Does Spotify support hi res audio?
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Does Spotify support hi res audio?
Spotify HiFi streaming quality It will supposedly sound, at the very least, as good as a CD does – and maybe a bit better. According to Spotify, Spotify HiFi will stream in CD-quality lossless audio to your devices.
Does Spotify sound quality matter?
When you turn on the “high quality streaming” option, the stream opens up to 320 kbps. Spotify recommends you stream music at the default Normal 96 kbps quality so you reduce the chance of going over your phone plan’s data limit. The lower the kbps, the less data you stream.
Is Hi-Res audio coming to Spotify?
It seems unlikely Spotify will commit to hi-res audio given that it has already pegged HiFi as “CD-quality”, rather than higher-than-CD-quality. Apple Music will offer three tiers of higher resolution audio: CD quality (16-bit/44.1kHz), Apple Music Lossless (24-bit/48kHz), and Hi-Res Lossless (up to 24-bit/192kHz).
So far, we know that the HiFi subscribers will be able to consume “music in lossless audio format, with CD quality”. Given that bitrates for lossless audio can be around 1411kbps, Spotify HiFi should be a big step up from existing Spotify Premium quality, which maxes out at only 320kbps.
Which music streaming service has the best hi-res quality?
Tidal, Amazon Music HD, Qobuz and now Apple Music offer hi-res quality streams. Which deserves your monthly fee? The battle to become the best music streaming service to offer hi-res streams is well and truly underway.
How much does hi-res streaming cost?
There’s also Amazon, which has recently announced that its hi-res-inclusive Music HD tier (which we remarked was “up there with the best”) will now be free for all Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers. This means hi-res streaming for £8 ($8) per month for Prime members, or £10 ($10) per month for Amazon customers).