Buying the music is great if the expense isn’t going to hurt your wallet too much, and hey, I'm sure it supports the artists far more, but as @ghdprentice noted, there are several third-party apps that can download your playlist as a .csv (Excel type spreadsheet file) or a .txt file for you to save to your PC. Then you can import that list into other streaming providers and get most of what you have.
I did that using TuneMyMusic when I finally got fed up with waiting on Spotify to go lossless and switched to Tidal. I think I only "lost" a very few albums, maybe 10 or 20 max.
I subscribed to TuneMyMusic for a month, used it to download a .csv file, and do the transfer to Tidal, then I cancelled the service. And I have an offline searchable database (the Excel file) to be able to remember what I enjoyed listening to.
Thoughts and suggestions please
I only stream and have spent 3 years building my playlist. I have recently been thinking about purchasing my playlist on Qobuz in the event something happens (they go out of business or some major crash) that would lose what I have spent so much time building. Is this a concern for others as well? If I do decide to purchase my list I would need a new streamer with storage capacity. I am looking for suggestions for streamers. I have an N130 node now with Teddy Pardo LPS. I like the BluOS app and am considering a new Node with storage but with all the positive feedback with Innuous and Aurrender I will strongly consider those too. Do their apps compare favorably with the BluOS app? I’d like to stay in the 3-5k cost range. Thank you for your thoughts.
Ron
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My first streamer was the Vault 2i and it's been great but since launch it's gone up $500 and it's getting a little long in the tooth. That machine is now in my second system having been replaced with an Aurender N200. When the Vault dies I'll be replacing it with the Icon. Bluesound gives you a lot for the money. Aurender build quality and support is in another league but that is reflected in the price. |
Your concern about disappearing music on your playlist is justified. Consider artists leaving streaming services (yes, it has happened: see story for instance here https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/some-artists-are-leaving-spotify-again-heres-whats-different-now), a new remix being substituted for your beloved OG version, etc. I only play purchased digital files locally. If you play minor, living-active, artists, there is also the aspect of supporting those artists with your $$$ as opposed to some corporate exec salary. Re local storage, there are packaged options like the nook, aurender etc. or you can go home grown. I use a Mac mini running Roon. Then you *may* be able to feed the local files via USB into your existing streamer. Alternatively, you can also only get a DAC. With computer - DAC route, the advantage is separation of components and independent swapping, the disadvantage is having more components. Typical trade-off situation. I want more flexibility with occasional digitizing vinyl, so need a computer anyway. |
InnuOs has Qobuz Connect now. Using the native application is a much better user experience. No need to use the Innuos Sense app for playback. you will still need to use the sense app if you’re going to listen to podcast or other apps, such as HD tracks and Deezer. |
Thank you everyone for all the great responses. @saugertiesbob I have around a thousand songs as well between a few lists. I contacted Qobuz and they don’t sell entire lists but I can buy each song on the list separately. I will look at the cost per song before deciding on what to do. |
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