Why is not possible to hook an old ipad/iphone to the Pi's usb and run apple music from there? Will not be lossless then?
nice, but you can control i remotely, I had an old ipod before hooked to an amp and it was remote control app. At least it was many years ago, should be one these days also I guess.
I guess there’s always the Apple Watch too.
I use both. For casual listening I found Spotify interface can’t be beaten. Especially the way apps on different devices are synced. For critical listening I switch to Apple Music.
I have both. The Spotify algorithm remains much better at providing me pieces I like with any music non_western Classical. Spotify has enhanced my passion for new music. I actually await to be often agreeably surprised and pleased by pieces it regularly provides me. Apple's algorithm does not' seem to be there yet.
The beauty of Spotify is, as long as the devices are on the same LAN, any app from browser to phone to tablet can control what is playing. I don't think you can do that with Apple. I tried and when realised that Spotify can do never looked back. Maybe they have improved shared/remote operation, I don't know.
Apple Music lossless has better sound than spotify. You need good loudspeakers like Genelec or such to hear the difference. Its harder to hear any difference with most passive loudspeakers. Me, being an audiophile cant go on paying for Spotify because its a lossy streaming service. This is 2022. MP3 should be free of charge in my opinion. Apple music also has a bigger library of classical music, so no contest.
With Airplay 2 you can take control of streams initiated from other devices. It works well.
Can you access their playlists? In my experience it only offers transport controls: start, skip, pause... or take over control.
No, it just allows for control, not for editing playlists, etc. I almost always play albums, so I didn’t really consider the need to edit playlists.
Whereas with Spotify there is almost no definition of what is playing from which device. In a party situation, the fun it allows is immense. Everyone can edit the playlist or change the track that is playing. Music is not always a serious critical business
That all sounds like fun. Being a musician, I feel the album is still very much the definitive way to deliver and consume music, but that’s my personal bias. Horses for courses as they say!Whereas with Spotify there is almost no definition of what is playing from which device. In a party situation, the fun it allows is immense. Everyone can edit the playlist or change the track that is playing. Music is not always a serious critical business
Besides, I may be 72yo but I do believe that album is dead, long live the song.
Use Shairplay it has Airplay 2
I worked with artists all my life, starting my professional life with all the (still) big names around me and serving them. Now it’s my time to have fun with their music. Don’t misunderstand me I wouldn’t dream of changing the order of Wish You Where Here or Bridge Over Troubled Water but I will keep Cecilia by itself on my party playlistThat all sounds like fun. Being a musician, I feel the album is still very much the definitive way to deliver and consume music, but that’s my personal bias. Horses for courses as they say!
