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Highest rez audio service

So I got a very good highly discerning system and now need music. I really dont want to load all of my cds on a server as i love the ease of sonos in most my home. I know they dont offer high resolution but do any services? Im wanting to use some source into my ps audio pwd/bridge. It just seems a waste to buy cds with so much audio online. Id gladly pay a good amount to have this ability. Thanks in advance.
jamesw20
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mofimadness
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Rhapsody, Pandora and MOG use MP3 codecs. Your Sonos will have no problem with these. I really like MOG, but still would love to be able to get Hi-Rez in a streaming format. MP3 is NOT a hi-rez format, even at 320K.
singleendedsingle
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320k is high enough quality Imo.
mateored
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As a matter of convenience, we listen to Pandora One (the subscription version) a fair amount (my wife loves it, and I like hearing new suggested tracks that I didn't know about or forgot about). Pandora One streams at 192kbs. It clearly does not sound as good as my CDs ripped into lossless format or the hi-res tracks I downloaded from HDtracks.com, but it is surprising how good it does sound, and the convenience and price make it a no-brainer to try.
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