Please note I have not listened to Qobuz for over 30 minutes so I cannot comment on audible difference between the streaming services yet - but I do feel more at ease knowing the windows drivers are being bypassed on Qobuz. On qobuz, the sample rate changes accordingly. Is it worth it losing some songs to avoid windows resampling *and* windows filters being applied to my audio? (I read a thread earlier today, so I learned about this a little.)Īmazon music 'exclusive mode' does not work as exclusive mode - on my RME dac's drivers *and* on the Fiio Drivers on my Fiio k3s dac, the sample rate do not change. Recreating this playlist via Qobuz yields 24 songs. My Amazon Music playlist 'Pieces of electronica' made by me has 30 songs. Being such a capable device, I decided to try a free trial with Qobuz and I have been met with an upsetting realisation. I've been a user of amazon music for a couple of months now, however, I recently picked up the RME ADI 2 FS dac. Reply nolan2594 Additional comment actions I have the option to choose exclusive mode in AMHD. (Of which I lack fundamental knowledge of - so more informed people can provide insight as to bit perfect vs non bit perfect, benefits etc) Amazon HD doesn't have 'bit-perfect' exclusive mode (at least the last time I tried it), so theoretically Qobuz should sound better in that regard if that's what you're using. There are two different tiers of lossless audio to choose from. And secondly, it allows you to listen to really high-resolution audio. There is a very limited number of client devices that the HD level of Amazon works on. First, it's affordable it costs 9/month for Prime members. On Android the amazon client uses the standard audio api and will convert all 44.1khz to 48khz which causes noise. However, 'bit-perfect' is something to take note of here, as it is something that Qobuz supports and amazon HD does not. Amazon launched its lossless streaming service in the fall of 2019, and it has two big selling points. I hope Qobuz streaming adds the HD icon soon, but how about Tidal? 16 bits 44.1 will not get the HD icon? Odd because if I recall Sonos Radio HD streams at 16 bits 44.Apologies for asking an opinion based topic on a forum about science. While Amazon Music Unlimited and Sonos Radio HD should have HD badging up and running, for the moment Qobuz will not show the HD badge when streaming through Sonos, this is something that our developers are aware of. Although Qobuz’s audio quality is undeniably impressive, it’s still in competition with the Hi-Res audio offered by Tidal, Amazon Music HD and Deezer. Only Amazon and I already have a lot of streaming services, I must start cancelling some, and Amazon is on that list, or maybe not? Yes, after comparing the two, Qobuz does sound better as AMU doesnt do bit perfect and does not suppport ASIO when I connect from laptop to DAC. I would expect to see Sonos add this feature to more music services in the future. I have also heard that it may work on Qobuz too, but it doesn’t currently work for me. So only Amazon (streaming services I mean) will show the HD badge?Īccording to the article, only Sonos Radio HD or Amazon Music Unlimited will display the HD badge when streaming lossless 16-bit or 24-bit audio. With the latest 13.4 update on the S2 app, a new “HD” badge should appear on the Now Playing screen when streaming a lossless 16-bit or 24-bit stream from Sonos Radio HD or Amazon Music Unlimited. Qobuz generally steers towards hi-res recordings so it is especially suited to jazz and classical fans, though its rock selection is fairly robust.
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