Internet Radio on Audiophile Quality 2 Channel System


How do you guys feel about playing internet radio through your highly invested two channel analog system? You spend all that time and money to get the synergy right and too play internet radio? I'm just curious! 

roddyboy

Radio Paradise delivers the good - FLAC quality streaming with no commercials.  I generally don't stream any "radio" sources for "critical listening", more for background music, but the sound quality of Radio Paradise certainly holds up for "critical listening".

I listen to a nice FM tuner (Magnum Dynalabs etude) all day while working, to a good quality NPR jazz station.  Sound quality is also excellent, but most of the time it is background music.

There are a number of lists of CD quality internet radio stations.  This looks like a good one - CD Quality Internet Radio - High Resolution Audio (hiresaudio.online)

 

I have a Mac MR-80 tuner and also stream audio with a Bryston BDP-3. As with so many things, quality depends on the source. There are great sounding stations on FM (though not like what once was) as well as on the Internet. There are bad examples, too.

I like listening to local internet radio stations using Lumin T2s internet radio app, Tunein.  It helps to break up the monotony of listening to Tidal all day. I have a fully balanced system from the Lumin down to my mono amps, so analog is my only choice, so I was just wondering if anyone with the same like setup listens to internet radio digitally and what their thoughts are, especially if you also experienced listening through analog sound also...

roddyboy

I like listening to local internet radio stations using Lumin T2s ... I have a fully balanced system from the Lumin down to my mono amps, so analog is my only choice, so I was just wondering if anyone with the same like setup listens to internet radio digitally ...

I'm not sure what you mean by "analog is my only choice" but if you're listening to Internet radio, you're listening to digital.