No, I’m not looking to download entire songs or to do anything illegal. When I hear about a band, I may want to look for snippets of their songs online so I can figure out whether to buy a CD. However, the encoding of these snippets (on Amazon, for example, but I’ve run into the problem even directly on bands’ own web sites) is generally pretty lousy, which can really change how the song sounds. Do any of you know of any legit sites where I can find higher-quality snippets?
Have you tried Mp3.com?
I’ve listened to a few of the “preview” clips on that site, and I’m not real impressed with them either.