Spotify (Naim documentation)

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I've just done the software update, and disabled Spotify. All my music is on my NAS, and when I get bored with that, I've got iRadio with thousands of channels, some in Hi-Res. why would I pay a monthly subscription? Or, have I missed the point of Spotify?

I would add to that a short explanatory booklet on the Naim "nStream" app use

Us hardened campaigners are ell used to the idiosyncrasies,  but how will a new to Naim streamers learn, what about an all new Naim user,  & not least thinking of Mu-so buyers.  

Its OK to crash around trying this & that & find out the way (as we do) but a 1 or 2 page booklet with more diagrams than words would not go amiss.

The point with Spotify for me is to be able to listen to a specific piece on demand. So, if I read an enthusiastic review in a magazine or newspaper (or on this Forum), I can check it out to see if it appeals. Or if I have a visitor who wants to hear something I don't have, I can still deliver.

For me, it is worth the €10 per month.

One disadvantage is that it is difficult to know the exact provenance of a recording (original, remastered etc.). It may also be difficult to track down a particular classical recording.

Thanks for explaining that. Are you allowed to keep/download the music? There is a thread going at the moment on the quality/bit rate of the music. I had a quick look on their site, but couldn't see any Hi-Res 24/96 stuff. Is there any?

You can download, or "sync", music from Spotify. You can only play it from a Spotify player and only as long as you are a subscriber. The advantage of this is that you can still play music when there is no internet connection.

Spotify do not so far do any hi-res. nothing above 320kb/s in fact.