streaming pandora music

james west · 12-06-2013, 12:02 PM

what are the pros and cons of streaming pandora into my 370z vs, streamin sirius xm through my cell phone into my Z?

kenchan · 12-06-2013, 12:04 PM

i suppose you need your smartphone to stream pandora via bt... xm, it's already hooked up to the car so wont drain your phone's battery.

kenchan · 12-06-2013, 12:06 PM

i think iheartradio is also becoming popular as pandora... (?)

Troyz · 12-06-2013, 12:07 PM

Cons: Sirius XM Requires a monthly fee

kenchan · 12-06-2013, 12:11 PM

^^ true that.

marks370z · 12-06-2013, 02:14 PM

Slacker Radio Plus takes the win for me!

They have free, Plus, and Premium subscription options.

EDIT: Slacker free sub seems to have a considerably lesser amount of commercials vs. Pandora.

Im not a big fan of sirius/xm. Came with my Sequoia, some three month free nonsense, and i use Slacker through my phone 98% of the time.

Hope that helps!

fzgood · 12-06-2013, 02:31 PM

With Pandora you may hit patches of poor reception which will impact your experience.

I use Spotify—allows me to save music on my phone or stream. It also allows me to control my music, which is a big deal to me.

kidkotic2001 · 12-06-2013, 02:59 PM

You cant listen to Shade 45 on Pandora. No Rude Jude and Lord Sear

ElVee · 12-06-2013, 04:27 PM

Depending on what you listen to, Sirius may be a bit limiting. For instance if you listen to only the EDM/BPM stations, you're going to hear plenty of repeated content since they only have 2 (3 if you include chill) stations and one of those stations (BPM) repeats heavily.

If you dig Classical, you likely will not hear repeats and could be quite happy with the 2 Sirius stations.

Update: Do want to add that I love my own music collection and thus have an ipod hooked up to the Z (my cars are the only place/reasons I buy into ipod/apple anything). But I use Sirius as a way to listen to new stuff. I have periods of my life where I just listened to what I had, and subsequently missed swaths of new music. I now try to maintain a balance and make sure I still hear new stuff. I fill the better part of a 160GB ipod, so even still I hear "new" things from my collection on a regular basis.

ElVee · 12-06-2013, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by james west

what are the pros and cons of streaming pandora into my 370z vs, streamin sirius xm through my cell phone into my Z?

Of note, bluetooth compression will never sound as good.

jlo370z · 12-06-2013, 04:45 PM

I use spotify , its a premium (9 bucks month) but it has no commercials and I use it a lot.

spottily better then xm because you can create your own playlists or use the pre made up ones. and its social if you have friends using it you can grab there playlist too

ElVee · 12-06-2013, 05:07 PM

I will have to give Spotify a check. I wanted to, but I don't wish to use Facebook. But I see they no longer require this...

jlo370z · 12-06-2013, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElVee

I will have to give Spotify a check. I wanted to, but I don't wish to use Facebook. But I see they no longer require this...

right, and i heard yesterday that they are talking of having a mobile version free but it will have adds, so it would be more like pandora / i heart radio

ElVee · 12-06-2013, 05:31 PM

If it matters, I actually do actively use TuneIn Radio on my phone. It's free and let's me stream in to some favored stations in good quality.

bigaudiofanat · 12-07-2013, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlo370z

I use spotify , its a premium (9 bucks month) but it has no commercials and I use it a lot.

spottily better then xm because you can create your own playlists or use the pre made up ones. and its social if you have friends using it you can grab there playlist too

I am with you man spotify takes the cake over them all IMO. I have iheart, pandora, and the others downloaded but I always use spotify.

12-06-2013, 12:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
james west Base Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: no where man Posts: 58 Drives: 2013370zcoupemagma r Rep Power: 12	streaming pandora music what are the pros and cons of streaming pandora into my 370z vs, streamin sirius xm through my cell phone into my Z? Last edited by james west; 12-06-2013 at 12:45 PM.

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Troyz Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Austin Posts: 154 Drives: 370Z Touring M6 Rep Power: 12	XM Cons: Sirius XM Requires a monthly fee kenchan and marks370z like this.

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marks370z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: SoCal Age: 32 Posts: 472 Drives: '12 PW NISMO Z34 Rep Power: 13	Slacker Radio Plus takes the win for me! They have free, Plus, and Premium subscription options. EDIT: Slacker free sub seems to have a considerably lesser amount of commercials vs. Pandora. Im not a big fan of sirius/xm. Came with my Sequoia, some three month free nonsense, and i use Slacker through my phone 98% of the time. Hope that helps! __________________ NISMO Last edited by marks370z; 12-06-2013 at 02:19 PM.

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kidkotic2001 Track Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 541 Drives: Like Crazy Rep Power: 15	You cant listen to Shade 45 on Pandora. No Rude Jude and Lord Sear __________________ ThAt WaS a CrAzY nIgHt

12-06-2013, 04:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
ElVee Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 750 Drives: 13 370z 7at t+s grey Rep Power: 16	Depending on what you listen to, Sirius may be a bit limiting. For instance if you listen to only the EDM/BPM stations, you're going to hear plenty of repeated content since they only have 2 (3 if you include chill) stations and one of those stations (BPM) repeats heavily. If you dig Classical, you likely will not hear repeats and could be quite happy with the 2 Sirius stations. Update: Do want to add that I love my own music collection and thus have an ipod hooked up to the Z (my cars are the only place/reasons I buy into ipod/apple anything). But I use Sirius as a way to listen to new stuff. I have periods of my life where I just listened to what I had, and subsequently missed swaths of new music. I now try to maintain a balance and make sure I still hear new stuff. I fill the better part of a 160GB ipod, so even still I hear "new" things from my collection on a regular basis. Last edited by ElVee; 12-06-2013 at 04:31 PM.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i suppose you need your smartphone to stream pandora via bt... xm, it's already hooked up to the car so wont drain your phone's battery.

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i think iheartradio is also becoming popular as pandora... (?)

12-06-2013, 12:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	^^ true that.

12-06-2013, 02:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
fzgood Base Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 136 Drives: '13 370z 6MT TS PW Rep Power: 25	With Pandora you may hit patches of poor reception which will impact your experience. I use Spotify—allows me to save music on my phone or stream. It also allows me to control my music, which is a big deal to me.

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jlo370z Im a Fireball Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ill in noise Posts: 3,370 Drives: 11 370z Red 6spd Rep Power: 43426	I use spotify , its a premium (9 bucks month) but it has no commercials and I use it a lot. spottily better then xm because you can create your own playlists or use the pre made up ones. and its social if you have friends using it you can grab there playlist too fzgood likes this. __________________ ❝The Jlo370Z Build❞ 523HP \| 455 ftb tq \| 11.5 PSI \| 93 Octane *2017 Porsche 991.2 C4!l*

12-06-2013, 05:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
ElVee Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 750 Drives: 13 370z 7at t+s grey Rep Power: 16	I will have to give Spotify a check. I wanted to, but I don't wish to use Facebook. But I see they no longer require this...

12-06-2013, 05:31 PM	#14 (permalink)
ElVee Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 750 Drives: 13 370z 7at t+s grey Rep Power: 16	If it matters, I actually do actively use TuneIn Radio on my phone. It's free and let's me stream in to some favored stations in good quality.

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