Acer laptop 144Mb/s (802.11 b/g/n) connection: excellent.iPhone 150Mb/s (802.11 a/n) connection: excellent.Some facts I learned from the Airport-app on my iPhone: I use the Airport Exreme as router and Airport Express (2011, direct plug-in model) That is, is it 802.11n? Is the Express the only router in your current network? Where is it located in relationship to the Internet modem, (any other router,) and the stereo amplifier? Something I didn't catch is which exact model of the Express do you have? Are you streaming primarily over wireless? Is so, what radio mode is your wireless router using. If you play the same song from iTunes to the Express with headphones is it still distorted? If so, it could mean at least two things: 1) Your Express may be faulty, or 2) The placement of the Express may not be ideal for streaming. so if you are not getting Spotify's upgraded service, iTunes would offer a better solution for sound quality.

On the other hand, iTunes streams at 256 kbps. Note: Requires subscription to their premium service.Īs a classical lover, I would assume that you are getting this higher level of service. 320 kbps for high quality on desktop or extreme quality for mobile devices.160 kbps for standard quality on desktop or high quality for mobile devices.96 kbps for normal quality on mobile devices.and it does so at the following bitrates: As you know, Spotify, uses Ogg Vorbis audio files for streaming.

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