2023-08-21 15:03:00
With the prices of music streaming services getting higher and higher, many users have begun to look at alternatives to pay less. While the easiest way to do this is to simply switch to a cheaper platform, there are people who like what they currently use and would rather find another way to spend less. In this case, the best option is to subscribe to the family plan.
Which streaming service has the best family plan?
Best family plan of music streaming services offered. Source: Vitor Valeri
To define which streaming service has the best family plan, it is interesting to take into account several aspects, including variety of music according to your musical taste, intuitive interface, application resources, presence on platforms (cell phone, tablet , TV, desktop, notebook etc.), quality of transmitted tracks, among others. However, usually the first thing we look at is the price. Check below a comparative table of the family plans offered by music streaming services.
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music streaming
Monthly family premium plan
Monthly family Hi-Fi plan
Annual Family Premium Plan
Annual family Hi-Fi plan
Amazon Music Unlimited
BRL 34.90/month Added to Premium No information Added to Premium
Apple Music
BRL 34.90/month Added to Premium No information Added to Premium
Deezer
BRL 34.90/month Added to Premium BRL 206.10 (BRL 17.18/month) Added to Premium
Spotify
BRL 34.90/month Still don’t have BRL 349.00 (BRL 29/month) Still don’t have
Qobuz
None BRL 41.90 None BRL 419.88 (BRL 34.99/month)
Tidal
BRL 25.35/month BRL 50.70 No information BRL 499 (BRL 41.58/month)
YouTube Music (included in Premium)
BRL 41.90/month None None None None
Which music streaming services have Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio?
While there are songs that were converted to Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio, there are tracks that were recorded and mixed using the Dolby Atmos Renderer and the 360 WalkMix Creator, track creation tools of the respective formats. These are technologies aimed at sound systems that do not use multichannel, virtualizing the surround sound, so that it is reproduced through two channels (stereo sound). The goal is to create a simulation of a wide spherical soundstage, where the sounds of instruments and voices will be emitted from specific locations and easily detected through headphones.
music streaming
Dolby Atmos
Sony 360 Reality Audio
Amazon Music Unlimited
Yes yes
Apple Music
Yes yes
Deezer
No no
Spotify
No no
Qobuz
No no
Tidal
Yes yes
YouTube Music
No no
Where is music streaming without interference from the operating system?
A major difficulty of most streaming applications is to offer the feature of transmission without interference from the operating system, the so-called “bit perfect”. As I explained in depth in the article “Lossless music streaming: not all are really lossless”, when using this mechanism, the transmission of the audio file occurs without changes/influences from the operating system of the device responsible for music reproduction. Check below which streaming services offer this capability.
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streaming service
Android
Windows
iOS/iPadOS
macOS
Amazon Music
– None – Bit Perfect (streamer)
– Exclusive Mode
– Sampling rate ok (streamer)
– Volume disabled – None – Unconfirmed
Apple Music
– Bit Perfect (DAPs via P2 ou Bal.)
– Sampling rate ok (DAPs via USB, P2 or Bal.) – None – Bit Perfect
– Sampling rate ok
– Volume disabled – Sampling rate ok (LosslessSwitcher)
Deezer
– None – None – Not confirmed – Not confirmed
Qobuz
– Bit perfect (UAPP)
– Sampling rate ok
– Volume Disabled (UAPP) – Bit Perfect
– Exclusive Mode
– Sampling rate ok
– Volume disabled – Bit Perfect
– Sampling rate ok
– Volume disabled – Bit Perfect
– Sampling rate ok
– volume disabled
Tidal
– Bit Perfect
– Sampling rate ok
– Volume disabled – Bit Perfect
– Exclusive Mode
– Sampling rate ok
– Volume disabled – Bit Perfect
– Sampling rate ok
– Volume disabled – Bit Perfect
– Sampling rate ok
– volume disabled
Conclusion
If you subscribe to the annual family plan, the cheapest streaming service is Deezer (BRL 206.10 for 12 months with up to 6 people). However, considering the benefits and monthly family plan value, Tidal Hi-Fi (BRL 25.35/month for 6 people) offers the best value for money.
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