bouche Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 http://napsterca.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1173/session/L3RpbWUvMTMyMTYyMjc3Ny9zaWQvMkprX3RxSms%3DI had just got a Sonos and one of the driving forces was the ability to stream the napster catalog to the speaker system.I just found out that Napster was bought by Rhapsody and they don't have the rights to deliver to Canada. So Napster is over for now. I'm thinking of returning the speaker for something that's just a great speaker to plug the Airport express into. Not sure what now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 I've been a Napster customer for 2.5 years and this really sucks. It was great to have such a massive library of music at my fingertips. It was worth it just to have instant access to new releases.Anyone know of a legal way to pay for streaming music in Canada? Preferably one that's also compatible with the SONOS music system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobL Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 I use this to stream music. It's free. Probably not as extensive or organized as napster. But it's free. http://groovshark.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The D Funk Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Rdio is better or very similar to napster I have been using it for over a year now it works wonderfully and works on my sonos hi-fi player.10 bucks a month 15 million songs Tuesday's rock!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I use this to stream music. It's free. Probably not as extensive or organized as napster. But it's free. http://groovshark.com/Uh-oh.Grooveshark Will Soon Be DestroyedLooks like I'll be checking out the Rdio free trial once my Napster subscription gets cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 dang!inevitable I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 anybody have a good recommendation for a high quality portable speaker/dock?is Bose sounddock any good? Curious because if the sonos will only be used to play my local library, I could just downgrade to a "dumb" speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The D Funk Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Why not try Rdio bouche??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 will do that right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 first thing I look up and it is not available. i hate when that happens. George Harrison? come on. I own all the records....let me STREAM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The D Funk Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Yes indeed you will find some artists that they definitely do not have, but this is the future of the music industry. I dont think Napster had George either?? For what it does have its worth the 10 dollars a month to have 15 million and counting at your fingertips. Its great to pass around your smartphone or ipad and let guest picks tunes at parties!! Good Fun, Enjoy!! P.S you can still use your SONOS 5 as a portable speaker same as a sound dock. Only the 5 has this feature and you simply have to configure the settings, If you would like to take it to places where you cannot link in to a router. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 you can't plug an iThing into a sonos directly. Though that doesn't matter with the sonos, remote app and airplay. napster was missing lots too including george. george was my test to see if they had a different library available. I could use a bigger sample I'm leaning towards keeping it. Rdio is a start...which Napster actually was. More services will come out and sonos is ready for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The D Funk Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 You can't plug an Ithing into the Sonos 3 but the bigger Sonos 5 you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 You can't plug an Ithing into the Sonos 3 but the bigger Sonos 5 you can. no you can't...not directly. you still need to use an audio cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Just a question, what did napster do? Was it kind of cloud based buy a song and stream it from our server for ever sort of thing?I've been using Roku for a while which just streams my own collection to my stereo and connects to the internet for internet radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 For $9.99 a month you got to stream any song in their library. Rdio looks about the same. I'm gonna check it out once my Napster subscription dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 (edited) Cool, sounds(ed) handy. I guess their marketing wasn't all that great ? Was it all you could handle or pick and choose? Edited November 25, 2011 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Maybe they needed to go on Dragon's Den. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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