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> I don't know exactly what bit rate they're streaming at, but, it sounds pretty bad on mobile Free Pandora maybe but Spotify doesn't. Spotify's bitrates are p
by driverdan 11y ago
> I don't know exactly what bit rate they're streaming at, but, it sounds pretty bad on mobile
Free Pandora maybe but Spotify doesn't. Spotify's bitrates are pretty good for most content and very good if you have a paid account with high bitrates turned on.
Some content is poorly recorded, mixed, and/or mastered which will sound bad at any bitrate.
- mortenjorck 11y agoIndeed - Spotify premium goes up to 320k (Ogg Vorbis). I don't claim to be an expert, but it certainly sounds great to me on my Yamaha DAC and Sony 7506 monitor headphones.
- SwellJoe 11y agoI checked their site, out of curiosity, because Spotify sounds, um, spotty, to me on mobile. And, it is at 96kpbs on mobile when on "normal" mode, which even for Ogg Vorbis (which does sound better at lower bit rates than mp3) is a bit low. But, I learned there is a higher bit rate mode (160kbps) available, I just need to turn it on, which is cool. It's too bad Spotify isn't as good at predicting my preferences as Pandora.