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Amazon Music HD Review 2023: High-Resolution Streaming, Pricing, and Pros & Cons

By

Mohit Kamboj

If you wanted high-resolution streaming but didn’t want to pay for it, Amazon Music HD is a great choice for you, especially if you already have an Amazon Prime subscription. Amazon has publicly stated their intention to compete with Tidal, a popular lossless audio streaming service that has held a top position for 6 years.

Amazon Music HD Review

Title Amazon Music HD
Ratings 4 Out of 5
Platforms Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Price $12.99 / Month

Amazon Music Hd: Pros and Cons

Pros Cons
  • You can access Amazon Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited through a user-friendly web app.
  • If you have Amazon Prime, you can get nice discounts.
  • You can transfer music between the devices you purchased.
  • The mobile app for Amazon Music is convenient and user-friendly.
  • You can access Amazon Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited through a user-friendly web app.
  • If you have Amazon Prime, you can get nice discounts..
  • You can transfer music between the devices you purchased.
  • The mobile app for Amazon Music is convenient and user-friendly.

The lower price compared to competitors is a big draw for music lovers. Amazon Music HD is currently available in four countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan. Users can try out the subscription for 90 days at no cost. You can enjoy music on your mobile phone, computer, and even on Amazon devices.

Here is Full Amazon Music HD review

Amazon Music HD offers the opportunity to enjoy high-quality music at a more affordable price compared to other popular competitors. Can Amazon provide the same level of service? In this review, I will tell you about Amazon Music HD.

Support for Offline Music Downloads

To easily listen to high-definition music, you’ll need an LTE connection with a speed of 1.5-2 Mbit/s. For Ultra HD, the recommended internet speed is 5-10 Mbps.

To play one HD song, you’ll need about 50 MB of data. For an Ultra HD song, it’s around 150 MB. Non-Hi-Res tracks are usually less than 10 MB in size. It’s great that users can download high-quality audio files to listen to offline, like using their home Wi-Fi.

Over 50+ Million “HD” Soundtracks

According to Amazon, their “High Definition” catalog includes over 50 million songs. The service uses this term to describe songs that are in CD quality, which means they have a bit depth of 16 bits and a sample rate of 44.1 kHz.

The company has a collection of “millions” of songs that they call “Ultra HD”. These songs are 24-bit and have a sampling frequency ranging from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz.

The Amazon Music HD app offers tracks in FLAC format, unlike Tidal which uses MQA.

Great Interface

The interface of Amazon HD Music is nice. The app is not new and it looks very similar to the Unlimited app that has been around for a while. Amazon Music HD has the advantage of being well-organized and user-friendly on both mobile and desktop devices.

The search function is designed to be forgiving of typos and makes it easy to identify Hi-Res material. You can also find information about the sample rate.

Music plays smoothly and without any interruptions on a 20 meg 4G line. The noteworthy aspect is that Amazon consistently makes efforts to encourage you to return to their store and make a purchase.

Largest Collection of Soundtracks

I think Amazon has a better selection of Hi-Res material compared to Tidal. If we think that Qobuz is the best option for finding high-resolution versions of music, comparing it to Tidal and Qobuz in Roon, I can say that Amazon is just as good.

Amazon Music Hd Price Review

User Type Monthly Cost
Prime Members $12.99
Amazon Customers $14.99
Amazon Music Unlimited Subscribers $5.00

You can try Amazon Music HD for 90 days with a trial. If you choose to buy the app later, it will cost $12.99 per month. This is $3 more than what Spotify and Apple Music cost.

Amazon is clearly expressing their desire to work closely with third-party developers in order to achieve strong integration, which will benefit the market.

Is Amazon Music Hd Worth Trying?

In Last , this review of Amazon Music HD suggests that it is worth paying extra for lossless music if you have high-quality sound equipment that can detect any imperfections in the music stream. However, the truth is that most users prefer to listen to music on either $500 acoustic systems or their AirPods. Both Apple Music and Spotify provide excellent quality for these devices.

I hope that most people who love music, play music, or work in the music industry will consider the advantages and disadvantages, and be willing to spend a little more money for better sound quality.

For most music lovers, Spotify or Apple Music is sufficient. They can enjoy these services while waiting for high-resolution audio to become a standard offering without any additional cost.