Decided to try Qobuz
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muncybob
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my first trip with a streaming service other than Pandora. I have the 30 day free trial but all that plays are 30 second clips. How do I get a complete album or set up a "station" that will play elated artists?
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Why do only want to play artists who are extremely happy?
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That's weird. Are you using their interphase controller? I use Roon to integrate Qobuz, so it's been a long time since I used the Qobuz app. The app is kind of clunky (compared to Roon) but it works well and should offer more than 30 seconds playback.
You're not in the "purchasing" part of the app? That only plays about 30 sec snippets when you want to purchase and DL music."Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | Galion TS P75 Pre | Holo Audio Cyan 2 Dac | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul! -
I tried their free trials a couple times, using the Daphile plugin. It was very easy to search for albums and play the full album. I think you must be interfacing with it incorrectly, or you're not logged in correctly on whatever app you are using. I know if I try to play Qobuz now, without a subscription, it only plays short snips of music.See profile for rigs. Nothing else here.
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My guess also is not logged in/validated fully to an active account.
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I have had Tidal and now I have Qobuz. Qobuz rules!
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I don't like either, but it seems it's all we got maybe?
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Conradicles wrote: »I don't like either, but it seems it's all we got maybe?
When I hear people say this about Qobuz, I seriously wonder why? I'm about as critical as one can be about the source and I find very little if anything wrong with Qobuz streaming. It's as good or better than any redbook CD I own.
No one has yet to succinctly state why they don't like it. It's usually vague generalizations. I have ZERO issues with how it sounds. I've compared my FLAC rips right next to the Qobuz version, I hear zero differences.
I know that Qobuz doesn't have every available version of every release. So it is possible that some of a particular release is not the best version offered on Qobuz, but I haven't found any issues..........and I'm a very picky MFer when it comes to source material.
I have to think people could have other issues in their system or the way they are acquiring their stream from Qobuz, if it's so poor for them.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | Galion TS P75 Pre | Holo Audio Cyan 2 Dac | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul! -
I thought Qobuz sounded great, but ultimately, I prefer to pick my source media by specific digital masterings, and then track down the CD, rip it to my local media server and then have it forever available.
If you like to explore music and don't want to maintain a curated digital collection, I think Qobuz is currently the best streaming option... unless you want a radio station experience... then just listen to Radio Paradise for free (or choose to support them like I do).
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That's a great way to procure exactly what you want/like. But you can still use Qobuz for the slightly lesser important music.
One thing I like about it; it has allowed me to go way deeper into a group or solo artists catalog and explore their entire recording career. I am not a millionaire and to "purchase" every recording from my casual likes just isn't financially possible. Plus, to me, it's a chore to rips cds to my music server unless it's not available on Qobuz.
Plus I can it all at my finger tips. I don't have to perhaps "set aside" certain amount of funds for cd purchases each month, etc.
My brother is the opposite. He has to have the physical media. He even agrees Qobuz sounds great (as good as the cd). But he has no interest in streaming, he needs to own. He' s single and can "indulge" himself in buying copious amounts of cds (mostly from used cd bins) from 2-3 surrounding states. The hunt and finding a hole in the wall record store from a forgotten era is part of why he likes the hunt to own the physical media.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | Galion TS P75 Pre | Holo Audio Cyan 2 Dac | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul! -
Qobuz has given me new appreciation for a wide range of music I might never have heard. Rap still suck regardless however.
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Hit the target right on w this comment. Qobuz has a great selection of classical, ambient, jazz, new "alternative", and everything in between.nooshinjohn wrote: »Qobuz has given me new appreciation for a wide range of music I might never have heard. Rap still suck regardless however.
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I should have clarified, sound quality is acceptable. My gripe is the overall user experience for both Tidal and Qobuz.
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I checked and I am logged in. Gave my credit card info for payment after the 30 day trial...still only 30 second clips.Yep, my name really is Bob.
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I checked and I am logged in. Gave my credit card info for payment after the 30 day trial...still only 30 second clips.
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Spotify Premium still does it for me, and has a great interface. If I really want a better version of an album, I'll seek out a CD, or download a hi-res version. My Innuos Zen MkIII has a built-in ripper and SSD, so very easy to rip and store CDs.
I do have a Qobuz 'account', but not active, so I can do the 30 second snippets. I should do some hard 30 second comparisons to Spotify. The Qobuz snippets tend to be from the middle of the songs, though."This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
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nooshinjohn wrote: »Qobuz has given me new appreciation for a wide range of music I might never have heard. Rap still suck regardless however.
Hit the target right on w this comment. Qobuz has a great selection of classical, ambient, jazz, new "alternative", and everything in between.nooshinjohn wrote: »Qobuz has given me new appreciation for a wide range of music I might never have heard. Rap still suck regardless however.
Agreed!!👍
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I checked and I am logged in. Gave my credit card info for payment after the 30 day trial...still only 30 second clips.
That should not be happening. You should be able to pull full song/albums. I will be full, unlimited access. Something is amiss.
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Spotify Premium for me. Excellent sound quality & superb interface. I did try Tidal & Qobus & both sounded excellent but both services were the pits when it came to their interfaces. Neither one of those two can hold a candle compared to Spotify.
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The interface wouldn't be a deciding factor for me. Qobuz pays the artists about 4-5 times more per stream compared to Spotify.See profile for rigs. Nothing else here.
