# Streaming Services

## Music

| Name                                           | Formats                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Comment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Deezer](https://deezer.com)[^1]               | **MP3**<br>64kbps (Free)<br>128kbps (Free)<br>320kbps (Premium)<br>**FLAC** (HiFi)<br>16/44                                                                                                                                   | Sometimes serves hires<br>lossless: 24/44 and 24/48.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| [TIDAL](https://tidal.com)[^2]                 | **AAC** (Standard)<br>320kbps<br>**FLAC** (HiFi)<br>16/44<br>**MQA** (Master)<br><br>**MHA1 ~ 360 Reality Audio** (HiFi)<br>**EC-3 ~ Dolby Atmos** (HiFi)                                                                     | Uses DRM only for MQA.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| [Apple Music](http://music.apple.com)[^3]      | **AAC**<br>256kbps<br>**ALAC**<br>up to 24bit<br>up to 192kHz<br><br>**EC-3 ~ Dolby Atmos**                                                                                                                                   | Sometimes serves lossless<br>upscaled to 32bit.<br><br>[FairPlay](https://developer.apple.com/streaming/fps/)                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| [Amazon Music](https://music.amazon.co.jp)[^4] | **AAC**<br>64kbps<br>128kbps<br>256kbps<br>**OPUS**<br>64kbps<br>128kbps<br>320kbps<br>**FLAC** (Music HD)<br>up to 24bit<br>up to 192kHz<br><br>**MHA1 ~ 360 Reality Audio** (Music HD)<br>**EC-3 ~ Dolby Atmos** (Music HD) | Sometimes higher quality tracks<br> are merged from other releases<br>producing mixed quality releases.<br><br>Sometimes tracks have<br>prepended empty samples:<br>- 286 samples for 44kHz<br>- 312 samples for 48kHz<br>- 624 samples for 96kHz<br>- 1248 samples for 192kHz<br><br>Widevine L3 |
| [Qobuz](https://play.qobuz.com)[^5]            | **MP3** (Studio, Free Preview)<br>320kbps<br>**FLAC** (Studio)<br>up to 24bit<br>up to 192kHz                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| [Spotify](https://play.spotify.com)[^6]        | **AAC** (Web)<br>128kbps (Free)<br>256kbps (Premium)<br>**OGG** (Desktop, Mobile)<br>24kbps (Free)<br>96kbps (Free)<br>160kbps (Free)<br>320kbps (Premium)                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| [KKBOX](https://kkbox.com)[^7]                 | **AAC**<br>192kbps<br>320kbps<br>**FLAC**<br>up to 24bit<br>up to 192kHz                                                                                                                                                      | Only available in Hong Kong, Taiwan,<br>Singapore and Japan.<br><br>14-day trial                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com)[^8]       | **MP3** (Free)<br>128kbps<br>**AAC** (Go+)<br>256kbps                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

[^1]: Deezer — <https://support.deezer.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003865685-Deezer-Audio-Quality>
[^2]: TIDAL — <https://support.tidal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002599997-What-Audio-Quality-Do-TIDAL-HiFi-Plans-Offer>
[^3]: Apple Music — <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212183>
[^4]: Amazon Music — <https://amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GW3PHAUCZM8L7W9L>
[^5]: Qobuz — <https://qobuz.com/nl-nl/audio-quality>
[^6]: Spotify — <https://support.spotify.com/us/article/audio-quality/>
[^7]: KKBOX — <https://help.kkbox.com/tw/zh-tw/technical/technical-others/2668?p=kkbox>
[^8]: SoundCloud — <https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051838074-High-Quality-streaming>



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