Ha. That made me chuckle. Over 50? I wish. Over 70 in my case.
Like your over 50s I *am* in a position to consider kit in the award winning categories, but toward the budget end. As an example, I've just got a Sony 4K UHD player. A What HiFi award winner - but in the sub £200 category. Given my sight and hearing aren't what they were - I realise there's little point in spending silly £££'s. But I like to think I've done the best I can, relative to my sight and hearing. It comforts me. Sad, or what
In that theme, I got sick of waiting for Spotify's HD offering, so canc'd it, and switched to Amazon. A) cheaper, as I'm a Prime member), and b) HD. My Yamaha AV amp pre-dates streaming, but I can squirt higher res content into it via a Chromecast Audio connected optically. I'd tried Qobuz, Tidal etc, settled on Spotify - ubiquitous, as you say, but now I'll stick to Amazon HD, to which I can also upload my own stuff.
But it's not a Volvo app - so I'd need to either run it via Android Auto (phone connected) or BT it over. Neither is as simple as the SD card offering from VAG I've been used to in my last 2 cars. They were selectable as just another source direct from the car, and the default display showed the exact same album/folder listing I'd created on my laptop.
Sensus/USB doesn't do that. I can see it's more sophisticated, and Voice choosing (your tip) is way beyond what I'm used to. But the basic display to the left of a doddery old right hander just doesn't work as well for me. It doesn't list my compilation folders, and it doesn't display consistently commercial CDs ripped and tagged in exactly the same way.
So I was stuck - pondering what to do. Even thinking of going over to the Dark Side, with an iPod
But for now - pending a new energy burst and another go with checking tagging - I've got a way. Voice. Thank you.
Enjoy your new headphones. I'd guess your hearing might have taken a pounding over the years - or was studio work "easier on the ear" than on-stage?
Good to chat. And thanks again for the Voice tip. I haven't had the car long, and I've learned it's smarter than I am