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Amazon HD streaming service ...

As you probably know, Amazon has a HD streaming service, which sends High Quality Audio files, as opposed to their standard service, which I understand is Mpeg3.    Has anyone tried it and if so, any comments? 

We are currently on Spotify Premium with AAC files, since my daughter set it up and had a couple thousand songs on various playlists she moved to our account.   The playlists are great but I would like to get better sound quality and, frankly, since I am a Prime member, it is also $3 less a month.   $3 less and better sound quality, what is not to like?

Also, does anyone have any idea how to transfer the playlists to a new service?   

Thanks,

Robert
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cleeds
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hilde45
... Qobuz (for high res) was $22/month. So…that's not true anymore? I see that Qobuz is available for much less — but is that at high res or mostly CD quality?
Qobuz is $15/month or $150/year in the US for unlimited access. It has a lot of hi-res content.
Also, does anyone know the depth of the high res catalog, Amazon vs. Qobuz?
Qobuz offers a free 30-day trial. Why not try it for yourself?
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hilde45
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Qobuz offers a free 30-day trial. Why not try it for yourself?

I have tried it. It's good. But my question is not one that can be answered in this way. It's about the depth of the high-res catalog, in numbers. Early on, Qobuz was criticized for not having that many high-res tracks. I am looking for some numerical comparisons.
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I have been on Spotify for a couple of years, and found the interface is great. Being a Amazon prime member I also used the basic music setup occasionally, When they offered Amazon HD, I signed up to check it out. On my home system (Android Smartphone w/ up to 24/96 playback to Unison S6 to Opera Seconda) the quality is much improved with both HD level, and especially Ultra HD. Their interface is still not a smooth as Spotify, but I still use Spotify for the car, patio bluetooth, etc where ultimate resolution is not easily heard. Playlist transfers are actually easy when using a third party app such as Soundiiz, etc. If a particular track is not licensed by one or the other service, if simply does not load it. Hope this helps.
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