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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1469570"><p>I believe you are referring to Rhapsody, a service offered by Real (of Realplayer "fame") that is a subscription music service. I have no direct experience with it, but I notice that it is not very popular compared to, say, Spotify or Rdio and have to wonder if there's something about it that makes that so.</p><p></p><p>I believe the "plays through your home stereo" is only true if that stereo (or an add-on device) has Internet access, so you'd need something like a Sonos receiver.</p><p></p><p>As for sound quality: according to Rhapsody, the bitrate is 192 kbps CBR MP3 for streaming to home audio devices; 128kbps AAC when streamed through PC via Rhapsody software; and 64kbps AAC + or 192kbps AAC for streamed or downloaded to Android devices and 64kbps AAC + for iOS ones.</p><p></p><p>Not that I'm soliciting for Spotify (don't use it, have no plans to use it) but here's a comparison article I found: <a href="http://www.gadgetreview.com/2012/03/spotify-vs-rhapsody.html" target="_blank">Spotify vs. Rhapsody (comparison) | GadgetReview</a></p><p></p><p>That should give you a good idea of which service may be right for you. I own too many CDs and have access to way too many free Internet radio stations to pay a subscription fee to a service to "rent" music. But if I did, the fact that Rhapsody has NO ADS is a big selling point with me. YMMV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1469570"] I believe you are referring to Rhapsody, a service offered by Real (of Realplayer "fame") that is a subscription music service. I have no direct experience with it, but I notice that it is not very popular compared to, say, Spotify or Rdio and have to wonder if there's something about it that makes that so. I believe the "plays through your home stereo" is only true if that stereo (or an add-on device) has Internet access, so you'd need something like a Sonos receiver. As for sound quality: according to Rhapsody, the bitrate is 192 kbps CBR MP3 for streaming to home audio devices; 128kbps AAC when streamed through PC via Rhapsody software; and 64kbps AAC + or 192kbps AAC for streamed or downloaded to Android devices and 64kbps AAC + for iOS ones. Not that I'm soliciting for Spotify (don't use it, have no plans to use it) but here's a comparison article I found: [url=http://www.gadgetreview.com/2012/03/spotify-vs-rhapsody.html]Spotify vs. Rhapsody (comparison) | GadgetReview[/url] That should give you a good idea of which service may be right for you. I own too many CDs and have access to way too many free Internet radio stations to pay a subscription fee to a service to "rent" music. But if I did, the fact that Rhapsody has NO ADS is a big selling point with me. YMMV. [/QUOTE]
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