[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!

[BertH1]

Absolutly wright 👍

[bzero]

I also tried Tidal 2 weeks ago and I must say, it's awesome. I really like
the user experience and guess what: I also found a great tool to export all
my Spotify Playlists into Tidal.

BYE SPOTIFY. I also waited years for HiFi to come. Now it's too late. Good
luck. I also sold all my Spotify stocks, as I don't believe in this company
anymore.

[BertH1]

This mail I received today from Spotify. So very happy with this congratiolations but still no HIFI !!!

Hi BertH1,

You just earned a new badge!

Registered for seven years

Happy seventh communiversary!

[michaelkuzmin]

I just got an Amazon Music premium trial and I am thinking about moving my entire family to amazon music unlimited instead of Spotify Premium. It looks like you are working on this feature for the last 10 years, so I don't expect it will be done anytime soon. 

[walp]

Been using Qobuz for a few months now. Runs perfectly on my audiophile
setup both with floor standing speakers and headphones.

Apart from Qobuz UI that to me is one level behind, couldn't be happier.

[LawLee]

I got my Wiim Pro hooked up to Qobuz. All I can say is Wow!!! As a streamer for pure digital out it is near perfect! It is the cleanest (and cheapest) way to input the Qobuz streaming source signal on my system.

From the WiiM Pro - Review & Measurements (Streamer) | Audio Science Review (ASR) Forum

To my ears, it's imaging bests even Qobuz Musiccast native and my 384k Douk Audio DDC, and that is amazing. It realizes a nearly 24-bit SNR in Chromecast!

The Chromecast capability makes me no longer worry about the timing of Qobuz Connect. You can run bit-perfect Chromecast streams up to 24bit/96kHz, and that's fine enough for me!

What is also amazing is that all of your devices running the Qubuz apps in Chromecast Wiim are synchronized, running the same song and showing the same queue. Just as Spotify Connect does. You can scrub the progress bar and all apps are in sync...

Phenomenal! Spotify Connect is bested, by Qobuz and Wiim Pro Chromecast??? 

[tentoo]

To be fair, I’m using Spotify and Apple Music. One for the audio quality and the other one for the connection possibilities.

[Innocent_Excel]

Hey folks,

We know that HiFi quality audio is important to you. We feel the same, and we’re excited to deliver a Spotify HiFi experience to Premium users in the future. But we don’t have timing details to share yet.

We will of course update you here when we can.

Take care.

Yeah, right.

I don't believe you care, because if you had seen this then you would have reacted faster and not let the competitors go past you.

You failed miserably because you focused on irrelevancies like podcasts (which turned out to be a failure).

Funny that once you go and see the popular ideas here, they won't even show the link to this particular thread.

This must be the most popular idea ever as 26412 votes prove it!


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[dzdns]

I just read about the price increases. My Duo plan will go from €12.99 to €14.99 and I will still have to listen to advertisements in Podcasts and not have a Hi-Fi plan.

Sounds fair to me!

[Innocent_Excel]

Price increase without Hifi..
C'mon Spotify you can do better.