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Old 11-02-2013, 06:30 PM
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Default Itunes Radio a new tuner for your stereo

Now I know this is not a actual tuner but I have been really impressed by the sound quality of the itunes radio music coming from my mac mini music server through the MCD500 coax input using the halide bridge for background music while I read. Don't knock it until your try it

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Old 11-02-2013, 06:43 PM
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found this on the web: "Pandora has licensed only 1 Million songs. Apple has licensed over 20 MILLION songs. Apple has a huge amount of variety available for iTunes Radio.

iTunes Radio also has 280-300 kbps quality songs you can listen to for FREE. Pandora allows you to listen to 64 kbps songs for free for limited amounts of time. And Pandora charges you $40 a year to get 192 kbps quality songs."

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found this on the web: "Pandora has licensed only 1 Million songs. Apple has licensed over 20 MILLION songs. Apple has a huge amount of variety available for iTunes Radio. iTunes Radio also has 280-300 kbps quality songs you can listen to for FREE. Pandora allows you to listen to 64 kbps songs for free for limited amounts of time. And Pandora charges you $40 a year to get 192 kbps quality songs."
I concur that iTunes Radio is THAT good. I'm a iTunes Match subscriber so I get it all ad free.

Both premium versions of MOG & Spotify are equally as good.

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Bill.......I subscribe to the premium MOG service and have been very satisfied with the sound and their library of music. I use Sonos zone players to stream to both of my sound systems.
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Bill.......I subscribe to the premium MOG service and have been very satisfied with the sound and their library of music. I use Sonos zone players to stream to both of my sound systems.
Another MOG fan here, streamed through a number of Squeezebox products and idevices. I tried Pandora and Spotify but found MOG to have the best overall sound quality (most music is 320) and the best classical selection. I haven't tried iTunes Radio yet, I'll have to check it out.
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Another MOG fan here, streamed through a number of Squeezebox products and idevices. I tried Pandora and Spotify but found MOG to have the best overall sound quality (most music is 320) and the best classical selection. I haven't tried iTunes Radio yet, I'll have to check it out.
Antonmb, I suggest that have a friend create a playlist in your Squeezebox, iOS device or Sonos. Have them select the same song(s) from MOG and Spotify. Next, hit Shuffle play and write down which one you think is which. You could get real creative if you had access to your CD Audio files of the same tracks. (by keeping the songs/tracks to one source (Sonos/Squeezebox) you reduce differences in electronics)

Yes, a quasi double blind test, but you can like any service you want be it MOG or something else. Still, this casual experiment just may provide some insight and more knowledge (in audio) through experience.

Note: There was a great disconcertion that Spotify wasn't giving it's 320Kbps Ogg Vorbis (not MP3 or AAC-LC). However, Spotify has released statements, a few years ago, declaring that their library catalog has been updated to 100% 320Kbps Ogg Vorbis to meet customer demands. (For the technical its "q9" quality setting)

Additionally, What is Ogg Vorbis? Ogg Vorbis is a new audio compression format. It is roughly comparable to other formats used to store and play digital music, such as MP3, VQF, AAC, and other digital audio formats. It is different from these other formats because it is completely free, open, and unpatented.

More here Vorbis.com: FAQ

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I am also moving with the times (ie: eschewing analogue radio) and am picking up a Micromega Aria AirDream soon which will enable me to seamlessly connect to my ITunes library & ITunes Radio via my Iphone. I was really surprised by the quality of the sound in my Dealer's showroom, enough to swing me from an Accuphase T-1100 to the MM!

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David- you may save some money by purchasing an AppleTV and use the HDMI to your Oppo's digital in..

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Antonmb, I suggest that have a friend create a playlist in your Squeezebox, iOS device or Sonos. Have them select the same song(s) from MOG and Spotify. Next, hit Shuffle play and write down which one you think is which. You could get real creative if you had access to your CD Audio files of the same tracks. (by keeping the songs/tracks to one source (Sonos/Squeezebox) you reduce differences in electronics) Yes, a quasi double blind test, but you can like any service you want be it MOG or something else. Still, this casual experiment just may provide some insight and more knowledge (in audio) through experience. Note: There was a great disconcertion that Spotify wasn't giving it's 320Kbps Ogg Vorbis (not MP3 or AAC-LC). However, Spotify has released statements, a few years ago, declaring that their library catalog has been updated to 100% 320Kbps Ogg Vorbis to meet customer demands. (For the technical its "q9" quality setting) Additionally, What is Ogg Vorbis? Ogg Vorbis is a new audio compression format. It is roughly comparable to other formats used to store and play digital music, such as MP3, VQF, AAC, and other digital audio formats. It is different from these other formats because it is completely free, open, and unpatented. More here Vorbis.com: FAQ
Thanks for he suggestion. When I last tried Spotify before I switched to MOG a couple of years ago I was only getting 160kbs, maybe I'll have to revisit - although I'm happy with MoG at the moment.
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Does anyone know the bit rate of rdio?
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