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Replies posted by Mister_Sterling

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Jaime.
Community Manager
Jaime.Community Manager

Enjoy Deezer on Apple TVNews

Fantastic news. We have Hi-Fi on Apple TV and Google Chromecast now. Can the Deezer team tackle Denon HEOS next?

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Lover
2 months ago
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Dev Team
Fabien RayéDev Team
posted in Android Beta

Android Beta Release Notes 8.0.5.1

Some significant improvements! Thanks!

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Tiny Dancer
3 months ago
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Runaway Baby
Hifiman000Runaway Baby
posted in Other devices

Deezer HiFi for Denon HEOS and Denon / Marantz HEOS built-in devices

When HEOS announced a major app update in December 2023, I thought this was it. I am so glad to see so many Deezer customers have been waiting for years for this. I will reach out to Denon. I find it inexcusable that a DLNA based platform like HEOS doesn’t yet support this. Meanwhile Yamaha MusicCast, a very similar platform, has Deezer Hi-Fi support. Same with BluOS, a superior platform available on Bluesound and NAD amplifiers. 

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Tiny Dancer
3 months ago
Jaime.
Community Manager
Jaime.Community Manager
published in Music, Culture & Games

New logo: Explanations 💜

I think Koto screwed you over, Deezer. They should have designed a ‘D’ or some music-related image for your new logo, like headphones or a speaker (or, I dunno, audio level lights!). When I look at Koto’s very good work for Venmo, Amp, Bolt and Backmarket, I see a design firm that gets it right, project after project. Until they took a stab at Deezer. I am fine with everything but the heart logo. I like the use of purple. I like the curvy, wavy art direction and bright colors. But the heart has to be replaced with something that has a closer relationship with music. The heart belongs as the ‘favorite’ icon. But it has to go as the primary logo.

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awesomemac
Deezer Legend
22 days ago
Jaime.
Community Manager
Jaime.Community Manager
published in Music, Culture & Games

New logo: Explanations 💜

I took a look at Koto Studio, the firm that designed the new logo and color scheme. I like most of what they did. I like the purple favorite hearts. I like what they did for Amazon’s Amp (which is dying), Bolt, Backmarket and even Venmo. What I don’t like, like most commentators here, is having the purple heart be the primary Deezer logo. Hearts are used by hospitals, pharmacies, fitness and dating apps. Deezer had something unique - EQ bars. They should have tried harder to retain that element in the new logo, or pivot to another music-related image like headphones or a speaker. The heart is a mistake. In less than 5 years, it will be dropped. And only a few loyal subscribers will be around to say ‘I told you so.’

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awesomemac
Deezer Legend
22 days ago
Jaime.
Community Manager
Jaime.Community Manager
published in Music, Culture & Games

New logo: Explanations 💜

It really is bad. And rather than adding new things, they took stuff away! You can't see the album release date anymore by swiping the album cover. Instead it just makes the album cover slightly smaller… wtf is even the point?? You can’t easily see how many users like an album. Not crucial for me, but I noticed! We users notice when typefaces switch to BOLD and information gets pushed to hard to find places.

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awesomemac
Deezer Legend
22 days ago
Jaime.
Community Manager
Jaime.Community Manager
published in Music, Culture & Games

New logo: Explanations 💜

I love Deezer. I am loyal. Vive la France. But the purple heart is terrible. I think Deezer has done rebranding in 2014 and 2018. So maybe by 2029 they can restore some order and make the music app look like a good music app. There was no need to ruin it if the last UI just needed some mild modifications. Deezer will look back at this and admit that they paid too much and got too little out of this rebranding. Also, if you want to rebrand, call a New York or Los Angeles studio. What weird Euro company designed that weird purple heart?

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awesomemac
Deezer Legend
22 days ago
Jaime.
Community Manager
Jaime.Community Manager

Live the music with Deezer 💜

What’s the point of this redesign if the app still doesn’t natively support ARM64 processors and is terribly slow on both Mac and Windows on ARM PC? To lag beautifully? And that’s with taking into account that the app is built with some of these multiplatform fatty web frameworks like Electron or ReactNative or somthing, which all now support ARM64. Wouldn’t 64-bit ARM support only benefit fanless laptops like the MacBook Air and some Chromebooks? I won’t call it niche, but I think Deezer won’t fundamentally change the app architecture until it is forced to. 

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Lover
2 months ago
Jaime.
Community Manager
Jaime.Community Manager

Live the music with Deezer 💜

I like most of the UI changes. I am even OK with the tabloid newspaper style typeface for Deezer and Home. But the purple heart. Ugh. It looks like the icon of a dating app.

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Lover
2 months ago
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Tiny Dancer
Skye574Tiny Dancer

Marantz supportReplied by Deezer

Just to let you know that we would love to work with Marantz and we will keep trying to make this happen asap! This still needs to be a priority. Getting Deezer Hi-Fi to more major devices before Spotify finally gets around to FLAC audio support is important.

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Tiny Dancer
1 year ago
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Tiny Dancer
Skye574Tiny Dancer

Marantz supportReplied by Deezer

So can someone answer the simple question if it is possible to stream hi quality lossless audio to the marantz in ANY way?  Bluetooth, Airplay, directly plugging in my computer through HDMI… all the settings say high quality, but heos always just says 320 KBPS.  This nobody can seem to answer a solid question on this and the setup options don’t make this any easier to figure out.   In 2023, there are just two ways: The first method is to connect a Chromecast device (the Chromecast with Google TV streaming device fully supports 44.1kHz audio and can also run the Deezer Android app). The second option is to connect a streaming box to one of the Marantz digital audio inputs. One such device is the WIIM Pro (2021), and another is the new NAD CS1 (2023). I use a Chromecast with Google TV now and will be adding a WIIM Pro to my system in a few months. 

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Tiny Dancer
1 year ago
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Runaway Baby
andresdelnortehRunaway Baby
posted in Features & Feedback

Deezer device support for Wiim mini Airplay 2 streamer desperately needed

Wiim mini and pro now appear to be sorted for Deezer Hi-Fi. But we users can't stress this enough: every day Spotify lossless is in development is a day Deezer should be working to make its Hi-Fi service available on every major streaming device and protocol. Android TV, BluOS, HEOS, MusicCast, WIIM. Of those I list, most are sorted out. HEOS is not yet done. Deezer has a slightly bigger library than Spotify. It has a better shuffle and flow functionality than Tidal. It should be ait more popular than it is among audiophiles. Interfacing and compatibility projects should be a priority.

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Leonídia.Deezer
Community Manager
7 months ago
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Runaway Baby
Hifiman000Runaway Baby
posted in Other devices

Deezer HiFi for Denon HEOS and Denon / Marantz HEOS built-in devices

I just got a Marantz Cinema 70s receiver. I was surprised to see that HEOS doesn’t support Deezer Hi-Fi. Yamaha MusicCast does. Both use what we used to call DLNA. I know that Deezer is only 3% of the streaming market, but Denon and Deezer need to get this over the finish line. Until then, I will use a Chromecast device to get lossless audio to my home receiver.

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Tiny Dancer
3 months ago
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Runaway Baby
DeezrunrRunaway Baby

HiFi compatibility on all devices.Live

Any music streaming company has to keep a lot of balls in the air to make it work for most customers. Deezer has done outstanding work maintaining a library that seems to be the same size as Spotify. But wireless connectivity to devices must always be a focus. I’m thrilled that I can enjoy CD quality through my Yamaha MusicCast devices at home for less dollars per month than Tidal. Deezer should expand to support ALAC for AirPlay devices. Now that might become moot when Apple supports lossless over ALAC. Tidal is bleeding customers. Deezer needs to grow. Giving customers more ways to stream FLAC audio to more devices should be a focus. 

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Tiny Dancer
2 years ago
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