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Originally Posted by
Ryan1 /forum/post/22030693
Spotify has a relatively minor portion of their catalog encoded to 320kbps. The vast majority of content is at 160kbps and for me it was nowhere near enough.
On the other hand, very few of MOG's catalog is encoded at 256kbps. The vast majority of their content is at 320kbps. That's why I said there is no contest.
This of course may change in the future, as Spotify encodes more of their content to 320kbps.
On mobiles, MOG will stream 320kbps both on WiFi and on 4G (so most new phones and tablets can stream 320kbps on a celular connection, as well on WiFi).
Unfortunately, ALL standalone devices are limited to 128kbps with Pandora, even with paid accounts. That's why I started looking for other options.
Heh, I actually ran a couple of informal tests and the quality difference for the identical album between a 320kbps MOG stream and my lossless rip is close enough for me.
I would not swear in court that I can reliably tell the difference....