[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

[walp]

I heard Q5 🫣

[robigouk]

So... I was hoping with the investor/subscriber news today they might announce "Supremium" etc. but no news again...... ... boring.

[mctesterson]

https://www.stereogum.com/2240332/spotify-reportedly-plans-to-pay-even-less-in-royalties-to-less-pop...

Stay classy, Spotify.

[Samppa3]

I heard the news today, that they will announce hifi, lossless, hires and etc in

Q8 in some leap year

[Samppa3]

Simply unbeliable these news and still getting worse as you would expect the total opposite.

https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-changing-how-pays-artists-stream-thresholds/

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/25/23932312/spotify-royalties-swift-deezer-universal-white-noise

[lappymusicman]

There are plenty of other streaming services, Apple, Tidal etc so have Spotify given any thought at all to the fact that the artists could well tell them to shove it where the sun don’t shine?

[121063788]

I'm sure there are others like me out there that would pay more for Spotify HIFI without any new features compared to Apple and Amazon just to use their already existing superior integration and music discovery services. I did not review all 478 pages of comments to find similar sentiments, but I bet there is a solid base of music lovers who feel the same. 

[mazzeger]

+1

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+2

[bart1981]

Jesus Christ just release SUPREMIUM.