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This isn't exactly Spotify's fault. There are a lot of good remasters. It depends. Point is, it doesn't let me choose. It arbitrarily selects one version of an

by einr 10y ago

This isn't exactly Spotify's fault. There are a lot of good remasters. It depends. Point is, it doesn't let me choose. It arbitrarily selects one version of an album which is not necessarily the one I want. Great. However if you're already buying from bandcamp, why would you opt for the lossy MP13 versions of those releases? I can't hear the difference :) However, if I were to burn them out to CD-R, which I've done a couple of times, I would use the lossless version. I'm happy that I have the option.

thirdsun 10y ago
> Point is, it doesn't let me choose. It arbitrarily selects one version of an album which is not necessarily the one I want. True. > I can't hear the difference. That's ok. However a lossless version allows you to switch formats in the future, create lossless and lossy copies. Building a library with lossy audio is a choice you might regret at some point.
- einr 10y ago
  That's ok. However a lossless version allows you to switch formats in the future, create lossless and lossy copies. Building a library with lossy audio is a choice you might regret at some point. The vast majority of my library is actual physical CD's, so I'm good there at least :)
  - davidgerard 10y ago
    Get those ripped to FLAC as soon as possible - CD rot is a thing. http://tedium.co/2017/02/02/disc-rot-phenomenon/ http://tedium.co/2017/02/02/disc-rot-phenomenon/
werid 10y ago
> Point is, it doesn't let me choose. It arbitrarily selects one version of an album which is not necessarily the one I want. This is not spotify's fault btw. Some bands have original record and the remastered version available. It is decided by the label/band. Some bands think the original version is flawed, hence why they remastered it. Others might have been forced a remaster on them by label, or simply know that fans value both versions.
- kedean 10y ago
  He acknowledged that this may not be spotify's fault. Where the blame lies is completely orthogonal to whether or not it makes him not want to use the service.

by einr 10y ago

thirdsun 10y ago

> Point is, it doesn't let me choose. It arbitrarily selects one version of an album which is not necessarily the one I want. True. > I can't hear the difference. That's ok. However a lossless version allows you to switch formats in the future, create lossless and lossy copies. Building a library with lossy audio is a choice you might regret at some point.

einr 10y ago
That's ok. However a lossless version allows you to switch formats in the future, create lossless and lossy copies. Building a library with lossy audio is a choice you might regret at some point. The vast majority of my library is actual physical CD's, so I'm good there at least :)
- davidgerard 10y ago
  Get those ripped to FLAC as soon as possible - CD rot is a thing. http://tedium.co/2017/02/02/disc-rot-phenomenon/ http://tedium.co/2017/02/02/disc-rot-phenomenon/

werid 10y ago

> Point is, it doesn't let me choose. It arbitrarily selects one version of an album which is not necessarily the one I want. This is not spotify's fault btw. Some bands have original record and the remastered version available. It is decided by the label/band. Some bands think the original version is flawed, hence why they remastered it. Others might have been forced a remaster on them by label, or simply know that fans value both versions.

kedean 10y ago
He acknowledged that this may not be spotify's fault. Where the blame lies is completely orthogonal to whether or not it makes him not want to use the service.