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I only used web based Spotify https://play.spotify.com/ https://play.spotify.com/ You can block all ads with uBlock Origin too. I can't find a reason to downl

I only used web based Spotify https://play.spotify.com/ https://play.spotify.com/ You can block all ads with uBlock Origin too. I can't find a reason to download the application now.

toomanybeersies 10y ago
Well the application doesn't require flash.
- ar15saveslives 10y ago
  I'd better Flash than new SSD.
  - nacs 10y ago
    With Adobe Flash installed it's only a matter of time before a new plugin exploit allows your SSD to be reformatted/flashed.
    - angry-hacker 10y ago
      Click to activate solves this problem fairly well.
- technojunkie 10y ago
  Chrome and Edge have Flash built in. Problem solved.
ukyrgf 10y ago
A good reason would be if you have a Premium account and want to listen to something better than 128kbps MP3s.
- technojunkie 10y ago
  I am also an audiophile but I would wager that most regular people could not tell the difference anyway.
  - lucb1e 10y ago
    I'd wager those self-proclaimed audiophiles can't either, or maybe just. My dad is one of those and it's all imagination. Give him a song he doesn't know yet and he can't tell whether you're playing the flac or 192k mp3 version. 128k seems audible if you're looking for it on good hardware.
    - imtringued 10y ago
      Flac is used for storing music and then encoding to a format that is more suitable for playback.
    - anotheryou 10y ago
      Well a well mixed record does way more good than lossless vs. 192k, but I definitely hear it. It depends a lot on the record, but on a gorillaz track ("feel good inc") I could hear it very well. Ironically the tracks quality on spotify is quite bad, because the label provided crap to them. edit: reply from the support was: ~320 kbps (only available to Premium subscribers) [...] Also, we only make the music available in whatever form it’s given to us by the artists or labels. edit: good abx test for spotify standard quality: http://abx.digitalfeed.net/spotify.html http://abx.digitalfeed.net/spotify.html
      - lucb1e 10y ago
        > ~320 kbps (only available to Premium subscribers) Yeah if it were up to me they should get rid of the free tier altogether. It's basically people living off the back of paid users, which I am one of, and not wanting to compensate artists. They might as well be using the pirate bay.
        anotheryou 10y ago

I only used web based Spotify https://play.spotify.com/ https://play.spotify.com/ You can block all ads with uBlock Origin too. I can't find a reason to download the application now.

toomanybeersies 10y ago

Well the application doesn't require flash.

ar15saveslives 10y ago
I'd better Flash than new SSD.
- nacs 10y ago
  With Adobe Flash installed it's only a matter of time before a new plugin exploit allows your SSD to be reformatted/flashed.
  - angry-hacker 10y ago
    Click to activate solves this problem fairly well.
technojunkie 10y ago
Chrome and Edge have Flash built in. Problem solved.

ukyrgf 10y ago

A good reason would be if you have a Premium account and want to listen to something better than 128kbps MP3s.

technojunkie 10y ago
I am also an audiophile but I would wager that most regular people could not tell the difference anyway.
- lucb1e 10y ago
  I'd wager those self-proclaimed audiophiles can't either, or maybe just. My dad is one of those and it's all imagination. Give him a song he doesn't know yet and he can't tell whether you're playing the flac or 192k mp3 version. 128k seems audible if you're looking for it on good hardware.
  - imtringued 10y ago
    Flac is used for storing music and then encoding to a format that is more suitable for playback.
  - anotheryou 10y ago
    Well a well mixed record does way more good than lossless vs. 192k, but I definitely hear it. It depends a lot on the record, but on a gorillaz track ("feel good inc") I could hear it very well. Ironically the tracks quality on spotify is quite bad, because the label provided crap to them. edit: reply from the support was: ~320 kbps (only available to Premium subscribers) [...] Also, we only make the music available in whatever form it’s given to us by the artists or labels. edit: good abx test for spotify standard quality: http://abx.digitalfeed.net/spotify.html http://abx.digitalfeed.net/spotify.html
    - lucb1e 10y ago
      > ~320 kbps (only available to Premium subscribers) Yeah if it were up to me they should get rid of the free tier altogether. It's basically people living off the back of paid users, which I am one of, and not wanting to compensate artists. They might as well be using the pirate bay.
      - anotheryou 10y ago