Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted April 27, 2019 Volunteer Share Posted April 27, 2019 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/amazon-is-readying-a-hi-def-music-streaming-service/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddyev Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I’ve become quite addicted to streaming with Tidal - SQ is really good but the classical library is rubbish. The more competition the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 @buddyev Russ can you watch/listen to things like YT via your laptop/PC into your monitor or TV screen(obviously through your system I mean, or one of them)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddyev Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 43 minutes ago, Luc said: @buddyev Russ can you watch/listen to things like YT via your laptop/PC into your monitor or TV screen(obviously through your system I mean, or one of them)? You mean stream YouTube from my computer into my sound system? Probably can, but never really bother with it. I have a YouTube app on my TV / Apple TV so that plays through the system but rarely look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 1 hour ago, buddyev said: You mean stream YouTube from my computer into my sound system? Probably can, but never really bother with it. I have a YouTube app on my TV / Apple TV so that plays through the system but rarely look at it. Do you know the Tiny Desk Concerts on NPR? If you don't then you should have a bit of a look, there is some fantastic(no hyperbole here) mini concerts and I don't know how they do it but the broadcast SQ is just great. I know you like world music and you'll find some great acts there. If you have a lazy hour or two then try a few of them. They're on YT but I actually prefer going through NPR to read up on the acts. Here's a short one for instance: Yo Yo Ma They go from 10 to 20 minutes and you'll come across all types here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddyev Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Ta, that looks interesting. I’ll check em out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted April 28, 2019 Author Volunteer Share Posted April 28, 2019 One reply is all it took for @Luc to bump the thread off topic. That’s quick even for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Pfft! It's related in a kinda way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egres Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 7 hours ago, Luc said: Pfft! It's related in a kinda way Tiny Desk is great (especially check out Dolores O'Riordan) but sorry nothing to do with Amazon hi rez streaming. Completely changes music streaming if it comes to Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzzy Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 On 28/04/2019 at 11:31 PM, Egres said: Tiny Desk Yes still off topic but check out Dave Matthews tiny desk. Hard work singing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marten Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 According to Sir Zingmore's linked article: Amazon high def will be better def than CD red book (no spec given) Tidal offers CD red book 16bit 44kHz and also 24bit 96kHz. Spotify premium offers lower than CD red book Can someone inform me what Spotify's best bit depth and kHz is? . One has to keep in mind that if you're a music lover, the resolution/sample rate is one factor, the other factor is library depth on offer in your preferred genre. We know Spotify has good depth in most genre's, but personally I'm not sure about Tidal (or a future high-def Amazon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted September 17, 2019 Author Volunteer Share Posted September 17, 2019 https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-music-introduces-highest-quality-audio-streaming-amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) @Benjet @Rickuslooks interesting Edited September 17, 2019 by Tarzan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08Boss302 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Released today. looks to be great and better value than any of the other hi res / mqa offerings Not in Australia yet from what i can gather but im sure with a VPN much like how others obtain Qoboz this can be had. I wonder if Spotify will follow? I am a Tidal user but really dislike the constantly poor suggestions and rap bias etc so this Amazon offering is of great appeal. I stream through a bluesound node but now i also have potentially more ext DAC choices. Hoping it comes here as it presents a great win/win, Amazons music library is also said to be every bit as good as the others. Here are few links of its roll out today https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-music-hd-launches-to-compete-with-tidal/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/amazon-music-hi-res-audio-885366/ https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/17/20869526/amazon-music-hd-lossless-flac-tier-spotify-apple https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/amazon-music-hd-hi-res-streaming/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assisi Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) Read this from Mark Waldrep (Dr AIX) http://secure.campaigner.com/csb/Public/show/566i-1ckfdd--mjijs-13xicec8 John Edited September 17, 2019 by Assisi word 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlov Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I think is US only, I have signed up for the trial but can't make it work. Keen to compare as I'm a Tidal subscriber https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited/hd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blybo Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) On 18/05/2019 at 7:31 PM, marten said: Amazon high def will be better def than CD red book (no spec given) sounds more like another version of Tidal Quote Amazon Music HD offers customers more than 50 million lossless HD songs, with a bit depth of 16 bits and a sample rate of 44.1kHz (CD quality). In addition, customers can stream millions more songs in Ultra HD (better than CD quality), with a bit depth of 24 bits and a sample rate up to 192 kHz. In the past Roon has had no luck getting Spotify to partner with them, perhaps Amazon will. Edited September 18, 2019 by blybo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blybo Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 2 hours ago, 08Boss302 said: I am a Tidal user but really dislike the constantly poor suggestions and rap bias etc so this Amazon offering is of great appeal. Agreed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray4410 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 read the info below the sign up page, DIGITAL SERVICES AND CONTENT MAY ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08Boss302 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 28 minutes ago, ray4410 said: read the info below the sign up page, DIGITAL SERVICES AND CONTENT MAY ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE US. It might be possible using a VPN, its how others are getting around the geo blocks associated to Qoboz. From the links I posted earlier it said Germany, Japan and the US. I actually contaced Amazon Australia customer service this morning to ask more on the potential release, they popped me through to their music dept and at first their music dept knew nothing about it which I thought was atrocious. I asked him to google it and he sought further information and said it was not yet here (clearly noted in each article I had read) but he did say it was something he'd send to their business team. If there was a contact option and they received enough demand I would think it could float here sooner than later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08Boss302 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 i just received this email also ********************************************************************************************************************************************************* Hello ......... This is Anil form Amazon. As discussed I have forwarded the feedback to our Business team. Please be assured each suggestion will be read and definitely taken into consideration as customer feedback like yours helps us continue to improve the service and products we provide. We're constantly working to improve our Music experience. I would like to thank you again for taking time to share your thoughts regarding Amazon Music. Thank you for contacting Amazon and have a good day. Best regards, *************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08Boss302 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Just further to this. I logged into my USA and UK Amazon accounts, it allows you right to the log in for the HD music trial, no issues...I actually thought it was a goer, but right at the finalisation it notes my credit card is based in AU it blocks you from the final step. Pretty sure with Qoboz or other and using a VPN the difference is/was you could use your PayPal account to pay and that didn't lockout the process like a local credit card does. There are way more tech savvy folk on here that might find and share a way for us to trial this but these are my findings thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rand129678 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 4 hours ago, 08Boss302 said: There are way more tech savvy folk on here that might find and share a way for us to trial this but these are my findings thus far. Same issue for me. I've also contacted Amazon Australia and they've also submitted a request to their Business Team. Hopefully more people do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08Boss302 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 17 minutes ago, rand129678 said: I've also contacted Amazon Australia and they've also submitted a request to their Business Team. Hopefully more people do this. Agreed I think the more they see the request/demand the better chance of the roll out here. This evening I am going to give their current service a sign up for the 30 days free so I can just play around on their page and see how it works and their content depth etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rand129678 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, 08Boss302 said: I think the more they see the request/demand the better chance of the roll out here. It's definitely a question of when, not if. They've gone with the top 4 markets to start with - Australia is right up there though, so we're next in line (hopefully). Edited September 18, 2019 by rand129678 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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