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MP4 AAC+, using Winamp or Windows Media Player (VLC for Mac and Linux), provides extra quality for lower bit rates. We have economy streams for PDAs or mobiles, FM quality for dial-up modems and super quality for broadband.

Radio Jackie Finesse Radio stations process their audio to improve the sound clarity for listeners in cars and noisy work or home environments. If you have large loudspeakers or are in a quiet room you may prefer to hear the full dynamic range of music, as the producer intended. These world firsts, Jackie's Finesse streams, provide exactly that...

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European Broadcasting Union 48 kbit/s Audio Listening Tests, from this White Paper.
Radio Jackie streams MP4 aacPlus at even higher quality, using 64 kbit/s (stereo).

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If your computer has loudspeakers, listening online should be easy. Free players exist for Winamp, Windows Media Player and Real.

Winamp is generally trouble free, Windows Media Player can prove erratic while Real is likely to add unwanted software and icons unless you pay meticulous attention to the install instructions.


If you have the player but the stream fails to start automatically:
right click on the stream > Copy Link Location or Copy Shortcut.
On Winamp Menu > Play > URL > paste the stream > Open.
On Real and Windows Media Player: File > Open or Open URL > paste the stream > OK.

WINAMP AND AAC+
If you have an mp3pro plug-in AAC+ streams will not play. Go to the top left corner Winamp Menu > Options > Preferences > Plug-ins > Input > Select mp3pro > Uninstall plug-in.


It is well worth connecting your computer sound card to a Hi-Fi system with its larger loudspeakers, using a stereo 3.5mm jack to phono lead like this:

phono to 3.5mm jack lead

or alternatively use a normal phono to phono lead, along with a phono to 3.5mm jack adaptor like this:


phono to 3.5mm jack adaptor


The ideal dynamic range (quietest to loudest) depends on the situation, from this Audio Engineering Society Paper.

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