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The product quality and experience differential between Spotify and literally every other competing music platform, is so unbelievably large that if Hi-Fi is the the straw that broke your subscription's back I tend to think "feels like that guy had other stuff going on" [1] (for example: you're just trying to stir up drama).

In a world where Apple Music, Tidal, and YouTube Music cost $10/month; Spotify could cost $30/mo before I would start questioning whether it is delivering enough of better experience to justify its higher cost. And, probably, $40/mo is the straw that breaks the subscription. That's how much better Spotify is.

I'll pay for Spotify Supremium whenever it drops. But, seriously, no one cares about Hi-Fi quality. I'm actually more interested in the bundled audiobook hours that have been rumored.

[1] https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/f26113fb-c28b-4919-858b-f6e6600...

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> That's how much better Spotify is.

I think the situation here is that your sentence can be finished with "...for me." It's closer to an opinion or preference than a fact.

I have been a Spotify user for a very long time, but I left for Apple Music because I wanted different features than Spotify was willing to give. Apple Music lets me edit the metadata for tracks, easily upload my own music that lives right alongside the tracks from the streaming service, and has discovery and categorization algorithms that, in my opinion, are better for me.

I am now with Apple Music where you are with Spotify: I would pay triple to keep the service going as it is now because it is great for me. I have no desire for exclusive content or add-ons like audiobooks or integrated podcasts. Give me the jukebox in the sky where I can insert my own CD and vinyl albums and I am very content.

Spatial Audio and lossless are nice add-ons to have, though.

It might be helpful if you said why you think Spotify is better. I have no idea based in this comment.

Likewise. I think they have some great playlists, but I dunno if I'd pay 3x for that.

Also with YouTube Music you can bundle in YouTube Premium which is pretty great value if you watch a lot of YouTube IMO.

I think he's right though; nobody except dumb audiophiles care about lossless.

Still, I won't go back to Spotify after I tried to export playlists from there years ago and found the only way was to copy and paste them into MS Word. Yeah really. Say no to lock-in!

Mostly agree on lossless - frankly most people don’t have gear that justifies worrying about it.

As a parent with a toddler YouTube premium is close to a necessity!

The spotify app experience is what drove me away in the first place. Once they started cluttering the home screen with TikTok style videos and banner sized ads for podcasts I have no interest in, I left for Apple Music and have not looked back.

I actually have access to audio books on my version of the app. I have a family plan and on the main account page it says that I get access to 15 hrs of audiobooks before I need to “top-up”. None of the other seats in the family plan have this though just me as the account manager.

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