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Internet radio stations that sound really good

There are 3 I have found whose sound quality stands out.

Bartok Radio Budapest, classical channel which broadcasts at 256 kbps mp3.

Big Blue Radio, 128 kbps AAC+ laid back classic rock channel. You can get the stream off of Shoutcast.com without having to register with their web site.

Great Radio, 160 kbps mp3. Classic rock that rocks. I can only find them at Shoutcast.com. They sound awfully good for 160 kbps mp3.
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unclejeff
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I live in a metropolitan area with quite a variety of stations but nevertheless I listen to streaming audio quite often. What is really good is that while I live on the West Coast, I can get late-night East Coast Broadcasts much earlier while the local stations are still crowding the show with commercials.
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The greatest classical channel of all is Adagio. It's best stream is 128 kbps Ogg (subscription) but the free 64 kbps AAC+ stream sounds better than most 128 kbps mp3 streams.
cruz123
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There's a great jazz station out of Paris (France, not Texas) called TSF Jazz. I get it through my squeezebox at 128kbs. Sounds great and their programming is excellent.
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mapman
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Found Big Blue Radio using Roku Soundbridge. Very good sound.

CAn't find the other two on Roku though. Do you have the URLs for public access?
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Great Radio is gone.

Bartok Radio - I can no longer find listen links.

Cesky rozhlas D-dur - No home page but you can find a listen link at Icecast.org.

Radio Paradise - Should have mentioned them before. 128 kbps LC-AAC. Self-described as eclectic rock, and it is indeed eclectic. I will forever be in gratitude to this channel for playing Johny Cash's "Personal Jesus."
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