[All Platforms][Music] HiFi Quality - Lossless Streaming 16bit 44.1khz

[timiambeing]

I've just started a trial of Qobuz - they offer the standard 320kbps as well as lossless FLAC streaming (and high res downloads if you purchase them) the sound quality is noticeably better and on classical it's just wonderful to get all that resolution through your hi-fi or headphones! The catalogue has a way to go to get to Spotify's level, but they are getting there. The iPad app isn't' too bad (the desktop app is in need of an upgrade but I hear they are putting all their efforts into mobile apps right now).

So - lossless streaming - if Qobuz can do it then so can Spotify, they must have the same source - and obviously if you are asking £20 a month then those record labels and distributors take enough notice to make the high res tracks available for streaming. What this all means is soon, very soon, we will get lossless streaming and closely followed by high res downloads - but if Spotify aren't careful it will be Apple who get there first with an audiophile premium offering, and when they do it will be a much harder market place to make money in!

** please don't lump this suggestion with the main one on lossless downloads, that's a different idea entirely guys!

[timiambeing]

I've just started a trial of Qobuz - they offer the standard 320kbps as well as lossless FLAC streaming (and high res downloads if you purchase them) the sound quality is noticeably better and on classical it's just wonderful to get all that resolution through your hi-fi or headphones! The catalogue has a way to go to get to Spotify's level, but they are getting there. The iPad app isn't' too bad (the desktop app is in need of an upgrade but I hear they are putting all their efforts into mobile apps right now).

[timiambeing]

So - lossless streaming - if Qobuz can do it then so can Spotify, they must have the same source - and obviously if you are asking £20 a month then those record labels and distributors take enough notice to make the high res tracks available for streaming. What this all means is soon, very soon, we will get lossless streaming and closely followed by high res downloads - but if Spotify aren't careful it will be Apple who get there first with an audiophile premium offering, and when they do it will be a much harder market place to make money in!

[timiambeing]

Good news!

Lossless audio quality is finally starting to roll out to Spotify Premium users! 🔊

Check out this post for more info:

➜ Spotify Premium: Now Streaming in Lossless Quality

[HellishAbyss]

My Question or Issue

It's 2022. So HiFi has launched, at least if Spotify's own For The Record blog is to be believed. However, my quality is still maxing out at "very high".

Please clarify.

[user-removed]

for hifi you should wait for an unknown date in the future

[Sam_H_]

Hi, can you send me the link where this news is. I cant find anyting in this spotify Jungle about that........ I do not beleive there is such a thing at Spotify and dont beleive it´s coming either.... another question is, do they need it. What´s sure is that, for 10,99€ and with so much focus on anything else they have no room for mistakes anymore, meaning 1 cent more up in the price and I´m gone.

[Koffes]

Missing a deadline is one thing, but not communicating this your user base speaks volumes about the company you are. I am a 10 year+ paying customer and I will now look into other options.

Edit: Me and my family have now quit our subscriptions. I like so much about Spotify, and will consider coming back when lower compression options are available and the playback GUI is more transparent.

Other services takes exclusive control over my DAC and displays bit depth and sample rate for all tracks.

[HellishAbyss]

https://newsroom.spotify.com/2021-02-22/five-things-to-know-about-spotify-hifi/

[user-removed]

old news is so 2021 😂

[Sam_H_]

YEP

[Ynohifi]

Who is ready to jump ship ?  

I am.

Would have gladly paid more for Hi-Fi.

[LawLee]

Ynohifi et al,

Already gone.

<https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/All-Platforms-Music-HiFi-Quality-Lossless-Streaming-16bi...>

I'm now a paid subscriber to Amazon Music unlimited and Qobuz. But if you add that up I'm paying $23 a month. So clearly if Spotify had Hifi I might have paid more too. Too bad...

[ajmarini]

IMHO opinion, the lack of transparency is worse than the lack of the feature.  Offering a HiFi "tier" is pointless now since all the competitors have CD quality at the $10 price point. Now, it would need to be an MQA tier or lossless at the base price.

Right now, the only thing keeping me on Spotify is Spotify connect, and it's a little sad that it's convenience rather than music quality given where all the competitors are at. I'll spend the next week or so exploring the options to see which is the most convenient and which has the best selection of music.

If your playlists are keeping you with Spotify, start researching playlist migration apps.