While setting up a new Denon AVR today, I decided to look into the HEOS option as it has support for Internet Radio. When browsing a few online streams from local stations, I was appalled at the quality! Some streams were as low as 48kbps!!! There were some that had a bit higher bitrate, but many were far worse than the standard FM broadcast (heck, AM radio would sound better than the underwater / early-2000s streaming quality some of these streams had).
All the stations are advertising the RadioPlayer Canada or iHeartRadio apps, yet these also access the same streams. Some decent, others horrible, and very few I'd want to listen to in lieu of the standard terrestrial broadcast!
I'm not expecting CD quality sound, but surely things have to be better than this........
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All the stations are advertising the RadioPlayer Canada or iHeartRadio apps, yet these also access the same streams. Some decent, others horrible, and very few I'd want to listen to in lieu of the standard terrestrial broadcast!
I'm not expecting CD quality sound, but surely things have to be better than this........
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