[ChoColostrum]

I just use Tidal on pc since I don't have to use VPN to install. On mobile phones I have no choice but to use spotify, If I don't have that song on my DAP.

 

[originalsnuffy]

I have both. Sound quality is the same to my ears, apart from some MQA albums, but that‘s the nature of MQA using their own masters, so differences are expected to any other non-MQA version. Apart from that, I like to use Tidal for new music discovery. I usually just use an ‚endless‘ playback mode, so it will continue playing similar music when an album ends, by this I‘m running into new pearls from time to time. On Amazon, I never manage to find new music, so I‘m only listening to albums that I already know.

Amazon has a habit of screwing albums, they sometime would mix live versions into a studio album, or use different versions from different albums in one album... They seem to store tracks, not albums, and their indexing seems not always to work correctly, so as a result you are sometimes presented with an unlistenable ‚frankenstein‘ album consisting of different performances recorded at different volumes

I can't hear any difference between Tidal in HD mode vs. Amazon HD but a friend who is a musician thought Tidal sounded better. For what its worth.

As for the comment on messing with tracks; that is a very real thing. With a bit of hunting I can often find the correct tracks for albums and create a custom playlist. But that is a real issue and one I hope Amazon eventually gets correct.

 

[SeniorBrother]

One thing I hate about desktop Amazon HD is the False negative error messages. Out of nowhere i will get error messages for no reason. Especially when I download music.

One thing i hate about the Mobile App is that I have to restart the app every time I want to go into offline mode or else my sd-card cannot be read.

 

[jambaj0e]

I just got updated on Amazon Music HD to version 7.12.0.2203, which is one more higher than the one that enabled Exclusive Mode. Alas, still no bit-perfect. Anyone has this version? Any idea what's been changed/fixed/added?

 

[cgb3]

One thing I hate about desktop Amazon HD is the False negative error messages. Out of nowhere i will get error messages for no reason. Especially when I download music.

One thing i hate about the Mobile App is that I have to restart the app every time I want to go into offline mode or else my sd-card cannot be read.

I've listened to Amazon HD (desktop) almost nightly since it's inception. I can't recall ever receiving an error message, other than an album no longer being available.

I relate this in hopes you'll be able to find the cause of your problem, whether it's OS or hardware.

 

[disastermouse]

I switched from running both Tidal Premium and Spotify Premium to just using Amazon Music Unlimited HD for a few reasons—it has the best library missing the fewest items and allows me (on desktop) to at least buy CD quality tracks to use with the HD Unlimited, so my playlists aren't missing as much. Another reason is cost. The third is Ultra HD FOR that cost.

But... I'm looking for a DAP that will run it well, and it looks like M12 Pro, M15, and Hiby R6 Pro are the best. I'm also looking for a player that will play all my owned music that's on my Mac in playlists WITH Amazon Music Unlimited HD, as well as any Hi-Fi DSD quality tracks I purchase and download in the future.

Is there a player that lets me have mixed source playlists with a universal EQ? Is there one that supports Tidal or another high-rez streaming service? I'll switch back if I can simply find a player that lets me mix my own local files with hi-rez streaming with a universal EQ.

 

[acs236]

Is there a way to see what is in the Amazon HD and Ultra HD catalog without signing up first?

 

[a-LeXx]

Is there a way to see what is in the Amazon HD and Ultra HD catalog without signing up first?

Nope. But almost everything‘s at least HD. In my collection of around 300 Albums less than 10 are standard, means compressed. Ultra HD is around 5% of my albums...

 

[MRHiFiReviews]

Hey, friends put together a quick video for a new series I launched on my YouTube Favorite Content Fridays, first one is on AmazonMusicHD and some new features they have added and some stuff they are working on! I still use Qobuz and love them!!!! AmazonMusicHD is fun too, I hope you enjoy it!

 

[buonassi]

I'm out - cancelled my amazon HD sub. Clearly they aren't targeting audiophiles (at least informed audiophiles) as their main consumers .

Exclusive mode means nothing to me. If they can't integrate bit perfect into OSX or WIN10 they don't get my $$$.

 

[MRHiFiReviews]

I'm out - cancelled my amazon HD sub. Clearly they aren't targeting audiophiles (at least informed audiophiles) as their main consumers .

Exclusive mode means nothing to me. If they can't integrate bit perfect into OSX or WIN10 they don't get my $$$.

I agree they must add Bit Perfect and Roon integration to be taken seriously by the majority of us in this hobby! I think they are working on both. I love Qobuz for its awesome bit-perfect playback, especially through Audirvana or Roon.

 

[jambaj0e]

I agree they must add Bit Perfect and Roon integration to be taken seriously by the majority of us in this hobby! I think they are working on both. I love Qobuz for its awesome bit-perfect playback, especially through Audirvana or Roon.

The problem is unlike Tidal and Qobuz, they don't have a "face", a person who we can see publicly to be in charge, or would go interview on podcasts, at shows, or on websites/publications. We don't know who's in charge, all we see is an anonymous organization. Heck, they don't even have update release notes, so we don't even know what's been improved on each update release.

 

[exdmd]

Yes, Amazon has no real customer service for Amazon Music HD. Their "exclusive mode" seems to be a bone thrown to all those who were asking for it, but it is not really useful since it is not bit perfect. If you follow the Roon forum there does not seem to be any progress made toward integration. Frankly I doubt they are even working on it. Audiophiles aren't their target audience. I just enjoy Qobuz nowadays.

 

[MRHiFiReviews]

Yes, Amazon has no real customer service for Amazon Music HD. Their "exclusive mode" seems to be a bone thrown to all those who were asking for it, but it is not really useful since it is not bit perfect. If you follow the Roon forum there does not seem to be any progress made toward integration. Frankly I doubt they are even working on it. Audiophiles aren't their target audience. I just enjoy Qobuz nowadays.

They must implement bit perfect playback for sure, I agree.

 

[Dyl2525]

Tidal has still proven to be better sadly although any competition for tidal in my eyes is a good thing