“As long as these providers have lower-priced lossy tiers, how many consumers will pay a premium for lossless and high-rez?” I wondered. Apple probably will too, even though they’ve long abandoned music quality, just to be there.”Īmazon Music Unlimited, which uses MP3 compression, costs $9.99 a month ($7.99 for Prime members) - the same as Spotify (which uses Ogg Vorbis compression) and Apple Music (which uses AAC). “Spotify has to follow suit - they’re seen as the leader. “Amazon just differentiated themselves with a higher-resolution service than Spotify,” Doug observed. Here are some of our thoughts on the subject.ĭoug Schneider said Amazon’s move will force the other major streaming services - especially Spotify - to follow suit. Amazon Prime members can get the service for $7.99/month for the first six months, after which the price goes up to $12.99.įollowing the announcement, several SoundStagers, including Doug Schneider, Diego Estan, Howard Kneller, Hans Wetzel, and yours truly, conducted a lively e-mail exchange, speculating how Amazon’s entry into high-rez streaming would play out. In the US, a subscription costs $14.99 (all figures USD) per month, and there’s a 90-day free trial for new subscribers. Amazon plans to roll out the service to other countries, but it’s initially focusing on the largest markets for music. The service is already available in the US, UK, Germany, and Japan. Amazon Music HD has over 50 million CD-resolution tracks, plus “millions” of “Ultra HD” tracks with higher-than-CD resolution, up to 24-bit/192kHz. On September 17, the audio world sucked in its collective breath after Amazon announced a new streaming service offering lossless CD-resolution and high-resolution music. What Amazon Music HD Means for Audiophiles
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