Re: [slim] Seeking High Bitrate Music Streaming Service
I think the WAV plugin works only on a PC, but I'm not sure. Here is a thread that talks about the plugin. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80867highlight=mog Here is a Wiki that has lots of info on the plugin. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/WaveInput_plugin -- jeffwdc jeffwdc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38983 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85518 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Seeking High Bitrate Music Streaming Service
I'm pleased to report the WAV PlugIn works great for streaming audio from my PC to my SB receiver. Many thanks to Joe Bryan wrote the original plugin. I've used the MOG music service a lot over the past two weeks. They really do stream at a high bitrate. It sounds like 80% of the tracks are at 320. The rest stream at a lower bitrate, but sound better than any other service. The user interface is the best of the five services I've used. It is easy to find music and save it to favorites or playlists. I have not utilized the MOG automatic music suggestion feature very much yet. So far, it has not done a great job, but I may not be using it properly. For me, the old Yahoo Music (closed Feb 2009) and the current Slacker services provide the best automatic music suggestion. They suggest new tracks based on TRACKS already liked. MOG bases its suggestions on ARTISTS already liked. On the other hand, the MOG user interface helps me discover lots of new music. For a given, artist, album, or track the web page shows: similar tracks, artists, and other users' playlists containing the same music. All tracks can be played on demand with pause, fast forward, repeat, etc. It is like having a mp3 player with nine million tracks. I don't know of any other service that comes close to this. By the way, I have no financial interest in any of these companies. -- jeffwdc jeffwdc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38983 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85518 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Seeking High Bitrate Music Streaming Service
After learning that MOG wasn't supported on SB, I resigned myself to accepting 128K streams. The fidelity isn't great, but at least I could build a personal catalog of music. I listened to Pandora, Slacker, and Last.FM over several months. I settled on Last.FM because they have a large catalog and I like their user interface. But, yesterday Last.FM announced they will begin charging $3 per month for SB and will not increasing the bitrate. I thought, if I have to pay, I might as well get a better bitrate. Goals 1) Internet radio music discovery service that allows songs to be liked or disliked. Creates personal station that gets better as more songs are voted on. 2) Get highest bitrate. 3) Get a large catalog of songs. 4) Allows multiple custom stations per user account (e.g. Jazz station, Lite Rock station, etc.) 5) Would be nice to store a few hundred songs on MP3 player. 6) Not concerned about Smart Phone support. This table from CNet is helpful, but I can't determine how current the information is. http://www.cnet.com/1990-7899_1-6396943-1.html Please see attched jpeg for a comparison table from Details Magazine. At this link, a Rhapsody employee says it streams at only 128K. http://forum.rhapsody.com/rhapsody/topics/streaming_bitrate_question_client_and_com?from_gsfn=true Please see my table attached below the one from Details magazine. It shows only the option for the highest quality stream on a SB. Last.FM is currently free, but will begin charging $3/Month for SB. Spotify is not available in the US. I'm really attracted to MOG's 320K stream, large cataglog, and they have a great user interface. It looks like I'll have to use my laptop as a controller and the SB WAV plugin to stream to the SB player. I got the WAV plugin working last night. +---+ |Filename: Table.JPG| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11335| +---+ -- jeffwdc jeffwdc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38983 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85518 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Seeking High Bitrate Music Streaming Service
Hello All, I have a Squeezbox Duet and have been exploring different Internet Radio and Music Streaming Services (Last.fm, Slacker, Pandora) for many months. I cannot find a service that has Squeezbox support and streams at 256Kb or higher. Heck, I'd even consider 192Kb. In fact, very few services stream greater than 128Kb regardless of Squeezebox support. MOG looks interesting because they stream at 320Kb and they have over 10 million tracks in their catalog for $5 per month. But, MOG doesn't support Squeezebox. Does anyone know a service comparable to MOG and can be played via Squeezebox? I'd be happy to pay a monthly fee to get the high bitrate. Or, does anyone know how to get MOG to play through Squeezebox (without official App support)? For me, music control via the Squeezebox remote control is essential. Thanks. -- jeffwdc jeffwdc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38983 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85518 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Seeking High Bitrate Music Streaming Service
Thanks for all the great suggestions. I'm in the US. Yes I prefer a service that keeps track of the tracks I like and dislike. Spotify looks good, but it's not available in the US. There are some hacks on getting it to work in the US. I haven't tried it yet. Also, the Spotify Squeezebox App isn't available here. Has anyone in the US been able to get this App? In another post on this forum http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80867highlight=mog, a Squeezebox plugin called WAV will take any music playing on a PC and stream it to the Squeezebox. If I can't get a Spotify App, then perhaps I'll use the WAV plugin to access it or MOG. I guess the Squeezebox Controller won't be useful with this scenario. I'll have to use my laptop to vote on tracks, skip, etc. -- jeffwdc jeffwdc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38983 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85518 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
