Eligible new subscribers to Amazon Music can receive a 90-day free trial, and eligible current subscribers can try Amazon Music HD at no additional cost for 90 days at. Amazon Music HD is now available to stream in the US, UK, Germany, Austria, Japan, France, Italy, Spain, and now Canada. Starting at just $12.99/month, or an additional $5/month for current Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers (Individual or Family Plan), Amazon Music HD makes high quality, lossless audio accessible to all music fans. Tidal supports AAC, ALAC, FLAC, MQA.Amazon Music today announced the launch of Amazon Music HD for Canada, a new tier of premium quality music with millions of songs in High Definition, and more than one million songs in Ultra High Definition – the highest quality streaming audio available – plus a growing catalogue of 3D audio when listening on Amazon’s Echo Studio device.

A step above is the “Tidal HiFi Plus” plan, which adds “Tidal Masters” lossless audio that goes up to 24bit / 192kHz, 9216 kbps. It serves up audio up to CD-quality, which is equivalent to 1411kbps.

The “Tidal HiFi” plan is the best for most people. There are three Tidal tiers, two of which offer high-quality audio. It’s still one of the best services if you care about audio quality. Tidal burst onto the scene in 2014, and it was one of the first streaming services to put a big emphasis on audio quality. RELATED: What Is Lossless Audio? Tidal HiFi Plus: 9216 kbps Higher numbers are not always better, but it’s usually a good sign. Essentially, it tells you how many samples of audio are taken per second.

kHz: This measures the sampling rate for lossy, lossless, and uncompressed filetypes.

You can listen to it quieter without losing detail. The higher the number, the more depth there is. This measures the dynamic range of the file.

24bit: The bit depth of lossless file types (AAC, ALAC, FLAC, MQA, etc) and uncompressed file types (WAV).

Kbps is mostly used as the metric for regular, compressed audio files. It’s a similar concept to video resolution-the higher the number, the better it sounds.

Kbps: The “bitrate” of the audio file.

The main one is “kbps” (kilobits per second), plus there’s “bit” and “kHz” (kilohertz). As you’re reading this article, you’ll notice a few different units being used.

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