Accujazz.com

[richidoo]

I just discovered this cool internet radio station from their paid ad on Google.

http://www.accujazz.com

They have dedicated channels for particular types of jazz. ECM, BlueNote, Bird&Diz, Ellington, Modern, etc. Looks like they have just about every possible jazz category represented. Check it out!

[shep]

Nice find Rich.

[richidoo]

Thanks shep, i hope so. I haven't listened to it much yet, just thru the infernal laptop speakers. They don't say anything about bitrate, resolution, etc.   The guy who owns/runs it is a jazz musician with good programming chops. So it can't be too bad!

[shep]

Me too. My laptop has no resolution and zero bitrate. In fact I would rate it at vintage 1960 transistor radio.
But it's nice just to click on one of their catagories and just let it play softly. Huge selection it would appear.

[Captain Humble]

I'm listening through my office system.
Usher R-0.8 Amp
Usher P-307 Preamp
The sound is very good.

Right now listening to "WOMEN OF JAZZ" Channel.
Can't decide which channel to try next.
What a great way to explore various styles of jazz.
I'm hooked!

Thanks Rich!

[mgalusha]

Nice, just fired up the Groove Jazz channel at work. HiFace SPDIF -> KECES DAC -> Diy tube preamp, Mackie MR5 active monitors and it sounds way better than I expected.

Watching the network usage it looks to send the file and buffer it in memory, so can't really get a good idea of bits/second.

Ah, found it on their site:
(5) We stream at 32 kbps, which makes for a good-sounding Internet radio station but is not quite a quality level that most consumers feel is a substitute for CD ownership.

[mgalusha]

Thanks Rich, this is gonna cost me some serious $$$ as I'm hearing things I will have to buy...

[richidoo]

Great!  Glad you guys are digging it.

Thanks for finding the bitrate Mike. I looked for it, but not diligently. I guess it's more about beat and melody than stoking the audionervosa.    That's always a good thing.