Ed Selley
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Thank you. Does HEOS integration allow playing at correct rate, without upsampling. So a 24bit/44.1 song will play as 24bit/44.1?I stopped my spotify subscription and added this to my other Amazon subs and very happy with it.
It should also be noted that integration goes beyond just the bluesound system mentioned. The Heos system also has full integration, including access from the Heos app to the catalogue, or via the Amazon app, and plays high resolution files just fine.
I use Chord Mojo and Audioquest Cobalt. Both DAC’s indicate via LED Light that Amazon Music HD upscales everything. So this is not high res.
I've little time for "HD" music, it's snake oil and unscientific.
Hello Ed, thank you for your points.We have discussed this elsewhere. Whatever is happening here is specific to your hardware and OS (have you checked what the Audio MIDI settings in OSX are currently set to?). Amazon is not upsampling content. As noted in the content, Windows left to its own devices will also default to 96kHz with but this can be bypassed.
Let me guess, you read THIS and forever decided it was the last word on the subject?
Just to clarify Mojo/Cobalt shows actual Track RESOLUTION via iPadPro USB-C and iPhoneX lightning [via TIDAL HIFI or other Apps].
however Amazon MusicHD App on iOS upsamples all tracks. So many people have reported this MASSIVE ISSUE on Amazon’s own Forums.
I've little time for "HD" music, it's snake oil and unscientific. However in the past Amazon's MP3s have left a lot to be desired. Compared to many rivals the sound quality of files on offer was very poor. So an increase in sound quality is welcome.
Otherwise it's just selling unhearable stuff to people who imagine they've got magic ears.
I've been using the free trial and it does sound good. But the lack of WASAPI on the PC client means it's not for me. One can't make best use of the files on offer.
Me and my non-magic (normal human) ears will stick to Google Music for now.
I don't knowQuestion to all the HEOS users, does it offer bit perfect?
Thanks for being honest.I don't know