Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:56 am
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This weekend, dozens of local radio stations are being shutdown to create a new national network. This includes the one we normally listen to nowadays as background in the kitchen and for the daily commutes in the car, which is once again prompting me to look at how I consume music (last reviewed when Simon Mayo left R2).
Despite generally being at the forefront of tech adoption, streaming such as Spotify has never really taken off for me. It's not yet a solution for the car, and I liked radio in the mornings in particular for the news/traffic information/what's happening bit.
I've got over 20,000 tracks in my mp3 collection anyway, so I've not had the need for streaming to access variety, but tend to find I end up listening to a small number of albums and playlists. Particularly in the car, where it's hard to browse and pick a playlist, even with voice activation.
Some of our hifis will play internet radio, but I find the choice and navigation somewhat bewildering - so just tend to use it as a way to listen to stations I know at a better quality.
I feel like I'm missing a trick with streaming, and possibly internet radio. What are others doing nowadays?
Despite generally being at the forefront of tech adoption, streaming such as Spotify has never really taken off for me. It's not yet a solution for the car, and I liked radio in the mornings in particular for the news/traffic information/what's happening bit.
I've got over 20,000 tracks in my mp3 collection anyway, so I've not had the need for streaming to access variety, but tend to find I end up listening to a small number of albums and playlists. Particularly in the car, where it's hard to browse and pick a playlist, even with voice activation.
Some of our hifis will play internet radio, but I find the choice and navigation somewhat bewildering - so just tend to use it as a way to listen to stations I know at a better quality.
I feel like I'm missing a trick with streaming, and possibly internet radio. What are others doing nowadays?
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