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Curious about how they’re taking the Apple and Amazon news, I sent queries to reps at Deezer, Qobuz, and Tidal, asking if they were contemplating lowering their hi-fi streaming prices given recent developments.
I’ve yet to hear back from Qobuz or Tidal (I’ll update this story if I do), but I
did get an answer from Alexander Holland, Chief Content and Strategy Officer at Deezer. Here’s what he said:
Our goal is to make sure that Deezer brings value to both artists and music fans. We’re not ready to announce anything just yet but are considering the implications on our users, technology and business. It’s clear that our industry shifted overnight and HiFi is the new de facto standard for audio quality. We would never want to stand in the way of that. You’ll hear more from us soon.
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(Pocket-lint) - Amazon has followed Apple in making its higher quality HD and Ultra HD audio available to Music Unlimited subscribers at no extra cost.
Current Amazon Music HD subscribers will have a cheaper bill next time around, with the extra $5/£5 fee chopped off.
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Apple earlier revealed lossless audio for its entire 75 million-strong catalogue of songs as well as Dolby Atmos Audio on selected tracks.
Dolby Atmos Audio was already available for Amazon Music HD subscribers on the Echo Studio smart speaker on selected tracks and Amazon also has some songs in Sony 360 Reality Audio for Sony’s RA5000 and RA3000 speakers using Alexa Cast.
Amazon announced this morning that Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers are getting access to Music HD and its library of HD and Ultra HD music content for absolutely free. That’s pretty clutch.