musicstar ( MUSICSTAR | MusicStar.de ) review

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+ 10EUR coupon codes from http://www.gutscheine-von-a-z.de/musicstar. a typical full album costs EUR9.99 so you can download 1 full album with the coupon code. not bad!
+ additional 5EUR coupon code emailed to your inbox when it's your birthday, e.g. the next day
+ paid track downloads are either unprotected 192kbps *.WMA or unprotected high quality *.MP3 files (192, 256, or 320); it depends on the album itself. for a particular album you cannot choose, you dont have a choice. none of the tracks is DRM-protected.
+ so-called Streamflat features low quality streams: unprotected *.MP3 files in 96kbps

+ streaming url is

http://www2.musicstar.de/mymusicstar/streamflat_listen.php?id=http%3A%2F%2Fsao.musicstar.de%3A8000%2F24&file=listen.m3u

+ there is a 30 days free trial of the Streamflat but no thanks to the low quality streams it's not worth trying. not all albums can be streamed. only those which can be "Added to Your Playlist".
+ their catalogue comprises ~1 million tracks. tiny database. when you search for a particular album, you wont find it
+ how to download their Streamflat streams.. Ur kiddin me, right? Can you read mo**n? What have i just said about their streams, huh?? f*ck get outta my way!!



VERDICT:
Get the coupon code, download the 1 full album, say thanks, and never go there again! They use your email address for pseudo spam (hundreds of news, newsletters, updates, news, news, newsletters, news, updates) and probably sell your email address to other third-party companies. My advice: Dont use your good email address! music star is one of the worst online music service experience you'll ever go thru