I would say a full featured lifetime license 
totally agree ! I would like to switch to Tidal and donāt need all the fancy stuff in the āpremiumā plan, only the Tidal connect plugin. I would gladly make a one time payment for the use of it
then itās your lucky day, as long as the licenses are available or the time slot ends.
Thanks for mentioning it but unfortunately, I donāt have FaceBook and as I stated, I donāt need all the options in the āPremiumā planā¦ which would make it too expensive for me.
There arenāt many products where you can just get the bit you want and not buy the rest. Iād like some basic photo processing tools, but not an Adobe suite. Or a mango without the stone. At least with Volumio thereās a whole lot of player for free.
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I understand what the OP means. Iām a Volumio Premium subscriber and, overall, a relatively satisfied user with a couple of Raspberry Pi nodes at home, a NAS, and integration with Qobuz and Spotify. I appreciate how Volumio worksāit has a manageable learning curve that isnāt too steep, but itās not without its flaws, occasionally experiencing the odd hiccup or issue.
Iāve often wondered if switching to small WiiM nodes might be a better option. While I enjoy tinkering with the Raspberry Pis and embrace the DIY approach, there are moments when I question whether a simpler, more cost-effective solution like WiiM would make life easier.
Iām not ready to switch, but what I am saying is that I understand the viewpoint that other solutions are arguably more tempting.
Iām currently enjoying Volumio Premium. Set-up was straightforward and it seems to be working perfectly for what I need.
I donāt know if this is a dead issue or if Iām flogging a dead horse but Iām of similar mind to the OP.
I canāt imagine weād see Tidal Connect in the free version of Volumio as I think Tidal holds Tidal Connect close to their vest and selectively licences it to third-parties. $$
Iām only looking for Tidal Connect functionality for my RPi4. No criticism intended, but the additional cost of āfull-featuredā Volumio doesnāt appeal to me and my Volumio Premium subscription will lapse.
I would love to see a āVolumio Tidal Connectā product either lifetime or subscription.
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These arenāt the droids you were looking for, Iām afraid.
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Well Iāve just swapped Volumio for a Wiim for a friend, a local musician, as they want to stream sound-cloud from their phone and donāt want to pay an open ended subscription to do it. Had there been a choice I would have been happy to make a one off payment to Volumio. To be honest Iāve always been frustrated at Volumioās inability to provide terms I would accept to pay them.
Not sure why you have chosen Soundcloud, which is available as plugin free of charge on the free Volumio version.
Completely missing the point your trying to make?
Occasionally there is an offer for life time licenses, but they are gone fast. So keep checking Facebook.
You can also opt for Volumio hardware, which comes with a full lifetime license. At this moment there is s flash sell ending on 14-Apr-2025 @11:00
Special Weekend Pricing:
Motivo ā 1399 EUR | 1479 USD | 1199 GBP | 2559 AUD
Primo ā 640 EUR | 719 USD | 549 GBP | 1119 AUD
Rivo ā 789 EUR | 879 USD | 679 GBP | 1439 AUD
Available now through Monday at 11 AM CET ā then itās over for good