If spotify wants to introduce itself as a high quality service i think it s the worst idea to lower the sound quality.
Does vinyl sound better than spotify reddit.
No but also yes and it is different anyway.
It happens because audio files get compressed to make them small enough to store thousands of them on the phone and to stream online.
After installing spotify i noticed the bad sound quality and had to learn only premium users get normal quality.
But is it better than digital music.
I don t even know what i would get as a premium user.
Dynamics are usually lost because everything on the mix has to be decipherable at every volume level on every platform.
As far as cd s vs digital i have cd.
I just recently tested out amazon music after being a spotify premium member for over 3 years.
Is it just me or is the sound quality better with i m sorry if this is my first post here but it has to be said.
That question depends entirely who you ask.
Level 2 4 points 3 years ago to add because of the audiophile communities preference.
Digital music can sound more dead than vinyl for multiple reasons.
Some say vinyl is a more pleasant listen because of how it makes the music sound takes off highs lows possibly warmer but vinyl definitely has less ability to transfer information than cd.
In which case yes it does sound better than low grade mp3s through tinny laptop speakers.
Spotify isn t about sound quality.
Also though the vinyl and cd you were listening to could have been mastered remastered at different times so there may actually be a difference in the cd.
Let s dig into how vinyl works how it compares to streaming services.
Most of the music is broadcast in some lossy format where details are missed and the overall quality is reduced.
Vinyl sounds better than mp3s ever could.
Digital music or more specifically the mp3 file is compressed to be extremely loud.
If you ask me it s just like trying.
The analog format stokes the passions of many music lovers and it s an enjoyable experience.
Digital playback has no deviation in playback speed whereas any analog medium suffers from numerous such artifacts mainly classified into wow slow variations in speed pitch and flutter faster variations.
If you want convenient where you can have your music anywhere go pro on spotify since free accounts are stuck with lower quality streaming.