



After that, the Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers can add the higher-quality music tier for an additional $5 per month – that would make the monthly cost $12.99 for a Prime member (Family plan subscribers would pay $19.99) and $14.99 for non-Prime members.įor some listeners, standard streamed music is just not good enough, says Steve Boom, vice president of Amazon Music. Streaming video: NBCUniversal pins streaming hopes on Peacock service, sets April launch dateĬurrent Amazon Music subscribers can test drive the upgrade free for 90 days to sign up go to /music/unlimited/hd. Ultra HD tracks will have more than 10 times the bitrate of standard tracks and can surpass CD quality.Īpple iPhone 11: Great camera, long battery, but not a must-buy High Definition (HD) tracks will be more than double the standard streaming bitrates (up to 850 kbps), so the sound will be about that of a CD. Like most music streaming services, Amazon Music's current standard quality (up to 320 kilobits per second) is considered good for MP3, but not as high as compact disc-quality. The online retailing giant (and content provider) is flipping the switch on Amazon Music HD, which adds more than 50 million songs in CD-quality sound and millions in better-than-CD Ultra High Definition quality. Ever wondered whether your ears deserved to hear music streamed in higher resolution? Amazon wants you to give it a try.
