If you’ve recently purchased new speakers for your home, you’re likely eager to try them out. Your favorite tunes are guaranteed to sound better when they’re coming from a top-tier audio system. Choosing a convenient streaming service can further amplify your music listening experience, but how do you know which one is right for you?

Resolutions-Sights, Sounds, Simplicity—a home theater installation company in Dayton, OH—can help you choose. Below, their audio experts compare four popular music streaming services: iHeartRadio®, Pandora®, Spotify®, and Amazon Music™ Unlimited.

The 4 Top Music Streaming Services

• Pandora: With Pandora, you have the option of free or paid service. Through the complimentary plan, you only need an email address to create an account. From there, you can build stations based on artists and genres you enjoy. By assessing the artists you’ve selected and songs that you’ve “liked” or “disliked,” the Pandora algorithm will continue to tailor your playlists. Free Pandora users will periodically hear ads while listening and encounter restrictions on the amount of music they can listen to each month. Paid Pandora programs such as Pandora Plus and Pandora Premium allow you to listen without commercials or time limits. Pandora Premium also lets you listen to your customized playlists offline.
• iHeartRadio: In addition to their general streaming service, iHeartRadio offers two paid services. For $4.99 a month, iHeartRadio Plus allows listeners to search, save, skip, or replay songs on their live-streaming radio. For $9.99, you get iHeartRadio All Access, which has all of the features of iHeartRadio Plus and lets you listen to songs on demand.
• Spotify: Spotify is considered by many music aficionados to be one of the greatest modern jukeboxes. Standard Spotify streaming service is similar to Pandora, in that you can create stations based on artists and genres, and receive suggestions of similar music. For $9.99 a month, Spotify Premium allows you to pump your speakers with virtually any song you like, whenever you like. You can download music directly to your device and listen offline, create playlists, and share music with other users. For just $5 more a month, you can share your Spotify Premium account with friends and family.
• Amazon Music Unlimited: Amazon Music Unlimited is available for $7.99 a month or $79 a year for Prime members. With Amazon Music Unlimited, you get almost the same perks as Spotify Premium—including on-demand music, streaming service, downloads, and unlimited skips.

If you have a streaming service you love and want to try it out on new, HD speakers, call (937) 985-4364 to schedule a free consultation for home theater installation. For more information on home theaters and high-quality speakers, visit the Resolutions-Sights, Sounds, Simplicity, Inc. website.