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128kbs is absolutely noticeable drop imo. I can't see any reason for 128kbs service unless you're absolutely starved for data. There is no other advantage.

• ksec 5y ago
  >I can't see any reason for 128kbs A lower price tier? Or even a Freemium model. Considering most of them are already available on Youtube. As strange as this may sound I dont think Streaming is the business model that will save Music industry. And despite the headlines ( whatever MSM likes to print these days ) most artist's real income are from somewhere else.
  • mixmastamyk 5y ago
    128k Opus is quite a bit better, if for some reason that bit rate is crucial.
  • breakfastduck 5y ago
    Streaming definitely wont 'save the industry', it woefully underpays the artists. You're only making that problem even worse by offering a low quality, even lower price model. Frankly I can't imagine there would be many artists particularly happy with having huge swathes of people introduced to their music at 128kbs.
  • breakfastduck 5y ago
    We shouldn't destroy the industry even more just so that some people can get it even cheaper than they can already.