
The price of the app (if you decided to purchase it afterward) is $12.99 per month, which is $3 more than Spotify and Apple Music cost.

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There is an Amazon Music HD trial that you can use for 90 days. Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers (Updated) - $5/month.Tidal and Qobuz don’t have this problem, so it seems like a disadvantage of Amazon. In contrast to Qobuz or Tidal, the Amazon desktop version doesn’t allow you to establish a direct USB connection between it and your DAC, so you can’t manage your computer’s audio.Īs for my computer, looks like it locks everything to 24/96, which means that there must be a degree of faffing to make sure it plays audio with the right sample rate.
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It can happen if your DAC and your PC are compatible. Can’t Establish a USB Connection between It and Your DAC If we consider Qobuz to be the best way to find a Hi-Res version of anything, based on Tidal and Qobuz in Roon operation, I can say that Amazon is on the same level. In my opinion, Amazon has a better distribution of Hi-Res material than Tidal. The Largest Collection of Soundtracks in Hi-Res

What truly deserves credit here is the fact that Amazon always tries to bring you back to the store to purchase something. On a 20 meg 4G line, music is played well and without any interruption. Such small features as the search function are sympathetic to the odd typo and clearly mark Hi-Res material, so you can learn some info about the sample rate. The advantage of Amazon Music HD is that it’s well-sorted and easy-to-use on both mobile and desktop devices. It’s not new and greatly resembles the Unlimited app that has existed for quite some time. Great Interface on All DevicesĪmazon HD Music has a nice interface. 24-bit and with a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz.Īmazon Music HD app provides all the tracks in the FLAC format, not in the MQA that Tidal uses. The company also mentions “millions” (read: less than 10 but more than 1 million) of songs that it named “Ultra HD”, i.e. The service uses this term to refer to songs in CD quality (16-bit and 44.1 kHz). Over 50 Million “HD” SoundtracksĪmazon claims that its "High Definition" catalog consists of more than 50 million songs. Thus, it is pleasant that users can download lossless audio for offline listening, for example, via home Wi-Fi.

You need to know that about 50 MB of data is used to play one HD song and about 150 MB - one Ultra HD song, while non-Hi-Res tracks usually weigh no more than 10MB. If you want to conveniently listen to HD music, you need an LTE connection with the speed of 1.5-2 Mbit/s. But can Amazon offer the same quality of service? I will tell you about it in this Amazon Music HD review.
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It is cheaper than competitors and this feature attracts many music lovers.
