WHICH FORMAT SHOULD I CHOOSE?

It largely depends on what media players you have installed on your computer and your personal preferences.

Winamp [aacPlus]

Streaming CD-quality in stereo that beats Windows Media and MP3. Also a good call if you're trying to skimp on the bandwidth to make sure your company's IT department doesn't notice. You'll need the latest version of Winamp.

Windows Media Player

You'll need Windows Media Player and use the WMA 64k feed.

DIAL-UP USERS, GO AACPLUS

Make sure to grab a copy of Winamp and choose the Winamp [aacPlus] stream links. You will experience fewer drop outs and less buffering.

WHAT IS AACPLUS?

aacPlus is a new audio format that allows for stereo, near CD-quality streaming audio at only 32 kbps. This means that high quality Internet radio has finally become affordable. Offers vastly superior fidelity over MP3, Windows Media, Real Audio and Ogg Vorbis at equivalent low bitrates.

From Coding Technologies' website: MPEG-4 aacPlus is the combination of three MPEG technologies comprising Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), coupled with Coding Technologies' Spectral Band Replication (SBR), and Parametric Stereo (PS) technologies. SBR is a unique bandwidth extension technique which enables audio codecs to deliver the same quality at half the bit rate. PS significantly increases the codec efficiency a second time for low bit rate stereo signals.

SBR and PS are both forward and backward compatible methods to enhance the efficiency of any audio codec. As a result, aacPlus delivers streaming and downloadable 5.1 multichannel audio at 128 kbps, near CD-quality stereo at 32 kbps, excellent quality stereo at 24 kbps, and good quality for mixed content even below 16 kbps mono. This level of efficiency fundamentally enables new applications in the markets of mobile and digital broadcast.

WHAT DO I NEED TO LISTEN TO YOUR AACPLUS STREAMS?

You'll need the latest version of Winamp on Windows and download the Abacast plugin (just follow the instructions when the link is pressed).

For Help with Abacast Enabled Streams visit http://support.abacast.com