Where can I get high quality media?

MrGlobe

I have more or less exhausted my limited source of quality audio media. I often am reduced to listening to music videos and mp3s.

I am looking for CD quality audio, or at hopefully close.

Any suggestions? Internet radio? I hear alot about lossless audio, and FLAC and whatnot, but I don't have many CDs, and don't really download music. Also, there is no computer in my 2 channel rig

Thanks

Globe

vc69

Jeez man... I have spent a lifetime collecting CD's (and LP's). It is part of my weekly budget... like food.

I guess I don't understand the question...

MrGlobe

Fair enough, it was written quickly between tasks at work.

What I mean to say is, I am purchasing CDs...slowly. I was looking for something like Pandora, but better quality maybe? I know there is the squeezebox, But i'm not sure this satisfies the "quality audio" constraint. I have read that its 129kbps?

mhardy6647

I don't [quite understand the question] either. 33 or 45 rpm stereo 12" vinyl or VHS HiFi Stereo Audio (analog frequency-modulated stereo audio with 100 dB dynamic range) are "high quality media", as is audio tape (let's say half-track stereo 1/4" at 15 ips); all three "CD-quality" or better. Then, there's SACD.

I am guessing the OP wants some sort of streaming or compressed format of digitally-encoded audio... how about DAT or minidisc?

FLAC is good.

LessisNevermore

MrGlobe wrote: »

Fair enough, it was written quickly between tasks at work.

What I mean to say is, I am purchasing CDs...slowly. I was looking for something like Pandora, but better quality maybe? I know there is the squeezebox, But i'm not sure this satisfies the "quality audio" constraint. I have read that its 129kbps?

There's no free lunch, sorry. I'm assuming you meant internet radio over Squeezebox?

One solution is to buy CD's less slowly.:D
Check your local used cd stores. I've found some serious gems at them.

MrGlobe

Haha yes, I was looking for a free lunch. Fair enough, I will have to purchase CDs to fill up my collection. I can use Pandora to figure out what to buy

Thanks

concealer404

Try Imeem as well.... some of the stuff up there is entirely decent quality, and they seem to have everything that i've ever looked for.

mhardy6647

You can borrow copies of CDs from the library...

bigaudiofanatic

You can rip your music in flac or loss less in itunes and use a apple tv to stream your music from your computer. That is what I will be doing.

VC69, I am the same way I have a budget for music each week for something new.

MrGlobe

Well, I never really used the internet on my PS3 because I've got this awesome thing called a computer that lookz @ the interwebz fazter, but over the weekend I was playing around and discovered that pandora streams flawlessly on the PS3. This is awesome, as it is pretty much what I had in mind when making this post.

Sounds good and its super easy

vc69

MrGlobe wrote: »

Well, I never really used the internet on my PS3 because I've got this awesome thing called a computer that lookz @ the interwebz fazter, but over the weekend I was playing around and discovered that pandora streams flawlessly on the PS3. This is awesome, as it is pretty much what I had in mind when making this post.

Sounds good and its super easy

Lucky you. I cannot stand to listen to internet streamed media.

halo71

Internet radio? If you like blues check out this link. http://www.bellyup4blues.com/

concealer404

Imeem is gone, by the way.

MrGlobe

Damn, I didn't even get a chance to check it out! I am not much for going to new websites at work. What was it?

concealer404

Pandora on steroids with higher sound quality and contracts with the 4 major US labels.

Myspace bought them. I'm still not real happy about it.

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92815