MP3 Service Reviews

Rhapsody Review

MP3servicereviews — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:00:43 +0000

Rhapsody music download service is our current top pick. Perhaps one of the best reasons to give Rhapsody a shot is the 14-day free trial. We love that a lot.

[ Click here for their 14-day free trial ]

Rhapsody used to be $15 a month, but they’ve changed. After adding more MP3s, they lowered the price to $12.99 monthly.

Rhapsody now works with any music device including iPod—this is a must for us.

We also love how lyrics are included too.

Bottom line, all the updates done to Rhapsody have made this an excellent service.

Rhapsody Review Key Points:

Millions of songs to listen to (big plus here).
Ad-Free digital radio (thank you!)
Playlist sharing (even if your friends aren’t Rhapsody members, you can share playlists).
Windows & Mac compatible (huge benefit).
Works with music devices like iPod (fill em up!)

Rhapsody User Feedback:

What follows are some random comments from Rhapsody users.

Anon Rhapsody User: 10/10 I have had 0 (thats a “zero”) issues with Rhapsody. The streaming is lightning fast, songs that are queued in the playlist will be cached by the time the current song ends, initial download speeds are OUTRAGEOUS.. the list goes on.

Anon Rhapsody User: 9/10 Virtually complete catalog of my favorite artists. Could listen all day long!

Anon Rhapsody User: 9/10 Large library, better audio quality than Napster, plays well with other programs and reasonable monthly fee.

Anon Rhapsody User: 9/10 Lots of great Music, Songs I’ve never even heard before are now my favorite tunes. Very good categorization of Music genres.

Anon Rhapsody User: 8/10 New features, updated UI, support for devices.

Amazon MP3 Download Service Review

MP3servicereviews — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:00:04 +0000

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Amazon’s MP3 Download Service is a great music service. Currently, it’s our 2nd best pick. If you want to know what MP3 music service we like best, click here.

I’m a big fan of Amazon’s MP3 download service for a few reasons.

1. You download actual MP3 files with no DRM (woot!).

2. The cost is cheaper than iTunes’ songs with DRM (double woot!)

3. The quality is outstanding.

[ you can get MP3 music from Amazon + see top-selling music here ]

Overall, Amazon is a solid MP3 music service. Their downloader app works with Mac and Windows. It’s great, because it will download your purchases and add them to your iTunes playlists if you use iTunes for your music collection.

Costs: I’ve bought all sorts of music from Amazon and have never once paid what I consider a high cost. In fact, I’ve found huge discounts on some titles by simply browsing around. While I like the iTunes music service, I always buy at Amazon first.

Amazon MP3 Download Service Review Key Points:

Very nice quality (better than iTunes).
Actual MP3 files, so they play on anything.
No DRM! Do what you want with YOUR music.
Great selection. It’s growing all the time.
Easy as pie download method + automatic addition to iTunes sotware.
Works with Mac and Windows.

Amazon MP3 Download Service User Feedback:

(MP3ServiceReviews.com owner)

I’d give Amazon’s MP3 service a solid 9 / 10.

The only reason it’s not a perfect 10 is because the selection needs to grow some. I’ve been pleased with the growth though. Too bad they don’t offer a Rhapsody-type service.

Check out that link we gave you. Amazon is always offering special deals. No one should be paying full price for their music.

I love the no DRM music and actual MP3 files. It makes using MY music how I want so much easier. Also you should note that the quality of the music files is actually higher than you’d buy on iTunes.

[ you can get MP3 music from Amazon + see top-selling music here ]

eMusic Review

MP3servicereviews — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:11:18 +0000

eMusic is a nice music service. It’s currently a runner up. If you want to know what MP3 music service we like best, click here.

There’s two great reasons to signup to eMusic right now. First, they have a free trial going on (we’ve linked to it below). Second, you get 50 free downloads. Can’t argue with that.

[ you can get the eMusic free trial + 50 free downloads here ]

And nope, there’s no catch. You can signup for the free trial, download 50 free MP3s, cancel the trial and keep em! It even says so right on their Web site.

eMusic’s MP3 download service works with iPod, Zune and any other MP3 player we’ve seen.

Song List: Currently, eMusic has a nice collection of 3.5 million songs.

While eMusic isn’t a 5-star product, it’s pretty decent.

eMusic Review Key Points:

Free trial, so you can see what it’s like first.
50 free music downloads (cancel and keep, a plus).
3.5 million songs.
True MP3 files, so they’ll play on anything out there.
Pricing at about 25 cents per song, which is way cheaper than iTunes.
Good for Windows and Mac users.

eMusic User Feedback:

Even though we’ve given eMusic a 3 of 5 rating (meaning it’s a decent MP3 service), we’ve heard from many users who love it.

Anon eMusic User: 9 / 10 Unmatched indie selection, great writing, higest-quality encoding, referral bonuses, low cost per track, NO DRM!!!

Anon eMusic User: 9/10 One-fourth the price of iTunes, non-leash subscription.

Anon eMusic User: 8 / 10 Overall eMusic is a great music download service. And it will be the best for people who love independent music(like me). I found this site is my best source for download some downtempo, nu-jazz for tuning.

Featured eMusic User Review: 9 / 10 All these people who say emusic has poor selection, IMO, are not the type of consumers who would like this service. Also, there was one review where someone said “it is okay if you like strange music.” Well, if great jazz, blues, folk, classical, alt-country, oldies, and a variety from other independent labels count as strange, count me in!

You can sample music before you download it too, since they do have some covers of major label artists on it. It’s called PREVIEW people! I’ve never downloaded one of these and I’ve never downloaded anything I didn’t like.

Bottom line, if want good music at a fair price, that supports up and coming music, like to explore new types of music (expand beyond the barren top 40 land), and not be locked in indefinitely to i-(insert piece of hardware name here), than this site is for you. If you want top 40 stuff, do yourself a favor and buy the CD and rip it. It is worth the extra couple bucks to not be forever locked into an ipod.

iTunes Review

MP3servicereviews — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:47:57 +0000

iTunes music download service is a runner up. If you want to know what MP3 music service we like best, click here.

iTunes is more than just music downloads. You can get music videos, podcasts (free), TV shows, full-length movies and more.

[ you can get iTunes right here ]

The quality is very good and now there’s add-ons, like Apple TV for streaming content to your TV. If you have a PS3 or Xbox 360, you can also stream the content from your PC or Mac to your TV. I do this all day long.

While not a “pay one fee and get it all” service, iTunes definately has its place. It offers some things not sold elsewhere.

iTunes Review Key Points:

Loads of songs, movies, podcasts and more to download.
Works with Windows and Macs.
The quality is great.
Constantly new content being added.

iTunes User Feedback:

(MP3 Service Reviews owner) If there’s one con, IMHO, it would be that you can’t just take iTunes music downloads and transfer them anywhere as they are in a different format. However, I solved this by using a simple program, which easily put all my iTunes music into MP3 format.

I really didn’t need to do this, but I was bored. My iTunes stuff streams beautifuly, plays on my iPods and sounds great while I’m at the computer.

Having personally purchased probably a thousand songs or so (and other stuff), I can tell you that I’m happy with iTunes.