I had the same issue until I discovered AAC+ streams. I find that even 64kbps AAC+ streams sound way better than 128kbps MP3 streams.
Unfortunately, AAC+ is not natively supported on SC and are not available on the SqueezeNetwork. However using the mplayer plugin you can easily get SC to play these streams. For installation details see the wiki: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/AACplus As I have mentioned before on these forums, my favorite station is Radio Swiss Classic, a 64kbps AACPlus stream. No ads, good sound quality and great programming. I don't even bother with an FM tuner these days. There is a list of 207 AACPlus stations on www.tuner2.com, with all kinds of genres, with the AAC+ bitrate for each station listed. muski -- muski Transporter via XLR->Bryston BP26DA->Bryston 4B SST->Wilson Watt Puppy 7s Transporter via XLR->Headroom Max Balanced Headphone Amp->Balanced AKG701s ------------------------------------------------------------------------ muski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3670 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53611 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
