Yes, the world of internet radio kind of blows my mind too with all the choices. I also just got into it now that I've got some high speed access. I like pandora.com for one because you have some choice as far as song selection. Between internet radio and Sirius , I have more choices than I'll ever have time for

Tru blu, I'm not sure if you mean the sound from the usb isn't quite as good when comparing a disc played on your pc vs. your cd player , or you are referring to streaming and or compressed audio (which doesn't sound as good as a real cd, despite the label "cd quality").