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FYI, Qobuz pays artists very well (the most of any streaming service last I checked) and they have a ton of audiophile-grade quality stuff. Been using them for a couple years, highly recommend.
I wish Qobuz was available in Slovenia ๐
Is there a way to see their library without signing up? Ive ditched spotify already but the problem i have is half the artists i like seem to only be on yt and spotify
That's interesting. I don't think I've ever had this problem. Mine seen to be everywhere. What kind of stuff do you like? I'm into lots of indie rock and I always figured if any artists would be missing it'd be my obscure little indie bands
Mostly rock and pop stuff, a little bit of rap. Ill admit i havent looked recently, it was a couple years ago at this point. But Tidal and uhhh idk some other one i cant remember the name of didnt have a bunch of stuff I like, like deathbyromy, bodyimage, demondice, TRiDENT, and some others(probably not an exactly perfect list of what they were missing at the time bc like i said years ago, but ya).
But im pleased now that i got around to checking out a bunch of artists qobuz seems to have everything. And as others have attested to, the quality is good.
Even better than show the library, you can buy without subscription
You can view a large chunk of their library via their download shop e.g.: https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/shop
I do think they have some things that are streaming-only, and those might not show up in the download shop.
I can warn you that they don't have all the artists / songs I used to be able to get on YT / Tidal, but they have enough to keep me happy.
If you can't figure it out any other way, DM me a list of Arists / Titles / Tracks to look for and I'll search from my account for you.
I've been using Qobuz for a while and it's fine. I feel like I lost a bunch of niche artists when I moved from YT Music to Tidal and then more when I moved from Tidal to Qobuz. Still, it's got a wide selection and much of it is absolutely audiophile quality.
I wish their Android app had a legitimate offline mode. I have a playlist downloaded that I use when driving, but I often have WiFi in the driveway when I start it. This cause Qobuz to decide to stream the song, and then it continues streaming instead of using the downloaded songs, while I drive around and using way more data than I'd like. I've started turning off mobile data, and only hitting play once I think I'm far enough away from the house, but sometimes I'll drive past somewhere I have the saved WiFi for and Qobuz will switch to streaming, and then just stop playing with no error message in Android Auto once I leave the WiFi and the buffer runs out.
I wish their web app would allow me to access the "For Me" "Daily Qobuz" and "Weekly Qobuz" dynamic playlists. They are a fine way to start my day with a mix of stuff I know I like and new experiences -- but I have to open up my phone to start them, because that section is just compeltely missing from the web version.
I still recommend Qobuz every time I'm asked because they both pay artists more and aren't based in the United States (so they are less likely to kowtow to Trump); I even did the 3-year plan when it was offered. But, my personal experience is worse with them than the other services I've used.
This is my main gripe too, but you can set the playlist to only show and play your downloaded tracks.
What I do occassionally run into is that when I stream one thing on my PC and play a different offline playlist later (without having internet), then when my phone has a connection again, it starts playing whatever my PC was playing. Full offline mode would help here, but the real fix would being able to let my devices independently decide what they're playing rather than all devices being a hivemind once on internet.
I'd also still recommend them though. I have my gripes, but they're pretty minor overall. Being able to buy the music is also amazing.
And even if you don't want a subscription service you can still buy stuff from them :)
Did that the other day for an album i couldnt find elsewhere. Not an unpleasant experience. Will repeat in the future if needed.