I feel your pain. I was a big Pandora fan too. If you want the best of both worlds, you would need Roon with one of the better sounding streaming services (Tidal or Qobuz). That’s expensive. Worth it? If you can swing it.
??? Why Don't More Streaming Services Do This ???
I’ve had Pandora + for many many years now..I’ve tried Tidal,Spotify & Qobuz but after having access to the unique Pandora search algorithm those other services seem too difficult to find new music & artists..
With Pandora + I just have to enter 1 single song or artist & an entire world of similar style music & artists opens up..To me,those other services are like owning an huge library of music without the ability to easily explore similar styles or artists...
Yes I will admit the quality of sound from the other services is slightly better,but not enough for me to justify the extra cost on a monthly basis..Why don’t these other services offer a suggestion/search algorithm similar to Pandora in addition to the higher resolution they offer?