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#Spotify #Qobuz #LosslesAudio
Of course after I finally give in and sign up for Qobuz and settle in and now...

"Audiophiles rejoice! Spotify Lossless is finally here – and it’s a huge step for the streaming service"

Spotify is finally rolling out Lossless audio to Premium users for free – here’s how to find it

"Lossless has landed!"
techradar.com/audio/spotify/au

TechRadar · Audiophiles rejoice! Spotify Lossless is finally here – and it’s a huge step for the streaming serviceBy Rowan Davies

#BSD #FreeBSD #Spotify

Here is something I put together today.

Spotify on FreeBSD Guide
=========================

Requirements
------------
- Spotify Premium account
- Spotify Developer App:
1. Visit developer.spotify.com/dashboard
2. Create a new app (name it anything)
3. Note your Client ID and Client Secret
4. Set Redirect URI to: http://127.0.0.1:8888

Install Dependencies
--------------------
Some packages may be optional, but installing all ensures compatibility:

pkg install rust python cmake clang \
alsa-lib alsa-plugins alsa-seq-server alsa-sndio alsa-utils \
zita-alsa-pcmi

Versions may vary—adjust as needed for your system.

Compile librespot from Source
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git clone github.com/librespot-org/libre
cd librespot
cargo build --no-default-features --features "rustls-tls-native-roots rodio-backend"

Install spotify-qt
-------------------
You can install via ports or build from source:

git clone github.com/kraxarn/spotify-qt.
cd spotify-qt
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make
./spotify-qt

First Run Setup
---------------
1. Launch spotify-qt
2. Enter your Spotify App ID and Secret
3. Go to Settings → Spotify and set the path to your librespot binary
4. Restart spotify-qt
5. Open Menu → Devices and select your spotify-qt instance

Done!
-----
Enjoy Spotify on FreeBSD 🎶

developer.spotify.comspotify-for-developers

"Spotify führt langersehnte »Lossless«-Funktion ein".

Zu spät... der Wechsel zu #Tidal ist gesetzt, da bekommen die Künstler etwa 4 x so viel Einnahmen wie bei #Spotify ... und ist günstiger im Abo (leider ist Spotify bei Podcasts sehr stark, das gilt es anders zu kompensieren).

Chance dem Underdog!

Continued thread

And i gotta say, I'm impressed
It costs less (Spotify increased their price to 17 this year, tidal is like 12)
The Library is a teeny tiny bit smaller (like, very very small artists are probably missing)
But in exchange they have incredible audio quality.
Listening is so much fun now!
#spotify

In other news; i switched to tidal from Spotify
It was bugging me for years now that Spotify pays the artists basically no money. That *should* have been enough for me to switch streaming services, but i was too lazy.
Now with the CEO investing in warfare technology, there is no more excuse to stay