Pricing, and which markets Spotify HiFi will be available in, have also yet to be announced. Also, Spotify’s presentation clearly focused on music, so it’s unknown whether podcasts will also get a bump in audio quality. Whether Spotify opts for “standard” CD-quality or better remains to be seen. Qobuz, another high-fidelity service, also streams at that rate. Tidal, for instance, goes up to 9,216 kbps via its Tidal Masters tier. CD-quality audio has a bitrate of 1,411kbps, but other high-fidelity streaming services sometimes go beyond that. Right now, Spotify streams at a max bitrate of 160kbps for free users, and 320kbps for Premium users. Before you pay for high-fidelity streaming music, try to pass this lossless audio test Decem12:27 pm Earlier this year, Spotify announced a ‘HiFi’ upgrade tier for its. Spotify went light on the details regarding its new tier.

Cryptically, Spotify also said that it’s working with “some of the world’s biggest speaker manufacturers” to make sure Spotify HiFi is “accessible to as many fans as possible.” Once it’s live, Spotify HiFi users will be able to listen to lossless audio on their devices and any Spotify Connect-enabled speakers. Spotify announced today during a media event that starting later this year, Premium subscribers will get the option of streaming CD-quality, lossless audio via a new paid tier dubbed Spotify HiFi.Īccording to Spotify, high-fidelity audio is “consistently one of the most requested new features” by users.

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