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They charged you for the standard definition because you'd already used your free trial. They gave you a free HD trial. I don't now of any service that gives several free trials. 

 

correct, i get that now. they counted my former Amazon music unlimited as a free trial.

 

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Based on my DACs that indicate sample rate and bit depth, Amazon is delivering the same native HD content as Qobuz. 

 

That means nothing, I can resample 160K MP3 files to 24/192 and it will show on your DACs as 24/192, so unless you look at the spectrum you can't rely on what the DAC is telling you

 

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The MP3 files mentioned elsewhere in this thread are an entirely different type of download, purchased from a different part of the Amazon Music service, for permanent ownership, and playable with other apps. Amazon really should make this distinction more clear.


which goes to the heart of my problem with this Amazon service. Even if not intentional, the confusion surrounding it leads one to believe either they have no idea what they are doing, or they are purposely being vague in an attempt to deceive. It would be very simple for them to reveal the provenance of the files and to clarify what they mean by "HD downloads" which we all know now are not HD despite the fact that you can purchase a song within the HD app and "download" it yet end up with an MP3. The fact that they remain silent speaks volumes.... Caveat Emptor

 

 

 

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But for many people the distinction is not at all clear.

 

AGREED !!!  and perhaps beating a very dead horse at this point, but when I bought a file inside an HD service and chose the menu option to download it in HD, I assumed  that I was buying and downloading an HD file to my computer. Without any previous experience  buying HD files inside an HD service how could anybody know they would get a low resolution  MP3 file ??

 

. It would be very simple for Amazon to put a disclaimer on the menus telling you what you are buying and getting, the fact that they do not is on them

 

IMHO I got burned and have learned a lesson. and now I will let it go.

 

see my system at Audiogon  https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/768

 

 

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It’s pretty clear that you’re renting, not buying. 

 

Sorry, just noticed this... how is it "pretty clear" ???

 

The option on their menu is to download the HD file... download means one thing to me and I assume to many others... when I download something that I paid for then I expect to own it, when I pay for an HD file and download it I expect to have an HD file, not an MP3

 

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