Morning Fedi! Opinions on the DSD music format? I hear about it from places like this: https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/shop

But one of my friends say it's a pointless format because you can't really hear the difference, so it's better to get FLAC.

Je viens de publier sur #qobuz une PL collaborative de morceaux en tout genre de plus de 10 minutes.

Je suis preneur de toutes vos propositions. Pour le moment, je n'ai que dix morceaux (02h 46m 30s )

https://play.qobuz.com/playlist/31774213

As I'm stil trying switching away from Spotify, I'm trying out since today Tidal.
When i choose in Google maps setting for "default media playback controls" I can only select Youtube music and Spotify. But there is no Tidal and no qobuz to select.
Any workaround for this?
I'm not driving many times with a car, but when I do, I like to have it.

Rappel : Qobuz c'est français, ça ne donne pas d'argent à Trump, et la part versée aux artistes est bien meilleure.

I’m really enjoying the music of Men I Trust, a self-published Canadian indie band. Their genre is sort of dreamlike jazz synth, anchored by a syncopating LPF-modulated bass, filled with heavily-flanged synth pads, relying on a tick-tock of drums playing like an 80s portable Casio keyboard, and topped off by breathy, almost whispering vocals.

I find their music oddly melancholic but also unhurried and soothing, and it works super well when heard through high quality headphones.

One thing I like about #Qobuz is that I’m starting to listen to entire albums again, not disembodied songs. It can be quite meditative, almost a spiritual return to a guided musical experience. I remember when all music was delivered like this.

I made a Styx retrospective for my good buddy, @HailsandAles

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3mmM8Vas3PzP351MScNJpi

Qobuz:

https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/31500229

Comment Qobuz s’impose comme le “Hermès de la musique”
(How Qobuz has established itself as the “Hermès of music” - article in French)

https://www.forbes.fr/business/comment-qobuz-simpose-comme-le-hermes-de-la-musique/
#qobuz #music #streaming #EuropeanAlternatives #BuyEuropean #BuyFromEU

So if you're into dark atmospheric progressive rock, have a Qobuz subscription and want to have a listening peek at IQ's current tour setlist - there you go:
https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/31346340

It's based on the current average setlist as seen on https://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/iq-4bd6b33e.html?tour=13dda965

Maybe I can make it to their concert end of April. Would be appropriate and heavy 'bout time; after 20 years no see...

Currently starting to dive into their recent opus "Dominion", acquired just today from https://iq-gep.bandcamp.com/album/dominion

Whats the best way to make a backup of / save my spotify lists?

I definitely want to leave asap, but I haven't decided yet what I want to use instead. Therefore it would be nice to have a backup that I can easily import to Qobuz, tidal etc. later.

I've been really impressed with Qobuz as a music streaming service.

Their recommendations are very, very different, and they promote a set list of albums of the week of some new and music I would never have found otherwise.

Also, they just launched their music commissions transparency here. They pay the most per stream compared to their competitors: https://community.qobuz.com/press-en/qobuz-unveils-its-average-payout-per-stream

If you're thinking about switching from Spotify, but aren't ready to go full media ownership, I think it's a good next step.

Hey peeps, since many of us are here as an alternative to big corporations, if you also care about the people who make #music, reminder that spotify barely (doesnt) pay small musicians, but you have alternatives like qobuz.com which are transparent and pay per-stream.
Some small data: in the last year #distrokid collected 4.03€ from my album #streaming
#Spotify - 0.00€
#Youtube - 0.26€
#AppleMusic - 0.34€
#Qobuz - 3.09€
+some little money from other #streamingplatforms
Just thought of sharing

Ich liebe es, mich jeden Freitag durch die von #Qobuz ausgewählten Neuerscheinungen zu hören ...

https://community.qobuz.com/press-en/qobuz-unveils-its-average-payout-per-stream #music #qobuz

The April 2025 Playlist is 37% new music, and it's out on 8 platforms: Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music, LastFM, and Qobuz. Happy listening :)

https://shiveryourtimbers.ca/blog/schmutzie-april-2025-playlist

#qobuz vs #deezer

I'm not sure which music streaming platform to use. I currently use #AppleMusic. In the past I've used #Deezer and #Tidal. I really liked #Deezer at the time, but then I switched to Apple Music to consolidate several services in the same subscription.

Now I want to change. I was thinking of going back to #Deezer but I've read a lot of very positive comments about #Qobuz, especially about the sound quality. Plus they pay artists a bit more.

Any comments?

I've got a network speaker (a Denon Home 150) that speaks "AirPlay Remote", "AirTunes Remote", "Tidal Connect", "Spotify Connect", "HEOS Audio", and "Qobuz Connect" according to Avahi.

How can I play music on this from Linux?

My music player (Strawberry) doesn't list it or any of those protocols, and I can't set it as an audio device (which is probably a good thing).

Qobuz is the best.

Qobuz Releases Its Per-Stream Royalty Rate, and Industry First
#qobuz #MusicStreaming

https://www.billboard.com/pro/qobuz-releases-per-stream-royalty-rate-streaming-platform/