Amazon announced that as of this Tuesday, October 19 spatial audio is now available, on Amazon Music Unlimited, for everyone through any brand of hearing aid.
The spatial audio came to the app Amazon Music since 2019, but it was limited to a small number of devices. Currently, the company supports two forms of spatial audio: Sony Reality Audio and Dolby Atmos.
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Spatial audio differs from conventional stereo sound in that it is surround, which allows you to enjoy music as “three-dimensional” sound, which means that you will be able to notice the presence of the instruments around you.
And now, you can enjoy the spatial audio of Amazon Music Unlimited on your headphones from the app on iOS and Android devices. Users can now also stream Spatial audio with Alexa Cast on select devices, including Echo Studio.
“We have always believed that the highest possible quality audio should be the norm for music streaming, and that is why today, we are making spatial audio available to our customers without the need for any special equipment and without the need for an upgrade, “said Steve. Boom, Vice President of Amazon Music, it’s a statement.
In addition, subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited with an individual plan, family or student will now automatically have access to HD and Ultra HD music at no additional cost.
Amazon Music It is not the only music streaming service with spatial audio, since Apple Music released spatial audio for ios in June and for Android in July 2021.
To compete with Apple Music and Amazon Music, Spotify said earlier this year that it would launch a high-end subscription service called ‘Spotify HiFi ‘, which would allow lossless audio.