April 2024

CD Quality Internet Radio

08/04/2024

Back in the day, no self-respecting hi-fi enthusiast would have been without an FM tuner to receive quality stereo broadcasts. When internet radio was introduced traditional radio stations were quick to make their broadcasts available although the initial quality was often poor. These days there can hardly be a broadcast radio station of any note in the world that does not have a high quality internet presence opening up an almost unimaginable wealth of news, […]

LinuxRadio.Tools V2301

08/04/2024

LinuxRadio.Tools V2301 was a Dutch internet radio station broadcasting a test CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream on both a secure SSL (https://) and an ‘insecure’ (http://) stream. There was a webplayer on its website together with a music request function. The links do not work and have been kept here for historical interest only. Website: https://linuxradio.tools/ Webplayer: https://linuxradio.tools/ CD Quality Lossless FLAC (SSL): https://linuxradio.tools:2014/flac CD Quality Lossless FLAC: http://linuxradio.tools:1994/flac To find out more about […]

Spotify Audiobooks adds 3 more countries

04/04/2024

Spotify Audiobooks adds 3 more countries – Canada, Ireland and New Zealand – to its growing list of countries that Spotify Premium subscribers can access audiobooks. From the 9th April Spotify Premium users in these markets will have access to up to 15 hours of audiobooks per month, seamlessly integrated alongside music and podcasts, on a single platform through a unified subscription. Spotify’s Premium audiobook catalogue, already available in the US, UK, and Australia, is […]