the way to go. It's accessible for Voiceover, a screen reader on my phone that reads everything to me since I'm blind and can't see the screen. It's also amazing with Siri. But the otherservices are great too.
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xxx
Slacker is #1 and you failed to mention its best feature. The customized radio stations which allow you to be a virtual music director. Slacker offers everything all the other services offer plus so much more. It is the most customizable app and the most human-like with real people programming everything and real professional DJs broadcasting your own stations that you create. Plus their all-time countdown shows are phenomenal.
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Slacker is #1 and you failed to mention its best feature. The customized radio stations which allow you to be a virtual music director. Slacker offers everything all the other services offer plus so much more. It is the most customizable app and the most human-like with real people programming everything and real professional DJs broadcasting your own stations that you create. Plus their all-time countdown shows are phenomenal.
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Tim
I use Spotify because I got grandfathered in with their Hulu package as a backup, Slacker as my primary, and YouTube Music as my backup backup because I have YouTube Premium. Slacker pays artists most if you take that into consideration as far as your list goes. Plus all the other things you ve mentioned and all the things you haven t. Gotta prefer Slacker. Deezer is on free trial btw. Pretty good but I prefer Slacker.
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I use Spotify because I got grandfathered in with their Hulu package as a backup, Slacker as my primary, and YouTube Music as my backup backup because I have YouTube Premium. Slacker pays artists most if you take that into consideration as far as your list goes. Plus all the other things you ve mentioned and all the things you haven t. Gotta prefer Slacker. Deezer is on free trial btw. Pretty good but I prefer Slacker.
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mike
I miss Mog music streaming. Service. It had the best sound quality. It was a audiophile service.i miss it so much. The only one that is close to it is tidal as far as sound quality, but its 19.99 a month which is 10 dollars more than Mog was. Not as many songs. I wish Spotify had better sound quality like Tidal. I had both Spotify and Tidal at the same time. Tidal sounds better, so much better.
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I miss Mog music streaming. Service. It had the best sound quality. It was a audiophile service.i miss it so much. The only one that is close to it is tidal as far as sound quality, but its 19.99 a month which is 10 dollars more than Mog was. Not as many songs. I wish Spotify had better sound quality like Tidal. I had both Spotify and Tidal at the same time. Tidal sounds better, so much better.
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ZzackK262
if youre using only a phone, streaming hifi lossless is pretty much useless because there is no way to output such quality thru only headphone jack or lightning/usb output as you will require dac to fully maximise its potential. that aside, i think deezer and spotify are youre best bet streaming at 320kbps (max bitate output for most phones thru conventional ports)
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if youre using only a phone, streaming hifi lossless is pretty much useless because there is no way to output such quality thru only headphone jack or lightning/usb output as you will require dac to fully maximise its potential. that aside, i think deezer and spotify are youre best bet streaming at 320kbps (max bitate output for most phones thru conventional ports)
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