Deezer

[Covenant]

Looks to me like Deezer Premium does most of what Spotify Premium does at half the cost.
Is that right? :scratch:

[Stratmangler]

It appears to be so :)

[Tim]

Pretty much, not tried it yet and I'm not sure what the bitrate is either, do you know?

[Tim]

Looks to me that there a two Premuim services, opposed to Spotifys one. The 9.99 service is the same as Spotify Premium (offline mode) but if you don't want mobile offline playback its only 4.99 which is good.

[The Grand Wazoo]

Most important are the bitrate & the contents of the catalogue.

[Beechwoods]

Premium+ offers 'enhanced quality' for £9.99. My guess is Enhanced quality is 320kbps, same as Spotify Premium for the same price.

I wonder what the artist / track selection is like.

[Stratmangler]

Pretty much, not tried it yet and I'm not sure what the bitrate is either, do you know?

There's that phrase that always makes me doubtful of quality, namely "up to 320 kbps" :eek:

[Tim]

Up to 320 it seems Chris, but the catalogue would be the clincher?
The free mode is crap though, only 30 seconds playback of tracks.

http://www.deezer.com/en/premium

[Tim]

I guess I'll give it a go at some point, it looks like you can sign up without a Facebook account :)

[Covenant]

I have just listened to Nils Lofgren-Acoustic Live on Deezer and the quality was more than acceptable. Great music too (heard about it on AOS)

[DaveK]

Is it not possible to play it as a URL (location) in foobar which is able to show bitrate? - or am I out of my depth again :lol: ?

[Stratmangler]

Is it not possible to play it as a URL (location) in foobar which is able to show bitrate? - or am I out of my depth again :lol: ?

Here you are Dave :eyebrows:

http://img.alibaba.com/img/pb/735/484/379/379484735_077.jpg

[The Grand Wazoo]

I find myself leaning towards Grooveshark more & more nowadays.

[Tim]

http://img.alibaba.com/img/pb/735/484/379/379484735_077.jpg
:rfl:

[Beechwoods]

I find myself leaning towards Grooveshark more & more nowadays.

Grooveshark has a good inventory, but I'm suspicious about how it's licensing works.

The fact that it hosts bootlegs that are definitely not artist sanctioned is a case in point:

http://grooveshark.com/#!/album/A+Few+Old+Tunes/2193105

I'd be interested in Paul Stewart's view on how a business like this manages licensing to stay the right side of legal, because it looks pretty 'complex' to me.

[synsei]

I don't like Grooveshark, I find the front end counter-intuitive to use. Not a fan of its search engine either... :eyebrows:

[Tim]

Been having a poke around, but not that impressed TBH - definitely not a rival for Spotify yet (IMO). This techradar report sums it up well;


French streaming music site Deezer could be brilliant, but isn't: despite deals with major record labels and music from the likes of Ellie Goulding and Rihanna, it's as likely to play horrible French rap music as it is the song you've actually selected.

Its Smart Radio promises to learn what you like and tailor playlists accordingly, but its Dumbass Website frequently offers music the site doesn't actually have. Merde!

Source: 10 best free Spotify alternatives (http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/10-best-free-spotify-alternatives-943172)

[Covenant]

Been having a poke around, but not that impressed TBH - definitely not a rival for Spotify yet (IMO). This techradar report sums it up well;



Source: 10 best free Spotify alternatives (http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/10-best-free-spotify-alternatives-943172)

Mflow is shut down ATM :(

[Covenant]

Is it not possible to play it as a URL (location) in foobar which is able to show bitrate? - or am I out of my depth again :lol: ?

My Touch says it's 320 kps CBS Dave.

Not sure if Deezer Premium offers anything more than the free service I have had for a good while :mental:. I can listen to all kinds of stuff. For example, I typed in Steven Wilson into the Smart Radio function and got a list including Opeth, Noman etc. I could then listen to loads of their tracks.

[daytona600]

anyone tried this yet www.qobuz.com mentions 16/44 & 24/192 studio masters.
Just will not pay for these myself no physical media just ones & noughts.
Found one the other day in usa with DSD but 6bucks per track !