
Highlights what bit-rate track is playing atĪmazon Music HD’s desktop app design aesthetic is probably best described as functional. No radio stations or podcasts available. Amazon Music HD interface - Functional and easy to use It only costs £14.99 per month or £12.99 per month for Prime subscribers – the cheapest high-res service you can find. There is also a growing catalogue of songs mastered in Dolby Atmos and Sony’s 360 Reality Audio codec, which you can get the full effect from using Amazon’s Echo Studio speaker. For current subscribers to Amazon Music HD, there will be no extra charge for HD starting with their next billing cycle.Amazon Music HD is a music streaming service offering CD-quality and high-resolution music playback, similar to Tidal and Qobuz.Īt last count, there were over 60 million songs available in lossless CD quality (16-bit/44.1kHz) and over two million in high res, which range between 24-bit/44.1Khz and 24-bit/192kHhz. The Amazon Music HD tier was previously an additional $5 a month for current subscribers to the Individual or Family Plan.
Meanwhile, Sony 360RA tracks will also work on Sony’s RA5000 and RA3000 speakers by using Alexa Cast. Currently, Dolby Atmos tracks can only be streamed on Amazon’s own Echo Studio smart speaker. Amazon claims this is the largest available selection of music in the hi-res format.Īmazon Music HD also provides a growing selection of tracks in 3D Audio formats such as Dolby Atmos Music and Sony 360 Reality Audio.
Amazon Music HD has added more than 5 million songs to its hi-res catalog since its 2019 launch. However, there are also more than 7 million songs available in better-than-CD-quality hi-res audio at a bit depth of 24 bits and a sample rate up to 192 kHz. I used two of the year’s oddest tech gadgets so you don’t have toĪmazon Music HD has a catalog of more than 70 million lossless, CD-quality songs, with a bit depth of 16 bits and a sample rate of 44.1kHz. YouTube TV rolls out multiview: watch up to 4 NCAA games at once YouTube TV: plans, pricing, channels, how to cancel, and more