I'm wondering now if the bitrate may even be song specific. I see other threads where people have run bandwidth monitors and figured it to be 192k or 256k, and other threads where they estimate at 96-128.
Further, after more listening, I agree that some songs sound very similar (identical?) to songs I have in my library, while other songs just make me cringe at how bad the compression sounds.
It could be that different songs are compressed at different rates, or that internet usage may affect streaming rate, or any number of other variations. I really wish Apple would release some specs, but as I mentioned before, for casual listening, it's fine.
Further, after more listening, I agree that some songs sound very similar (identical?) to songs I have in my library, while other songs just make me cringe at how bad the compression sounds.
It could be that different songs are compressed at different rates, or that internet usage may affect streaming rate, or any number of other variations. I really wish Apple would release some specs, but as I mentioned before, for casual listening, it's fine.