When comparing Radio4000 vs Qobuz, the Slant community recommends Qobuz for most people. In the question“What are the best music streaming services?” Qobuz is ranked 9th while Radio4000 is ranked 18th. The most important reason people chose Qobuz is:
Music streams at 16 bit, 44.4 khz, Flac, CD Quality. Also, high-res is available.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Calm and anonymous
No notifications, social pressure, branding.
Just explore what people around the world really care about.
Pro Listen to selections from around the world
Everyone can create and share their selection of favorites.
Pro Easy media library management
It is possible to use #hashtags to manage your media library.
In the default presentation mode, medias are organized by month, it gives a sweet overview of a radio.
Pro Free (as in tea and speech)
Free for everyone, no advertising, and free software
Pro Fresh alternative to the traditional and old music software
Music crisis, artists not getting payed, major softwares and labels controlling the ecosystem.
With open alternatives it is possible to redefine interactions between artists, content producers, listeners, and everyone who cares about music, creation, culture, knowledge, societies.
Pro Open ecosystem (free software + API)
You can easily export and manipulate your data.
All the website and software are free to copy, study, look at and share.
It makes it possible to build other cool tools, with your music library data.
Pro High quality streaming
Music streams at 16 bit, 44.4 khz, Flac, CD Quality. Also, high-res is available.
Pro High quality (CD+) streams; subscribers gain access to booklet, when available
Metadata, while better than many, still can't compete with physical media. New to N.A. at the time of this review so there are still some gaps in their catalog.
Cons
Con No app
Con Officially available in a limited number of countries
Qobuz is only officially available in 10 countries (which does not include Canada and the US). You can use a VPN in order to pay for the service in an unsupported country. Some users have mentioned success with contacting the country and being added manually (you can read more here).