It all started at http://www.di.fm/ - when after kicking around some 96k MP3 (OK) and 32k WMA (pretty ropey) examples, I decided, without expecting much, to try the 24k AAC+.
Threw them at every program I had, then looked for something else... since I've never liked Winamp, not since the connections with AOL, I went for http://www.foobar2000.org/ .
Nice, "out of the box", it played AAC+, and the 24k AAC+ was certainly comparable to the MP3 - and while I don't NEED to watch my bandwidth to that extent, it goes against the grain to waste it.
So the story so far, I'm now equipped for AAC+, where I wasn't before, so i pump "aacplus stream" into www.google.com and find http://www.tuner2.com/
Interesting, a plugin for WMP, and a fair old list of stations... as I type this, I'm listening to http://www.tuner2.com/tuner/listen.pls?id=303 - http://www.streamingsoundtracks.com/ in 64k AAC+ (also available in 32/64k in MP3plus, OGG vorbis, and WMA-AAC+ formats).
Worth bookmarking, for whenever you need some "muzak" in the background, though it can be a right old mix - started with Star Trek 3, now it's the Smurfs!
Loads of other stuff too, and AAC+ is easy, just add the Foobar2000 player and let it handle "PLS" playlists, or use Winamp.
MP3 is obsolete, like ZIP, the only thing in its favour is ubiquity.
Threw them at every program I had, then looked for something else... since I've never liked Winamp, not since the connections with AOL, I went for http://www.foobar2000.org/ .
Nice, "out of the box", it played AAC+, and the 24k AAC+ was certainly comparable to the MP3 - and while I don't NEED to watch my bandwidth to that extent, it goes against the grain to waste it.
So the story so far, I'm now equipped for AAC+, where I wasn't before, so i pump "aacplus stream" into www.google.com and find http://www.tuner2.com/
Interesting, a plugin for WMP, and a fair old list of stations... as I type this, I'm listening to http://www.tuner2.com/tuner/listen.pls?id=303 - http://www.streamingsoundtracks.com/ in 64k AAC+ (also available in 32/64k in MP3plus, OGG vorbis, and WMA-AAC+ formats).
Worth bookmarking, for whenever you need some "muzak" in the background, though it can be a right old mix - started with Star Trek 3, now it's the Smurfs!
Loads of other stuff too, and AAC+ is easy, just add the Foobar2000 player and let it handle "PLS" playlists, or use Winamp.
MP3 is obsolete, like ZIP, the only thing in its favour is ubiquity.