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Darren Hemmings's avatar

Amen! I quit Spotify a while ago along a similar line of logic, and for me the biggest shock was just how shitty Spotify sounded. It's only when I moved to (in my case) QoBuz (though Apple, Tidal, Deezer and Tidal all offer HD audio) that I realised. And I'm not talking about spotting the difference on high end audiophile gear either: it was instantly apparent even on my Samsung Buds.

I wrote about the experience here, FWIW: https://open.substack.com/pub/networknotesnewsletter/p/rejecting-the-race-to-the-bottom?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=qg89

But yeah, just quit Spotify. You'll never look back.

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TommyD's avatar

How can you slag off Spotify then promote posting on TikTok in the same article? TikTok paid less then Peloton to music rights holders last year.

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Maarten's avatar

Hey Tommy, what's up? The TikTok article is separate from the main article and if you read Nicolas his thoughts on it, you'll see it's not a 'promote posting on TikTok' thing at all.

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TommyD's avatar

Ahhh so it is. Sorry read this in a knackered state. 🤣

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TommyD's avatar

Still shouldn’t be letting TikTok off the hook though.

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Maarten's avatar

We won't :)

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