The Computer Audiophile Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 View full article Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
labjr Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Wow! Some serious competition for Tidal which is pretty much the main source for MQA. If I had to guess, Amazon probably won't use MQA because Amazon has the upper hand in everything they do. However, we'll have to wait and see. Link to comment
ssh Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 The link doesn't work. SSH Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, ssh said: The link doesn't work. try now Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Popular Post Ran Posted September 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2019 Hopefully they will allow 3rd party apps to connect to their new music service. wgscott, Bootzilla, AudioDoctor and 2 others 5 Link to comment
Popular Post kirkmc Posted September 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2019 "High definition." Um, that's CD quality. "Up to 850 kbps." Um, that's just the way the compression works; it doesn't mean that an 850 kbps FLAC sounds better than a 400 kbps FLAC. (And I have lossless files at higher bit rates than that.) Then there's the bogus quality graphic shamelessly ripped off from Qobuz.... I seriously doubt that the people who care about lossless or high-res music are likely to want to use Amazon. lucretius, The Computer Audiophile, wgscott and 1 other 3 1 I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
labjr Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Is Ultra HD a separate tier of service? Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, labjr said: Is Ultra HD a separate tier of service? Seems to be the same as what was previously branded unlimited wgscott 1 Link to comment
Popular Post The Computer Audiophile Posted September 17, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2019 I signed up and the HD service and see wha Amazon calls Ultra HD. More to come ... jabbr, wgscott and miguelito 2 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Popular Post jriver Posted September 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2019 20 minutes ago, labjr said: Wow! Some serious competition for Tidal which is pretty much the main source for MQA. If I had to guess, Amazon probably won't use MQA because Amazon has the upper hand in everything they do. However, we'll have to wait and see. It's more than serious competition, I think. MQA isn't used, according to the report in The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/17/20869526/amazon-music-hd-lossless-flac-tier-spotify-apple wgscott, miguelito and eternaloptimist 1 1 1 Jim Hillegass / JRiver Media Center / jriver.com Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Using BluOS, this abum shows an HR logo, perhaps for high resolution. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
labjr Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, jriver said: It's more than serious competition, I think. MQA isn't used, according to the report in The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/17/20869526/amazon-music-hd-lossless-flac-tier-spotify-apple I was trying not to be too giddy because it was just announced. However everyone knows what happens when Amazon get's into your business. Take a walk around your local mall if you want to see. Link to comment
Popular Post kirkmc Posted September 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2019 I bet this will sound great on an Amazon Echo (and I bet there are people using an Amazon Echo who will subscribe, thinking it will make the music sound better). Doak, lucretius, Superdad and 2 others 3 2 I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
serendipitydawg Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I know it has only just been announced, but is this U.S.A. ONLY? Or will it be available in the UK? " The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge." Daniel.J.Boorstin Link to comment
Popular Post The Computer Audiophile Posted September 17, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2019 The Miles Davis is playing at 24/96 according to my DAC which is receiving input from a BluOS device that supports Amazon Music HD. jabbr, PeterG, Jud and 1 other 1 2 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 minute ago, serendipitydawg said: I know it has only just been announced, but is this U.S.A. ONLY? Or will it be available in the UK? It's UK US Japan and Germany I think. I'm logged in on UK Link to comment
mansr Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, serendipitydawg said: I know it has only just been announced, but is this U.S.A. ONLY? Or will it be available in the UK? I see no sign of it on the Amazon UK site. Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 www.amazon.co.uk/HD/Music Link to comment
kirkmc Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I'm just wondering. Since Amazon has ripped off the Qobuz graphic, is there any chance that they have quietly bought Qobuz? I write about Macs, music, and more at Kirkville. Author of Take Control of macOS Media Apps. Co-host of The Next Track podcast. Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 This affiliate link works for the UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/music/unlimited/hd?tag=audiophile0bc-20 Remove my tag if you don't want to toss us a few pennies :~) Patrick Cleasby 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 minute ago, kirkmc said: I'm just wondering. Since Amazon has ripped off the Qobuz graphic, is there any chance that they have quietly bought Qobuz? No chance Link to comment
mansr Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: This affiliate link works for the UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/music/unlimited/hd?tag=audiophile0bc-20 How did you find it? Link to comment
Popular Post labjr Posted September 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2019 Tidal & MQA offices in panic mode! Matias and MikeyFresh 1 1 Link to comment
Patrick Cleasby Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Qobuz too.. Link to comment
Popular Post mansr Posted September 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2019 There's no way to find it from the amazon.com front page either. Do they not actually want people to use it? lucretius, AudioDoctor, The Computer Audiophile and 1 other 4 Link to comment
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