One of Spotify’s hidden gems
I’ve been using Spotify for a long time now, even through its constant price hikes and continuing lack of Spotify Hi-Fi, which has been ‘coming soon’ for a while now. The reason why is because I find its interface to be the most user-friendly and it has the most relevant music library to me (video game soundtracks mainly).
Having worked in A/V retail, I’m used to using the best music streaming services, including Spotify, Tidal, and Apple Music to demo hi-fi systems, so I know that Spotify, which is capped at 320kbps as opposed to Tidal’s 1411kbps, is not the best in terms of actual streaming quality. But one thing I have always enjoyed is the very personal aspect of Spotify, which has so many personalized playlists I’ve now lost count.
Spotify, in my opinion, does an excellent job of curating playlists based on factors such as genre, mood, season and so on, and a large majority of these hit their mark. One I discovered recently, and I’m admittedly late to the party, is the Daylist playlist. This playlist bases its music choices on what it believes you generally listen to on a given day and time, say a Monday evening.
