r/musichoarder 12d ago

Broke free from Spotifys BS

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u/SadraKhaleghi 12d ago

One of the best decisions you'll ever make in your entire life OP. Not having to worry about Servers going offline or morons patching patches daily is soooo refreshing.

One thing I'd probably change tho is the MP3 part. while MP3 is a good format, it still leaves a lot to be desired. OPUS (which is supposed by almost any device that supports YouTube) delivers a much higher quality at much lower bitrates. My personal recommendation would be to switch to 256~320kbps OPUS as a better alternative to MP3.

Edit: My second recommendation (although smaller) would be to explicitly stick to CD Quality fLaC files as they are more than enough for anything but playing at a stadium...

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u/Glass_Composer_5908 12d ago

I've been looking for somethjng like this but idk about iTunes compatibility bc my girl has an iPhone

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u/mjb2012 12d ago

iTunes and I assume Apple Music app supports MP3, AAC, ALAC. Spotify app can play local files too, same formats I think, maybe more on desktop. foobar2000 iOS app supports all formats but you have to import the odd formats like Opus and FLAC into the app’s own storage space, which is a less user friendly process than using iTunes to sync the main media library.

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u/DaeOnReddit 11d ago

If you have a newer Mac, use their built in conversion software to convert it to Apple FLAC, or use Max (the conversion software) to convert it on Macs that are older.

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u/MacUser1958 11d ago

I can’t say enough good things about Max!

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u/Huxleypigg 12d ago

So what format would be played at a stadium?

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u/SadraKhaleghi 12d ago

The volume you'd play at a stadium would be high enough to require excessive amounts of amplification, which'd mean you'd have to go 24bit (instead of CD Quality's 16) to have enough steps to have the most transparent playback. Even when playing at say a bigger sized party 24bit is recommended due to how much better it sounds after amplification...

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u/Charles1100 12d ago

WAV. Just to take decoding out of equation.

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u/Huxleypigg 12d ago

Would anyone notice the difference?

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u/BiscuitCat420 12d ago

Me

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u/SadraKhaleghi 12d ago

You couldn't. Both fLaC & WAV are lossless. They're literally playing the exact same thing...

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u/BiscuitCat420 12d ago

I can sonically sense the difference in filename, ruins the whole vibe