[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!

[markbyrn]

Wow, Spotify made a big announcement today.  You'll get no Hi-Fi, but you will get a price increase.  Yay 🙄

[walp]

Spotify users: we want HiFi with no price increase

*one eternity later*

Spotify: we're increasing price

*one eternity later*

Spotify: we're releasing HiFi with no price increase!

Spotify users: *confused*

[tuckfotum]

Hmm well I guess if by the 31st of August there's still no sign of HiFi I'll be reverting to Apple Music, sadly

[Monsterdonkey]

Price increase, no lossless. Classy move, Spotify. 

[tentoo]

“How to **bleep** up” Spotify edition

[Jondavis1992]

Disgusting customer service and interaction. 

let’s all put the price up but not offer the thing that’s been promised for years now. 

Had a tidal account alongside Spotify for over a year now, but this is getting ridiculous - time to go I think 

[mimiakane]

Hello guys, I come from year 2030, we still don't have Spotify HiFi yet.

[Innocent_Excel]

Like I said earlier, it must be one of the leap years when Spotify adopts Hifi to their service, they forgot or don't yet know the exact year.

So it will be one of these:
2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2048.

[PaulMac]

How nice of Spotify to offer us a 10% price hike and still no HiFi...

I expect they'll be wanting a further increase for Supremium (who comes up with these horrific titles?)

Alternatively instead of waiting on this greedy comany getting its act together just leave for one of the many services already offering lossless.

[Innocent_Excel]

Here's what they been thinking at Spotify headquarters and marketing:

Supremium price (whatever that will be?) will feel like easier when people are used to the 10% hike first.