Amazon Hi-Res Streaming

[Lossless]

Amazon is releasing Hi-Res music streaming service in late 2019 that will be priced lower than the only other two Hi-Red streaming services, Qobuz and TIDAL.

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/amazon-is-readying-a-hi-def-music-streaming-service/

What are your thoughts about another Hi-Res streaming service and what impact Amazon will have on current providers?

 

[DaveVoorhis]

The more the merrier.

 

[Lossless]

I just hope they go true Hi-Res. Their highest quality is currently 256 kbps. Amazon music stepping up to 9216 kbps is a HUGE leap.

 

[DaveVoorhis]

I just hope they go true Hi-Res. Their highest quality is currently 256 kbps. Amazon music stepping up to 9216 kbps is a HUGE leap.

The bitrate isn't as meaningful as the bit depth and sampling frequency, and whether they'll be using lossy or lossless encoding.

 

[Lossless]

The bitrate isn't as meaningful as the bit depth and sampling frequency, and whether they'll be using lossy or lossless encoding.

Yeah, 24bit/48kHz would be nice for $15 month. I would definitely subscribe to Amazon music Hi-Res.

This would be the first American based Hi-Res streaming service.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Hmm. Will keep an eye on this. I do enjoy buying CD's from them, and we have prime membership. But also, I have been enjoying my Tidal hi-res listening.

 

[Lossless]

Hmm. Will keep an eye on this. I do enjoy buying CD's from them, and we have prime membership. But also, I have been enjoying my Tidal hi-res listening.

I enjoy my Prime membership and I enjoy TIDAL too, as everybody knows. My concern is that Amazon will corner the streaming market with a pricing war that will surely make operating a small independent music service provider very difficult, if not impossible.

Will we then have to rely on Amazon for nearly everything?