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Suggestions for music streaming service? (feddit.nl)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
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I currently have Spotify, mainly because I signed up a while ago and never really bothered to explore alternatives.

I pay โ‚ฌ13 every month these days which I feel is quite a lot. I was already thinking of getting a few friends together and sharing a family plan, which would make it cheaper. But if I'm doing that I might as well take a proper look at my options.

What are some good, hopefully ethical, European alternatives? I know Spotify is from Sweden so good in that regard (?). Deezer is French, but also mostly owned by some American investment firm. If I can believe what I read they pay artist a bit more, which sounds like a good thing, but I don't want my money to mostly go to American investors...

Any advice is highly appreciated!

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[โ€“] 33 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

I'm currently on a trial month of Qobuz and I think it's pretty good. It's from France and it has a similar price to Spotify, but you get actual hi-fi music quality. They also pay the artists better than Spotify. Plus you can also just buy the music as DRM-free downloads and you get a discount for that on the higher subscription tier. The music library is a bit smaller than Spotify, but it still has like 90% of my library, despite my taste not being very mainstream. Works with Android Auto as well.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Thanks, this sounds great!

    Any idea if they care if people not in the same household share a family plan? I know it's a bit cheap but life is expensive :(

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

    It's supposed to be for the same household, but I have no idea whether it's enforced or not.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 1 point 4 months ago

    Yeah I read somewhere Deezer doesn't enforce it for example. I mean I always use a VPN and people of course are often not in their own home and want to list to music. But sharing it with friends in other countries might make it a bit too obvious

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