Anyone use any of the new online music services?

[aphex]

And if so, which one?

Was thinking of checking out rhapsody......

 

[mpitts]

Apple iTunes Music Store

 

[DaveSimmons]

Not until they offer FLAC lossless downloads like I rip at home. And cheaper full-album prices.

 

[BatmanNate]

Nope.

 

[aphex]

*

 

[crumpet19]

I use iTunes.
I feel that the quality is pretty good. You won't notice any real loss unless you're playing the music over a truely high fi system and you're listening for the loss. iTunes is very fast, very easy to use, and reasonably priced (considering that apple itself isnt making any real money from the service).

 

[Nebor]

I have Napster Premium... the quality is... lacking. The best there is are the 128kb WMA downloads. These are OK, but compared to a lossless WMA, they just don't stand up.

The radio is only 92kb music.... Anyways, I think you'd be better off buying CDs and ripping them still.

 

[aphex]

Do any of the unlimited services allow you to burn the songs to cd?

 

[aphex]

^

 

[Red Dawn]

Not yet but that's because there aren't any songs that I don't have that I want. I will use it when I have the need.

 

[Danman]

Not yet...

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

No.

 

[Viper GTS]

Nope, I rip & encode all my own music.

By the time I'm done ripping the stuff I'm working on now I'll have 1200+ full CD's ripped & encoded at a minimum 320 VBR MP3, with newer stuff done in AAC.

Viper GTS