Article: Amazon Music HD With iOS, macOS, Windows 10, BluOS, and a Sonos Port

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I have a Bluesound node 2i directly connected to a AustinTrew power amp and Focal speakers.

 

Really simple to navigate and sounds great, no interest in bit perfect, exclusive mode etc, etc, I listen to and enjoy the music not chase numbers and technical details that don’t prove that you will enjoy what you are listening to, isn’t that the whole point of music?

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50 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

I don't agree that there's a single "whole point of music." But, many of us increase our enjoyment of music when it sounds as close as possible to what's on the recording. I don't think attempting to play exactly what someone has purchased is to be looked down upon from a high horse either. 

Chis I’m not looking down from any high horse, but the primary purpose of music is to listen to and enjoy it and that’s my focus.

 

I fully understand people use music as various forms of a hobby, be that collecting, reading lp covers, upgrading equipment etc etc.

 

And getting it as close as possible to what’s on the recording is pure perception unless you have the memory to compare it against the actual recording, people will hear different things based on the quality of the persons hearing and perceptions.

 

People shouldn’t discount a service if they haven’t listened to it, because who knows they might actually enjoy what they listen to, if they don’t they don’t.

But you will only ever know if you listen no matter what the equipment.

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2 hours ago, exdmd said:

 

The information Amazon Music HD provides when you click on the "Ultra HD" square is not correct. My external DAC tells me what sample rate is being sent to it and even when I stream a 192 track from Amazon Music HD Windows shared mode down samples the file to 96 which is the sample rate I have set in Windows sounds. Same with a 44 track it is up sampled to 96. This is why we need exclusive mode playback bypassing the Windows audio stack.

 

Bluesound node 2i into a Zodiac Gold and the dac always shows the correct sample rate matching that of the file.

Also comparing Amazon to Qobuz I can’t hear any difference in sound quality.