I haven't had a functional TV in my home for over 5 years now. I will sometimes watch shows on my laptop but that's about it.

In place of a TV I have a high res audio transport and speakers that are used for music. Spotify isn't exactly a saint but it would be challenging for them to do what Disney is doing without losing all their customers.

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josh-sematic an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Can attest that Tidal is basically completely satisfying as a Spotify replacement for me. I use a dedicated podcast app and buy any audiobooks I want from Libro.fm Haven’t looked back.

Still continue to slowly build my CD + mp3 collection in case this wonderful era of “cheap subscription for almost all the world’s music ad-free” doesn’t last forever.

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yummypaint 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Try Qobuz. We switched off Spotify over a year ago and it's been better in every way.

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fier 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I try Qobuz out every year but my dumb niche music tastes aren't as available there.I hope they continue to grow because I love the idea of leaving Spotify.

	▲	AlexandrB 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I've given up on all streaming services because none of them offer a model where my money goes to the artists I listen to and not to Taylor Swift and other top-40 nonsense. Switching completely to Plex + PlexAmp + Bandcamp + iTunes purchased music (it's DRM free). It helps that I have ~300 CDs to kick start my library.

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ambicapter 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Deezer is a great alternative.