BeoSound 5 Forum

Re: Free music for at monthly fee on BS5

PhilLondon — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:47:59 GMT

sorenfelden:
(even iTunes socalled LossLess is quite compressed and therefore not true lossless).

Let me rectify this common misunderstanding.

The music sold on the iTunes music store, is not sold in a lossless format, it is compressed using a lossy format call AAC.

On iTunes, however, you can rip you own CDs using a lossless format called "Apple lossless". This is a true lossless format. It compresses the file a least 50%, but when uncompressed, it reproduces bit for bit the same file as on your CD. No information was removed. Just like when you compress a file using ZIP, when you uncompress it, you have the same file as the original. Nothing was lost, even though it has been compressed.

Re: Free music for at monthly fee on BS5

KingOfSnake — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:04:29 GMT

I too would be happy to pay a monthy subscription fee. I would think of all the money I would have saved buying a TouchDiva rather than the Beosound 5 and be happy to spend all the cash I had saved.

Re: Free music for at monthly fee on BS5

MikaelB — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:47:30 GMT

sorenfelden:
However, I have sent B&O an email suggestion that they form a partnership with MusicGiants with a view to offering their Full HD/lossless downloads also outside the US.

Maybe I don't understand the terms used - I was not looking for at download service, but a service that streams the music on demand. So you basicly have access to all music, when you want (on-demand). And of course there should be no compromizes in the sound quality.

I just thourght - with such an easy to operate product - why not have access to all music. In stead of beeing limited to you own music collection.

I would indeed pay a monthly fee for such a service.

/MikaelB

Re: Free music for at monthly fee on BS5

sorenfelden — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:38:29 GMT

B&O are very conscious of sound quality so I doubt very much that they would offer a download service any time soon as, currently, all download services (except MusicGiants, only available in the US) only offer downloads in compressed quality (even iTunes socalled LossLess is quite compressed and therefore not true lossless).

However, I have sent B&O an email suggestion that they form a partnership with MusicGiants with a view to offering their Full HD/lossless downloads also outside the US.

Free music for at monthly fee on BS5

MikaelB — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:06:35 GMT

Does anyone know if B&O are considering adding the option to stream (all) music for at monthly fee.

Like here http://www.touchdiva.com/

This would be a great feture which would make me order one right now.

/MikaelB