as for the so called "free" trial

 

I signed up yesterday thinking what's to lose with a free trial. Then I see a $7.99 charge from Amazon Music on my credit card today. I call and am told that the HD trial is free but you have to have a $7.99 unlimited account to get the free trial. Of course, I ask how can it be free when I get charged $7.99? They said again, only free if you pay for unlimited

 

I canceled and got my $7.99 back

 

first they have a setting that says you get HD downloads when it turns out that is not actually a download even when you pay for the song like I foolishly did,  it is only for offline listening, any actual download is low resolution MP3, now this

 

f**k em, I'm done with em


herman:

Welcome to the world of "you're not smart enough to figure out we are lying to you."  Especially on this forum where you will find people who tell you you need to spend $1000 for a power cord or must break in your $300 AC receptacle by plugging it into your refrigerator for a month.
I just A/B'd the Amazon Prime Unlimited vs Audirvana on my Macbook Air with a Dragonfly black and a pr of hd600s.  Selected track- AC/DC For those about to Rock.....great intro for testing guitar and kick drum.....Anyway it was NO CONTEST!  Audirvana smoked APU. APU was lifeless by comparison. Still I make keed APU for access to 50m + songs.
I like my CDs. They always sound great.👍

All of these platforms are just another way to reach deep into your pockets. I, myself, have a rather limited range of music that gives me great pleasure. Think of it as a Marie Kondo approach to music: keep what gives you joy and throw out the rest.

Most of what passes for music I don't care for, but that's just me. Granted, radio isn't what it used to be but its still free. And, there's internet radio as well. I can search for new music without paying for it, or rely on some algorithm to steer me to music that I could care less about, and which is never right.

All the best,
Nonoise