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quality indeed is my main concern too ... I haven't started using any of the cloud services simply because none (that I know) provides lossless music.

• bmaland 12y ago
  WiMP recently launched a lossless streaming service (http://wimpmusic.com/ http://wimpmusic.com/). It's not available in the US though.
  • giulivo 12y ago
    thanks, they seem to be looking for how much people is waiting for the service to be available in other countries ... so I just registered!
  • glomph 12y ago
    Also Qobuz.
• runeks 12y ago
  > quality indeed is my main concern too ... I haven't started using any of the cloud services simply because none (that I know) provides lossless music. Have you tried performing an A/B test to see if you can tell the difference between lossless CD audio and 192 kbit AAC (the format used for 720p video on YouTube)?
  • giulivo 12y ago
    hi, no I haven't A/B tested those but I'm sure the videos sound very good. The hifi equipment is probably far more important than the quality issues of a 192AAC vs the CD. Yet, I think you're looking at it from the wrong perspective, let me give you an argument. Keeping the sound of good quality while lowering the bandwidth is an issue; the 192bit AAC is a great achievement in that regard. Recording and reproducing music with highest quality is another; the CD itself is not entirely lossless in this context. So I just think for a music streaming service it would be nice to not diminish the music quality at the source of reproducing chain.