The Netflix of the audio world?

TheBigCheese

TheBigCheese

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Hi chaps and chapettes.

I'm currently on a Netflix trial and it's absolutely fantastic. So much so that I'm thinking of moving away from buying or renting on Lovefilm to just streaming (though I admit I haven't watched it on a big screen yet to assess the quality).

It's got me thinking that perhaps streaming audio when I'm at home would be a good idea rather than playing what I've already got all the time.

I've looked into audio services and they all seem to be very expensive or limited in what they do.

This is what I like with Netflix, can any audio services offer the same?

  • It's cheap! £5.99 a month for all the content the household can devour is brilliant.
  • I can have multiple people on one account - that's a really good idea.
  • Recommendations based on what I've already seen
  • It remembers where I've stopped watching it and picks up there again
  • Loads of choice (more if I login into the USA site)
  • I can use it on multiple devices for the same price
  • No adverts!

So...can any of the audio streaming services offer that sort of service? I'm failing to spot them if there are!


Thanks. :)
 
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Spotify Unlimited. A fiver a month and no ads.

Been using it for years and it's the best thing to happen to music.
 
Hmmm, not much joy so far.

Google Music is £10 per month and is tied to a Google account so only one person in the house can use it.

With Spotify, I can only find the unlimited version which is £10 per month as well and I can't see any mention of allowing more than one person to use it at once.

Considering what Netflix can stream for £6 a month, £10 a month for just music seems very expensive and so far there aren't any options for more than one person to use it at once. :(


Can anyone else recommend anything?
 
I thought £5/m Spotify was unlimited, and £10/m allowed mobile play on top of that. I've got the latter and it's been great for discovering new music.
 
DB_SamX said:
I thought £5/m Spotify was unlimited, and £10/m allowed mobile play on top of that. I've got the latter and it's been great for discovering new music.
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Ah, I should have noted that I do want to use it with a mobile/tablet. It will still be over wifi but I'd like to use it to help me wake up in the morning or if I'm doing tasks round the house (I have a small portable speaker for the phone/tablet).

Helios1234 said:
Xbox Music.
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That looks quite good, it's £1 cheaper a month but they seem to be forcing Windows 8 with it, but I think that's for a desktop app. I think it will work with Windows 7 via the internet and there is a Google Play app. Only problem is it's for one user only, so I don't think that would work for my needs. :(

AlecR said:
Isn't Grooveshark illegal?
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Looks like it's a contentious issue, Google have removed their app for it, as have Apple. I think I'll stay away from that for now!


Hmmm...still no definitive answer.
 
Ooh, I might have found one...


Anyone heard of Rdio?

They don't offer multiple profiles, but they do offer multiple accounts at a discounted rate...still not what I was after (and soon adds up) but it's a start at least.

I've also found a place called Wimp Music (not yet available in the UK) who seem to focus on quality of recording, they have an interesting Vimeo video about quality loss!
 
TheBigCheese said:
Ah, I should have noted that I do want to use it with a mobile/tablet. It will still be over wifi but I'd like to use it to help me wake up in the morning or if I'm doing tasks round the house (I have a small portable speaker for the phone/tablet).
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Spotify lets you use the app on a phone or tablet for free but you can only use Shuffle mode (be it per artist, playlist or whatever).

I used Rdio for a few months as I had a free trial. Decent service and had some music I like that Spotify didn't, poorer audio quality than Spotify and the Windows app was poor compared to Spotify. Didn't impress me enough to want to pay for it afterwards though, I'm on Spotify Unlimited now instead.

Spotify is probably the biggest one now and is likely to have the most choice, though as above it can depend on what you like to listen to. Only way to find out is to use them really.
 
If spotify has a decent collection of the kind of music you like and you use the mobile version a bit its well worth £10 a month imo - I used to spend a lot more on music before it came along but now I mostly only spend more on artists I want to support plus the discovery feature and track/playlist based radio work well for me.
 
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Spotify lets you use the app on a phone or tablet for free but you can only use Shuffle mode (be it per artist, playlist or whatever).

I used Rdio for a few months as I had a free trial. Decent service and had some music I like that Spotify didn't, poorer audio quality than Spotify...
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Thanks, that's really useful to know, especially with the audio quality!

I've been put off Rdio a little now, I've read that they have laid off up to a third of their staff and shut down their video streaming service, doesn't sound so great over there.

Rroff said:
If spotify has a decent collection of the kind of music you like and you use the mobile version a bit its well worth £10
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I do think that on one hand and then think all that Netflix offers for £6 a month, then I feel robbed! Yeah I may be a little penny pinching. :p



PapaLazaru said:
Deezer.
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You. Absolute. Champion.

The Premium+ service, 30 million tracks including mobile streaming is £4.99 for six months at the moment with no commitments! That's a price I like! :D

I haven't found yet if you can create profiles but it sound brilliant, thanks for the recommendation, I haven't heard of that one at all before now! :)
 
How soon after release are albums put up on Deezer? I've just switched from Spotify, as the Spotify app was causing some mega battery drain on my phone. Sadly, the new Springsteen album is up on Spotify but not on Deezer...how big does the delay tend to be?
 
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