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internet radio

I am new to computer-based music. I am looking for the best quality in sound from internet radio. For right now I am interested in commercial-free Classical music over the internet. Classical Archives has continuous non-commercial classical music 24/7. They state that their broadcast quality is 128-196 kbps MP3. How does this compare with other stations and are there even better quality sources? The sound is really very good and approaches, but does not equal, CD. I am using Vista on a Toshiba laptop>PS Audio Digital Link III. I am excited at this new way of listening and would appreciate any and all comments and suggestions.
tgrisham
algoods
2 posts
 
Very good stations on Itunes and Pandora. Also check out Rhapsody; a subscription service but the sound quality is excellent.
ludimagis
129 posts
 
I have an AMR CD77 with usb input. The DAC section is exceptional so I have been using free internet radio for some time.

I usually use winamp ( http://www.winamp.com/ )

Here are some good stations and sites that I've found:

minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/cms/streams.shtml

www.wksu.org/listen/
(Classical & NPR with Jim Blumes Folk music on Fri & Sat nites)

www.wclv.com/page.php?pageID=64
(venerable Cleveland, Ohio classical station)

www.avro.nl/web/avro_klassiek/luisterkamer/webradio.aspx (Baroque)

Enjoy!
ludimagis
129 posts
 
This link has 100's of internet classical stations.

http://classicalwebcast.com/onepage.htm
cycles2
204 posts
 
www.shoutcast.com allows you to select from hundreds of internet radio stations. You can filter by genre and bit rate.
tgrisham OP
1,291 posts
 
Thanks to everyone for all the ideas. Sure beats watching TV!
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