Re: [slim] Napster streaming bitrate
Mnyb;408214 Wrote: Are you serious 32kbps :-) Wov, have folks been pleading fo ages to logitech to implement a music service thats streams in 32kbps ROLF . And they expect money for this service. It is completely impossible to enjoy any kind of music at that bit rate. Napster UK claim that they stream 128kbps ? thats more like it, this ok for radio I can't check napster is not yet possible where i live. It's definitely 128kbps in the UK. It sounds ok, not brilliant, but about what you would expect. 32kbps I would imagine sounds pretty poor... -- jeebers www.last.fm/user/gbennett115 jeebers's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10290 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Napster streaming bitrate
I'm sure that 32kbps only applies to the Flash-based player. You can check the bitrate from your SB while playing a track from Napster. -- simbo *bedroom:* squeezebox 3 = audioengine a2 *study:* squeezebox receiver = marantz pm6002 = grado sr80 *lounge:* softsqueeze = mce 2005 = yamaha dsp-ax620 = mordaunt-short premiere *anywhere:* squeezebox controller 'last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/buggle52) simbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Napster streaming bitrate
Ah, I was poking around with the controller but did not see the ability to do that. Just looking now and it says the current song is 128kbps CBR WMA. Hmm... Ya the sound was immediately muddy. I think they stream WMA here so 32kbps WMA is better than 32kbps with mp3, but still. Anything with any bass or noise (I tend towards metal and industrial) sounds like poo. Napster got back to me and said they do 'up to 128kbps depending on the internet connection'. I will do more testing -- BrockStone BrockStone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16497 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Napster streaming bitrate
It is 128k WMA, not 32k. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Napster streaming bitrate
BrockStone;408571 Wrote: Ah, I was poking around with the controller but did not see the ability to do that. Just looking now and it says the current song is 128kbps CBR WMA. Hmm... Ya the sound was immediately muddy. I think they stream WMA here so 32kbps WMA is better than 32kbps with mp3, but still. Anything with any bass or noise (I tend towards metal and industrial) sounds like poo. Napster got back to me and said they do 'up to 128kbps depending on the internet connection'. I will do more testing If you are speaking with Napster, ask them if the do something with the sound ? It's not only about bitrate. Radio stations including web radio is often enthusiastic contenders in the loudness race. Maybe Napster is running you music trough some kind of optimod multiband compressor or something similarly vile -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Napster streaming bitrate
Hi there, I am VERY excited to see we can finally get a streaming music solution similar to Rhapsody in Canada (come on Rhapsody, poor). I fired up Napster tonightand was greeted with muted sounded boomy music. I've googled around and poked on Napster's site but I can't find where they say what bitrate they stream at. All I can find is this...which sort of makes sense from how horrible the streaming sounds: Music - Napster offers a collection of over 4 million songs to download. They are formatted as Windows Media Audio (WMA) files. This adds compression and higher sound quality at lower bit rates compared to MP3 files. Napster music downloads consist of 192 kbps bit rate while the streaming rate is 32 kbps. Just my luck...we finally get streaming in Canada, and it is quite possibly unusable...I find 32kbps unconfortable for voice never mind music :( Anyone have any more information on this? -- BrockStone BrockStone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16497 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Napster streaming bitrate
Are you serious 32kbps :-) Wov, have folks been pleading fo ages to logitech to implement a music service thats streams in 32kbps ROLF . And they expect money for this service. It is completely impossible to enjoy any kind of music at that bit rate. Napster UK claim that they stream 128kbps ? thats more like it, this ok for radio I can't check napster is not yet possible where i live. -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
