Internet Radio Questions.....


There seem to be several internet radios.....is/are there internet receivers that can run through your system?

How good/bad is internet radio compared to FM, FM-HD and
Sirius-XM?

The reason for this....is Jazz....nothing local here so I want to access whatever format I can to get some variety. Thanks for any input you can add..
whatjd
I think the best bet would be a Logitech Squeezebox Touch. You can access almost any station worldwide through your system, as well as any internet-only station.

For quality of sound and great straight ahead jazz, I strongly recommend non-commercial public radio station JazzWyoming KUWL 90.1 FM, 256kbps.

Also very good programming, TSF Jazz, Paris, 128kbps.
I will add WBGO 88.3 Newark NJ public broadcast station available online. Known here as "Jazz 88" Metro NYC area
Recommend the Myine. Stand alone tuner, sees your wireless (airport express), plenty of jazz, quality runs from not so good to pretty damn good depending on the source of course. Hundred bucks MSRP, prolly fine it cheaper somewhere.

http://myine.com/ira/
I have two Myine's, with over 10,000 stations. Buy internet radio and never look back. Unfortunately Myine may be in trouble and no longer make the two I have, but when I search Amazon it looks like the Grace for $100 will do everything that my receiver will do. Remember you will need a router from your modem to operate the Myine type receiver.
I'm accessing internet radio through i-tunes - then the usual DAC to integrated amp. Station quality varies but many are very good quality and there is certainly lots of choice. And no need for a separate internet radio unit.