really useful in getting me to think about composers and works outside the "chestnut" category
really useful in getting me to think about composers and works outside the "chestnut" category
Not yet. The new Apple Classical app was anticipated at the developer conference last month but it didn't happen. Now there is speculation that there will be an event in the fall for new audio and music products.Does Apple Music give us to the Primephonic catalog now?
And new iOS around that time too. It's probably part of next iOS update.an event in the fall for new audio and music products.
One other question: when Apply Classical does come along, how does one get the digital stream to one's DAC? All the other services can be accessed using a music server (Bluesound Node, Raspberry Pi, etc.) but Apple plays in its own universe.
I'm not sure if it's any good or would be of interest, but I was just served an advert for Vialma, which is apparently a specialist jazz and classical streaming service (I'd never heard of it, so it may be new). I'll check it out this week-end and try to compare it to the other services I've
Well, I would suggest that unless Vialma has something in its catalogue which is missing from your other service(s) which you *adore*, then Vialma is best left alone for the time being.I'm not sure if it's any good or would be of interest, but I was just served an advert for Vialma, which is apparently a specialist jazz and classical streaming service (I'd never heard of it, so it may be new). I'll check it out this week-end and try to compare it to the other services I've used.
Any update on that?Yes it is in the code.
Apple didn't buy Primephonic to do nothing with it.
It's taken longer than anyone hope but Apple Classical is coming.
What's wrong with Idagio? Why "out of despair"? It's got everything classical HD, the price isn't bad, the search capabilities are much, much better than, say, Amazon, and the music-introduction features are very good. I get Amazon+Idagio and save a lot vs Tidal or Qobuz ...Any update on that?
I am considering idagio, out of despair.
..but..
My subscriptions bills are creeping up.. Insidious and substantial.. without realizing it , you could be paying $200/month! or more...
Peace.
Nothing. I am exploring it, but need to cut down on my subscriptions; there are redundancies/overlaps, I have Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music and now Idagio.. then the movies/shows/series subscriptions with Apple, Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, HBO, etc, there are others I can't recall. plus my sports with NFL, NBA, MLB, plus the Soccer channel plus the ... channel plus the National Geographic channels plus the Curiosity Stream, plus the Formula 1 CHannel, plus the MotoGrand Prix Channel, plus ... plus ... .. It becomes quite substantial after a while, especially when one realizes that one doesn't watch many of these on a regular basis...What's wrong with Idagio? Why "out of despair"? It's got everything classical HD, the price isn't bad, the search capabilities are much, much better than, say, Amazon, and the music-introduction features are very good. I get Amazon+Idagio and save a lot vs Tidal or Qobuz ...
For seveal years I have a prime subscription to Qobuz and I am very content with the offer and the performance. As far as I encounter the classical choice is complete, with the restriction that albums that came out before 2014/2015 (around the commercial start of Qobuz) and did not had a new release are sometimes missing. What I do mis is a enhanced search window, to make a faster and more accurate selection. No Tidal; don't believe in MQA.Idargio is good, has a good search function, is a complete catralog for the most part, and has better classical suggestions and play lists.
I also use Amazon HD instead of Qobuz or Tidal, to save money on non-clasical titles and and thus pay for Idagio, but also to use for classical searches, which may surprise. While you are absolutely correct that Amazon has a lousy search function for classical, the underlying catalog is a lot more complete than it seems at first. Amazon's search responses limit the number of recordings that satisfy the criteria for an individual search. If I search for a more obscure recording and it doesn't come back in the initial search response, I enter new criteria and I usually find what I want. With practice, it doesn't take that much effort.
Maybe I'm just accepting inconvenience in return for saving money for lossless recordings, but between Amazon and Idagio I'm also rarely left out in the cold on classical searches, and I have a huge general-interest catalog as well.
I'd be interested to hear from others how complete the Qobuz classical catalog is; I briefly sampled it once with some semi-rare searches, and it didn't do all that well. But it probably wasn't a complete or fair test.