Ideas: Higher Audio Quality

[pboser]

How about higher audio quality?  Amazon has introduced this feature, and others have been ahead of Pandora as well.  It would be great to have the Genome Project advantage with higher audio quality.  Do others agree?

Moderator Edit: Edited title for clarity

[Trevor1]

When they updated the SiriusXm app one of the improvements advertised was better sound quality. However. SiriusXm will not release exactly what the streaming bitrate is. I was hoping we would know what they improved it to and it would be a sign improvements are coming to the Pandora app. Sadly it feels SiriusXM has almost completely forgotten the Pandora app. They seem to have no clear strategy for it, there have been no significant improvements, no new features but we did get a price increase, so they do that for us. lol 

[artstewart]

Totally agree.  I switched to Apple for their lossless audio quality but really miss the Genome method of matching my taste.  I would switch back in a heartbeat if they matched lossless.

[Captkaos2211]

I think a lot of people feel the same way but it's not going to happen obviously...

[chulohock]

I'm a big fan of 774 Opus variable bitrate that YouTube Music uses for its highest stream rate. Since it's lossy I don't get why Pandora can't transition over to that codec. The only thing that I can conclude is that it's not technically possible on their platform. Of course, if they would just provide an explanation that would be nice.

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[Nurseman1]

Chulohock says:

"Of course, if they would just provide an explanation that would be nice."

Exactly!  A little common courtesy would be appreciated and yet whoever is in charge here has been unable or unwilling to do that. No one is too busy to be nice...🤠

[samsplace]

Totally agree, customer service is dismally.. they will more than likely
eventually go out of business.

[Yellowdog]

I love the user friendless of Pandora, but would love it more if it would provide lossless streaming.

[chulohock]

It would be nice but it seems obvious that it's never going to happen.

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[dora]

Lossless 24/96 on recordings that support it is the norm in 2024 for streaming. But with most playing back at 16/44 or 24/48.

If Pandora offered that, or at least 16/48 or 24/48, but charged less than Apple Music, which has many many more perks, and if Pandora poached off Apple Music and Spotify listeners, they would gain market share.

But Pandora leadership seems stuck in the past.

[jab6string]

They're asleep at the wheel. I really want to go back to loving Pandora, but the lack of development in areas that matter like gapless playback, higher fidelity audio options, and a larger library make me feel otherwise. I wonder if they are looking to sell Pandora or are truly just mismanaging it. Notice, there are no updates posted here or anywhere else about these development areas I mention above.