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Created | Tier | Playlists | Stations | Thumbs | Music hours | Podcast hours |
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6/19/2013 | PLUS | 5 | 48 | 1119 | 2287 | 0 |
I am a Pandora subscriber since 2013 and moved to Plus in 2017. Recently purchased a Sonos Play 1 (in addition to a pair of KEF LS50 in another room) and have some questions:
1. When streaming Pandora through the Sonos app I don’t have access to all of the musics ancillary information (album/artist info, etc). Is this going to change?
2. When streaming through the Sonos app over WiFi (which in theory connects the Sonos speaker directly to Pandora), what is the streaming bitrate?
3. I can use the Pandora IOS app on my iPhone or iPad to cast to Sonos using Airplay2 over WIfI. My UNDERSTANDING is that Plus members stream to iPhone at a max 64kbps and Premium members can stream at 192kbps, am I correct?
Like many others I’ve flirted with the ALL the competitive music services but remain with Pandora because its ability to discover new music and the flexibility of its stations is Pandora’s trump card for me (more important than maximum bitrate). It is the ONLY service that allows me to have my 10 favorite jazz artists, 10 favorite classical composers, 10 favorite rockabilly performers and 10 favorite French cafe performers all part of the same station for a full days worth of varied music with little or no repetition AND also discover new music at the same time.
BUT the quality issue if frustrating (again, as others here have commented). Pandora really needs to step it up as that is a primary concern for many.........
Thanks in advance!
Moderator Edit: Changing title for clarity
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Hi Tanner -- Thanks for the quick response! Just so I am clear: if I am listening on an iPhone or iPad (w/external speakers, of course!), then even if I am connected to WiFi I am limited to 64k AAC+. Thanks (again).......
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Hi Tanner -- Been a Plus member for (I can't remember how many..........) years. I have 2 specific questions plus vs premium. 1. Do plus and premium members have access to the same library of songs? In other words, is there any difference in the galaxy of songs one of my stations has to suggest when it suggests new songs to me? 2. Both Plus and Premium claim "higher quality audio", is there any difference in the maximum bitrate available with Plus and Premium? If so, what are those bitrates? Thanks!
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