Spotify is finally adding high-resolution audio streaming to its service, in a move that could attract Tidal, Deezer and Amazon Music Unlimited users to the popular music streaming platform. Spotify HiFi will be available to Premium subscribers in “certain regions” and will deliver music in “CD-quality lossless audio format” to your Spotify Connect compatible device and speakers,” according to the company. A firm release date has yet to be announced, but Spotify says it will roll out to these regions (yet to be confirmed) "later this year," with the company teasing that it will have "more details to share soon." Pricing has yet to be announced, but as an optional add-on for Premium users, it likely won't be free. Apart from its free basic streaming tier that comes with ads, Spotify Premium is the cheapest tier available, costing $9.99 / £9.99 / AU$11.99 per month. In an effort to reduce competition, Spotify could price its Hi-Fi streaming tier at around $12.99 / £12.99 / AU$16 per month, compared to Amazon's $14.99 / £14.99 tier and hi-res streaming for $19.99 / £19.99 / AU$23,99.
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Spotify says that "la diffusion de musique de haute qualité est toujours l'une des nouvelles fonctionnalités les most demandées par nos utilisateurs", et il n'est pas étonnant that l'on sache combien d'autres streaming services propose déjà cela depuis Years. Until now, Spotify audio has been limited to 320kbps, unlike CDs, which top out at 1411kbps, and the update is expected to deliver much higher levels of detail and clarity for those with discerning ears. The announcement could seriously worry the likes of Tidal and Amazon Music Unlimited, and that puts even more of a gap between Apple Music and the rest of the competition, which still doesn't offer hi-res audio streaming. Whether Spotify will dominate the hi-res streaming market as it has with regular streaming will depend largely on how much it decides to charge for the privilege, and whether it can undercut the competition, its easy-to-navigate interface, excellent selection of playlists reproduction. , and the wealth of songs could solidify its place as the world's most popular streaming service for years to come. The best Spotify deals of the day