I mentioned a little while back that I was sticking with Spotify because Rdio had poor sound quality compared to Spotify. I got to the point where I was going to cancel Rdio and just couldn't do it. The main reason was that it works perfectly with Bluetooth Audio in my car and Spotify doesn't. Well, Spotify will play music, but it locks the name of the first song that played on the screen. As a result, I have been paying for both services....Spotify for sound quality at home and Rdio for the road. I figured this would be a short lived situation since Rdio announced that they were improving sound quality several months ago. Also, Tidal will be coming to the USA soon with lossless audio streaming and I expect that Apple will be improving Beats.
Today, I got a new download from Rdio on my iOS devices that improved their sound quality:
"Today we’re happy to announce we’ve converted our entire catalog of over 30 million songs to high-quality AAC audio. Listeners around the world now have four sound quality settings to choose from across iOS, Android, and the web. All Rdio users can choose between data-efficient 64 kbps all the way up to 192 kbps. Rdio Unlimited subscribers now also have the option of listening in pristine-quality 320 kbps. Plus individually select your audio settings for a variety of uses, whether you’re using Wi-Fi or cellular streaming or listening to offline downloads.Our commitment to sound quality also deepens today with our partnership with Bob Weir, the legendary founding member of the Grateful Dead and champion of Musicians for Audio Quality Initiative. To celebrate this milestone, we’re releasing an exclusive catalog of Bob Weir tracks recorded at the Tamalpais Research Institute (TRI Studios), his state of the art studio in Marin County, CA. The catalog features Weir as well as musicians like Dave Schools, Sammy Hagar, and many others."
As I have mentioned in another article, Rdio is a fantastic service. I did like some of the Desktop apps for Spotify, but I mainly listen on iOS and those apps are "desktop-only".
"Today we’re happy to announce we’ve converted our entire catalog of over 30 million songs to high-quality AAC audio. Listeners around the world now have four sound quality settings to choose from across iOS, Android, and the web. All Rdio users can choose between data-efficient 64 kbps all the way up to 192 kbps. Rdio Unlimited subscribers now also have the option of listening in pristine-quality 320 kbps. Plus individually select your audio settings for a variety of uses, whether you’re using Wi-Fi or cellular streaming or listening to offline downloads.Our commitment to sound quality also deepens today with our partnership with Bob Weir, the legendary founding member of the Grateful Dead and champion of Musicians for Audio Quality Initiative. To celebrate this milestone, we’re releasing an exclusive catalog of Bob Weir tracks recorded at the Tamalpais Research Institute (TRI Studios), his state of the art studio in Marin County, CA. The catalog features Weir as well as musicians like Dave Schools, Sammy Hagar, and many others."
As I have mentioned in another article, Rdio is a fantastic service. I did like some of the Desktop apps for Spotify, but I mainly listen on iOS and those apps are "desktop-only".
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