Computer Audio Asylum

Tidal was the only game in town before Qobuz

73.229.163.4

AbeCollins

A

In Reply to: RE: I got rid of Tidal yesterday..... Why give them any more money ...........nt posted by Cut-Throat on March 07, 2024 at 04:38:55

I was an early adopter of Tidal. Qobuz came later. I created a bunch of playlists from Tidal early on which are also integrated into my Roon library. But many Tidal tracks are also in Qobuz.

If I abruptly drop Tidal I will abruptly lose some tunes in my playlists. I have to spend some time searching out Tidal tunes in my playlists and replace them with the same tracks from Qobuz. Not difficult but requires a little time.

But I WILL drop Tidal soon.

Follow Ups:

Remember MOG ? ................... - Cut-Throat 08:40:41 03/07/24 (6)
I had that and several others.... Spotify etc....
- RE: Remember MOG ? ................... - tlea 14:02:44 03/07/24 (2)
  MOG was my first step up from iTunes in the late aughts. I was sorry to see it go. It became Beats Music which was shortly consumed by Apple, which combined it with iTunes and morphed into what is now Apple Music.
  
  I also experimented with Twonky around that time, my first time trying a self-hosted music server, using a Thecus NAS. That NAS was a drive eater, so I cut my losses and moved to Synology, which didn't support Twonky. I fumbled around with LMS, Plex, Minim and others until I found my way to Roon in 2015. Happiness since then.
  
  I learned some things from the MOG experience, including a lesson about the transience of software, no matter how good it is.
  
  . . . in theory, practice and theory are the same; in practice, they are different . . .
  - RE: Remember MOG ? ................... - Cut-Throat 14:35:50 03/07/24 (1)
    I would say the 'transience' of everything today, not just software. And the lifespans are getting shorter and shorter everyday. And I for one view this as a good thing. The only thing that is constant is 'change'. I welcome it.
    
    I tried Roon a couple times, I like a lot of what they were doing and I thought about keeping it to run in tandem with PiCorePlayer. As PcP gives you control of your raspberry Pies (Which I have a dozen of them) and has capabilities that Roon does not... But it had some issues running together, so I am firmly in the PcP camp.
    - RE: Remember MOG ? ................... - tlea 18:15:36 03/07/24 (0)
      Change can be a good thing if it is for the better and not simply to stir the pot. There has to be a value filter. Disruption can be a positive force, but all too often those who cast themselves as disruptors are just attention-seekers. I have little patience for that.
      
      In 2015 Apple Music was not an improvement over MOG. Roon was and still is.
      
      . . . in theory, practice and theory are the same; in practice, they are different . . .
- I don't remember MOG ................... - AbeCollins 12:06:48 03/07/24 (2)
  ...but I had Pandora and Spotify going for a while along with early Amazon music. The neat thing about Amazon - and I don't know if they still do this - is, if you bought a CD from them that CD would automatically be available for you to stream in addition to their various other albums.
  If I recall, you could prioritize your own CDs for streaming vs Amazon's vast selection.
  
  Edits: 03/07/24
  - The same - E-Stat 08:39:45 03/12/24 (0)
    if you bought a CD from them that CD would automatically be available for you to stream...
    
    is true for Bandcamp download purchases as well. Sometimes random play that content while on the lawn tractor.
  - RE: I don't remember MOG ................... - Cut-Throat 12:25:50 03/07/24 (0)
    MOG was the first higher quality Music Streaming service that I remember. I used it until it went away.
    Link Below
    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOG_(online_music) (Open in New Window)
    Edits: 03/07/24

Post a Followup:

FAQ

Post a Message!

Forgot Password?

Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
	Remember my Moniker & Password (What's this?) Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:

Message:	(Posts are subject to Content Rules)

Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:	Automagically notify you when someone responds.

To view your new posting or follow-up, click on the RELOAD or REFRESH button on your browser.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

VH Audio