[gemNeye]

Amazon is planning to launch a new high-fidelity music streaming service with better-than-CD-quality audio, reports Music Business Worldwide. The new service is expected to cost around $15 a month, and it would sit alongside Amazon’s existing music services. These include Prime Music and Music Unlimited, which currently offer streams at a maximum of 256 Kbps, well below the 1,411 Kbps bitrate of CDs.

Continue reading at link below:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/26/...-hi-fi-tidal-competitor-unlimited-prime-price

 

[The Socialist Nerd]

Impressive but due to politics, I really don't support Amazon so Tidal streaming gets my weight.

 

[alan_g]

yeah got a message about the service earlier today, I don't bother with streaming but im sure some will give them a go

 

[gemNeye]

Just updated the thread title and now here is an updated press release. Highlights from the release are as follows:

$12.99/mo. for Prime members. $14.99/mo. for everyone else.
90 day free trial for a limited time
Will offer lossless streaming and lossless download purchases

Amazon HD trial link

https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/17/amazon-launches-amazon-music-hd-with-lossless-audio-streaming/

 

[Dtuck90]

I can’t seem to get this working on iOS. I’ve upgraded but still getting the same low quality as before

 

[gemNeye]

I can’t seem to get this working on iOS. I’ve upgraded but still getting the same low quality as before

I don't have any iOS devices to test this, but if and when you get this resolved, be sure to post the fix in case anyone else runs into the same issue.

 

[Dtuck90]

I don't have any iOS devices to test this, but if and when you get this resolved, be sure to post the fix in case anyone else runs into the same issue.

I’ve sorted it. Update the app and then sign out and back in and that sorted it

 

[Double C]

This is great news!

 

[Inoculator]

I am excited this is finally launching, but they need to do some serious work on their desktop app if they want to be taken seriously as an audiophile streaming source. Terrible UI and no way to bypass windows mixer.

 

[Marlowe]

I started the 90 day free trial a couple of hours ago. With casual listening, sound is comparable to Tidal. Unfortunately, the Windows app is really a pain to navigate.

 

[Dtuck90]

Sorted out my iOS problems and currently got my iPad Pro connected to my Sony WM1A. My Walkman is showing every tracks as 192 so I think the app upsamples everything. For example when I use my Walkman with NYA my Walkman shows the correct quality for each track

Is there a way to change it to show albums in chronological order rather than popular albums?

 

[sathyam]

Subscribed for the Annual Family HD Plan for $149.99. Its got a 30 day trial.

Will try it out when I get my SP2K later this week.

 

[imackler]

Nice! Just a little over $12/month for HD is fantastic.

 

[Tooros]

Subscribed for the Annual Family HD Plan for $149.99. Its got a 30 day trial.

Will try it out when I get my SP2K later this week.

It’s not here in the UK yet but that seems like a good price. How many users if I may ask?
How does it do the high bitrate stuff? Is it MQA anyone?

 

[Dtuck90]

It’s not here in the UK yet but that seems like a good price. How many users if I may ask?
How does it do the high bitrate stuff? Is it MQA anyone?

It is available in U.K. as it gave me the option for all the different plans earlier. No MQA all FLAC