Soundsbox is not your typical mp3 site. It uses a great deal of Flash to enhance the visual presentation and features of the website. Like other major online music retailers, Soundsbox give you an attractive user interface that allows users to accurately search the music of their choice. Soundsbox also lists popular tracks daily and weekly.

Soundsbox does something different when it comes to purchasing music. You are required to pay a minimum deposit of $20 with added bonuses of up to 45% if you fund your account with $100. This is a huge economical benefit for the buyer because they are essentially getting $45 worth of music free – can iTunes do that? Oh yeah, songs are only $0.14 each. Yes, I need to say that again FOURTEEN CENTS for 192 and 360 kbps bitrate quality.

Although the catalog is not very dynamic, Soundsbox does hold most mainstream music that internet purchasers would be looking to make. Overall, Sondsbox is a reliable, safe and cheap alternative to Amazon and iTunes.