I got the same email. Since I pay on annual basis to get the discount, and the adjustment won't be made until the next billing cycle, I have to wait. I'm not sure if I get a prorated refund if I cancel (Amazon's website is not clear about this). I'll be switching to Apple, because they seem to have a much better classical music selection.
Just checked my billing it's $7.99 in the USAYep. Just received an email from Amazon about this. It's next to impossible to figure out what I am paying, but it looks like they are doing away with the surcharge for HD content.
If you currently have Amazon, the subscription fee change is effective your next billing date - which could be quite a few months from now.
Still a good thing.
192K... but why? Why even spend the bandwidth? Gotta make sure to pander to the "bats and dogs" segment of the market I guess...Note that Apple seems to have introduced both "Lossless" (up to 48K/24) and "Hires Lossless" (up to 192K/24) as no-cost options to existing subscribers.
192K... but why? Why even spend the bandwidth? Gotta make sure to pander to the "bats and dogs" segment of the market I guess...
Apple has developed its own lossless audio compression technology called Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC). In addition to AAC, the entire Apple Music catalogue is now also encoded using ALAC in resolutions ranging from 16-bit/44.1 kHz (CD Quality) up to 24-bit/192 kHz.
While the difference between AAC and lossless audio is virtually indistinguishable, we’re offering Apple Music subscribers the option to access music in lossless audio compression.
Amazon and rotten Apple pay the musicians less than half of what the other streaming services do
Keep in mind, you still need to go to your Amazon settings and enable "HD" at no cost.Yep. Just received an email from Amazon about this. It's next to impossible to figure out what I am paying, but it looks like they are doing away with the surcharge for HD content.
If you currently have Amazon, the subscription fee change is effective your next billing date - which could be quite a few months from now.
Still a good thing.
I don’t believe your statement is correct for Apple, and your ire should be directed at the major labels and how they remunerate (or not) the vast majority of artists.