TECNOLOGIA
O novo streaming de áudio sem perdas da Amazon
September 19, 2019 -
O Amazon Music é o primeiro dos três grandes serviços de streaming –
os outros são o Spotify e Apple Music – a oferecer áudio com qualidade CD.
Amazon Music HD costs $15 a month – $5 more than its standard streaming service, Amazon Music – and will use the lossless 16bit/24bit audio format FLAC to deliver CD quality audio to subscribers. Until now, Amazon only streamed music in compressed formats like MP3 and AAC.
The three major record labels – Universal, Sony and Warner – have all signed up to the move to higher quality audio, once the preserve of audiophiles, but perhaps now gaining mass market appeal.
The announcement comes a week before Amazon unveils its latest hardware, which is expected to include a new model of Echo speaker.
- Amazon bets on high-definition to boost music streaming service (Financial Times)
- Amazon launches HD music streaming (BBC)
- Amazon becomes fastest-growing music streaming service (Financial Times)
- Amazon Music is reportedly growing faster than Spotify and Apple Music (Forbes)
- Audio quality quiz results: You did slightly better than guessing randomly (NPR)