[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

[De-M-oN]

@mololol303

Tidal has now more music than Spotify.

Tidal has also the album:

Samael - Reign Of Light

Spotify doesnt have it.

Also: Not every label allows high quality:

for example: Cradle Of Filth - Bitter Suites to Succubi

is only uploaded to poor 96 kbit/s by the label company.

At Tidal this is clearly visible. But Spotify doesnt tell you about the current codec and bitrate at all which I find very bad too.

A big plus of spotify is that you can add your local music folders though. That feature is HUGE and I love it. This way I can add missing albums the streaming services dont have - or replace that said Cradle Of Filth album with my local available flac version.

Another huge plus of spotify is that you can give an infinite amount of likes. Its bad that it is limited to 10000 liked songs on other platforms. Very bad actually.

If Tidal would improve these 2 things I would be forever happy with tidal.

Lets see who comes first: Tidal with these 2 things improved, or Spotify with lossless 😄

[Samppa3]

From here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/truespotify/comments/18aguyh/spotify_to_lay_off_17_of_employees_read_the_fu...

I found this comment:

"HiFi as a product was ready to launch almost 3 years ago (I was on the team). It got delayed then shelved due to leadership failures & negotiation stalemates with licensing. Most of that original team left a while ago at this point, unfortunately."

[petsy48]

Thanks for the effort Samppa3. They're loss and Qobuz's gain. Lol!!

[PaulMac]

Another happy Qobuz user here. Really refreshing to use a platform that is solely focused on music with a sound quality that puts Spotifys to shame.

Also a nice little community growing in Qobuz Club.

[mctesterson]

Yes, and yes!  @PaulMac

For anyone who's been primarily interested in high-quality audio from Spotify, above all else, you now have clear, unambiguous information that Spotify has laid off and abandoned the "HiFI" feature for the foreseeable future.  There's no longer a reason for any of us on this thread to keep hanging on for Spotify to deliver, if that's the only thing you've been hanging on for.

Qobuz is where it's at for high-resolution / high-quality audio!  I'm enjoying Mitski's latest album right now in 24-bit / 96kHz.

[SoundError]

Нахер этот Spotify , на дворе 2024 год и все еще нет Hi-Fi😂Ушёл в Apple Music , алгоритмы там на высоте и есть Hi-fi , есть две бесконечные станции которые включают музыку по моему вкусу и они работают хорошо .

[Samppa3]

SoundError's comment translated:
Fu*k this Spotify, it’s 2024 and there’s still no Hi-Fi😂 I went to Apple Music, the algorithms there are top notch and there’s Hi-Fi, there are two endless stations that play music to my taste and they work well.

[שקד]

Spotify support only 16 bit audio

It will be nice if the app will support 24-bit audio for people with compatible headphones

[Webbie007]

They deliver low quality and rises prices. That's funny.

[mctesterson]

[EDIT: Keep reading the next few comments before commenting on this one ... I missed the mark with my comment here, and followed-up with a necessary clarification.  I'm leaving this comment intact for continuity of conversation, though.]

... and they have billions in annual profits, yet can't bring a new feature (CD/lossless audio quality, much less high-resolution audio) to market in a decade, can't pay their employees and layoff 17% of them.  That's also "funny."

"Spotify's gross profit worldwide amounted to 2.93 billion euros in 2022, up from 2.59 billion in the previous year. Overall, the gross profit has been steadily increasing since 2013, now amounting to 20 times more than in 2013. "

https://www.statista.com/statistics/813744/spotify-gross-profit/