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I noticed on the latest Meridian PR that they now refer to Napster as well as Rhapsody for down-loading music. Does this mean that we now can go on to Napster as well as Rhapsody.
I personally tried Napster some months ago and failed completely to get subscription to work on C15. I have it done on Rhapsody by using proxy server.
Question then arises is Napster any better quality wise? Because the Rhapsody service is pretty mediocre, but it is cheap!
On the other hand with our poor internet connection if it was high bit rate there would probably be more drop out, as it happens I had a lot of dropout during last weekend. Our internet speed varies as low as 1.5 MbS to 3.25MbS max. FTTP coming at end of this year we hope!
Any views on either question please?
Thanks
Regards Huw
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80 viewings but no opinions yet....
Is it a tough question? certainly intriguing
Regards Huw
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I've never had a problem using my Napster login.
The quality isn't quite up to Spotify's but the integration with Sooloos is perfect, albums can be added to my library and browsed just like any other. For �4.99 a month it's really a no brainier for Sooloos owners to experiment with new music.
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Thanks, I will give it another try, though I am guessing the Library is similar to Rhapsody.
Regards Huw
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For all intent and purposes I belive Napster = Rhapsody these days.
Regards,
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I have connections here and there with Rhapsody. One album will work while another won't... all very inconsistent. That said, its worth the minor issues.
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Agree in principle, I think my drop out issues are due to my lousy bandwidth
Regards
Huw
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I have a premium 100Mbit internet connection (I have measured it up to 95 frequently) and I get radio and album dropouts on Rhapsody (Napster.de login) at all times of day even with that. So I doubt it's a bandwidth issue in my case at least...
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Ludwig, Lucky you on the bandwidth .. oh I wish!
but very bad form for Rhapsody and Napster - no excuses then
Any other similar HH experiences?
Regards huw
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Hi Huw, I've had a Napster account for a few weeks and it seems to work fine for me. They have a trial period so if you find the quality or service is not what you need you can always cancel before the trial expires  I would describe the quality as ok but only listened so far via MS200 and existing passive setup - the DSP's are still in the warehouse waiting for revovation work to be completed...grrr My Internet connection is also pretty good ( virgin media cable 100mb) so that might help I guess. I have spent very little time with the radio and other channels so these might be worse (or better ! ) I can't really comment. Hope it works out ok for you Regards Phil
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