Patrick Cleasby Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 As a Marantz owner, if this functions correctly through the existing HEOS support, I can see Roon and Qobuz starting to feel a bit superfluous. lucretius 1 Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 It's gone live BTW... The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Working on details now I've been working on using it! Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 the Neil quote is priceless The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Of note is that go annual and you get 12 months for the price of 10 so it's almost down to old-world 'normal' price. And it works with HEOS! The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 On a Mac use the desktop app, let it control your Mac audio settings, restart it and see the correct colour lights come up on your Mojo (or similar) Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Having trouble (Audio/Midi settings and all that) getting it happy playing 24/192 so far... Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 (You click on the Ultra HD icon at the bottom left to view Bit Depth and SR of the track, the interface, and what it's currently playing at) Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 If you set it to 24-192 (or higher) you lose that icon and everything goes out at that. If you set it to 24-96 it doesn't auto-sense the step up on 24-192 material. Needs more investigation! Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, PAR said: Does that mean that it is just upsampling? Even though it takes control it doesn't seem to switch so just follows what Audio Midi is set at. So yes. This could just be my Mojo issues. Needs a play with a variety of interfaces. Until it gets fixed and tracks what it is supposed to do I would manage this by setting the Audio Midi to what it should be. Another bug is that the Ultra HD playback icon (the resolution detail) can disappear once you start fiddling. to bring it back you reload your music and restart the app. I wish I'd brought my CCK so I could try it with the phone! Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, PAR said: Looks like it has a 90 day free trial period. Rather generous. So far I can't find anything about it on Amazon.co.uk . So is it USA launch only or even just USA only? Anyway it is called Amazon HD and HD according to their own information means 16/44.1. However they seem to also be saying that they are offering Ultra HD which is up to 24/192. That is interested considering some of the rumours that had it limited to 24/48 at one point. If it ever turns up over this side of the pond I will certainly try it. Given the pricing I would suspect a blow to Tidal and Qobuz. And the fact they are doing it without MQA I would guess as an even more serious blow to Mr.Stuart. I'm on UK. You just need to google amazon unlimited HD. It's only 90 if you haven't tried them before else it's 30. Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 www.amazon.co.uk/HD/Music Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 They have Ultra HD playlists for the basic genres. The Jazz is obvious stuff. But I can see my son's new record in 24 bit so... Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 minute ago, PAR said: Does that mean he is a performer or is it the new record that he just bought? He's Kansas Smittys/Judi Jackson/Mark Kavuma's drummer. Check The Banger Factory album. Launching at Jazz Cafe tomorrow. Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I'm listening to Sons of Kemet in 24 bit now so... Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, PAR said: I bow in admiration. Kansas Smitty's are bloody amazing!!! Have you seen them? Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, PAR said: I bow in admiration. Kansas Smitty's are bloody amazing!!! Old School gig Oct 13 at Kansas Smittys. Bokk now. Come down. And come tomorrow! Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 13 minutes ago, PAR said: Thanks Patrick. Between my last post and your response I found it and signed on. However as it only appears to offer pop music from the home page I will cancel shortly. As you are using it right now and have , oh, minutes more experience then me with it do you agree that it is pop only - no jazz, no classical? For me to listen to it properly BTW means getting my music PC out of "storage" and rigging it up my USB connection. Listening to latest Branford right now Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 15 hours ago, PAR said: No, sadly, but I have heard them on Clare Teals' Sunday show though and I did see one member ( clarinet) at last year's Guy Barker's Christmas Show at the RAH. I would love to go but unfortunately not possible for me 😭. Canonbury isn't it? Broadway Market. That's Adrian. He's ace. They all are. Link to comment
Popular Post Patrick Cleasby Posted September 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2019 16 minutes ago, PAR said: Yes, I mentioned this over on AA earlier. Amazon does not use hi-res or high-resolution anywhere. They are calling it HD ( CD resolution) and Ultra HD ( up to 24/192). Those phrases are familiar to the majority of people as they are also used for television resolutions. I actually think that Amazon are clarifying rather than confusing things for the great majority of ordinary people . Of course it strikes at the Hi-Res campaign with its logo etc. However , outside of audiophiles, how many people do you know who have any idea what Hi-Res is all about? Do they care? The Hi-Res logo is intended for hardware The Computer Audiophile and phosphorein 2 Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 46 minutes ago, PAR said: Thanks Patrick. That is, of course, doubly confusing. Imagine that you are in 1983 and all CD players carry the well known CD logo but none of the discs do! Then things would have become doubly confusing were SACD in a similar situation given two silver disc formats that look the same but have different specifications. BTW some vendors certainly use the Hi-Res logo associated with their downloads e.g. Presto Classical. Mind you if I had a pound for every person who asks what SACD is when I mention it then I would have several pounds 😊 Importantly Amazon are not even using the phrase Hi-Res. Oh I know they do. Including Qobuz... Just don't get Mark Waldrep on the subject... The Computer Audiophile 1 Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 This about says it all... Matt Bartlett Sponsor: Chord Electronics Joined: Oct 27, 2017 Location: Maidstone Posts: 646 Likes: 592 vkvedam said: ↑ I second that! @Matt Bartlett Well as I only found out about this new Amazon music service yesterday we will have to take a look and see what information we can get to see whether there is an option for third party apps. Unfortunately at the moment Amazon don't seem to have a developers program like Tidal and Qobuz have. Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 46 minutes ago, PAP said: I have read somewhere that In order for a smaller artist to get on one the streaming sites he or she has to make a publishing deal with one of the big publishers. Sportify and Tidal does not deal with individual independent artists. ( I'll try to find the article and put the link). Not true, I know plenty of young London jazz acts who are on all the services without being signed to a publisher. Own label often too. AmosM 1 Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 The key intermediary now is the digital fulfillment provider (the orchard etc.) Link to comment
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