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In Reply to: RE: Amazon Prime Unlimited question posted by HighEndWire on February 08, 2022 at 13:38:41
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It's probably not as good as running it through a good DAC. However, that being said, the quality of the recording and sampling rate are of course going to matter as well. When a friend had Amazon HD on trial, and using an excellent DAC, comparison between file downloads (even 24/96) or CDs showed the quality of Amazon to not be as good in his system. As noted in the link I put in the prior post, Amazon apparently has no intention, with the exception of their selected partner (BlueSound) of allowing it to be open source so that it would work optimally with various DACs. While I'm not generally interested in streaming (have too many files and keep buying more and have many more on wish lists and never catch up), it is something I'd consider if they did it right especially at $7.99/month
The issue is not really on the DAC side. IME, Amazon HD sound quality is excellent, at LEAST as good as my own CD rips, not to mention the huge number of 24bit/96kHz and even 24bit/192kHz high res albums available on Amazon HD.
THE issue is that Amazon HD music player app cannot and will not force Windows or iOS to automatically change the bit rate and sampling rate to reflect the actual music file being played. If your Windows sound mixer is set at 16/44.1kHz, even the 24/96kHz high res file from Amazon HD will be downsampled to 16/44.1 before being sent to the DAC, any DAC. One has to manually change the Windows mixer to 24/96. Then when next 16/44.1 file is played, one needs to manually change it back to 16/44.1 unless you want the file upsampled to 24/96 by Windows...
I encourage every Amazon HD customer or ones trying it to complain to Amazon support to fix this issue. Many are filing complaints in hopes Amazon will act like they care.
no excuse for them not to do a top job on their music player app. They have plenty of money to invest in it.
Don't wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.
Mark Twain
I'm streaming to the app on my Roku. I don't stream through my laptop.
Is there a setting that I need to fix?
Unless your TV is running windoze, I think the "app" you are using is actually a browser? If so, it is my understanding Amzon's browser streaming does not support lossless or hirez.
That's one of the reasons I moved to QOBUZ, which I stream using an RPI.
Don't wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.
Mark Twain
Nah, he can easily use the Amazon Music app with a smart TV or an external device. I stream Amazon Music on my TV using a Roku stick and it has all the same features and functions as the PC app. It shows high res music, although I can't swear that it is as I'm running the TV sound through a 5.1 surround system.
Regards,
Steve
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