Had been announced in the distant 2021 with the name of Spotify hi-fi And then he seemed to be disappeared from the radars, but now it is finally reality: streaming in Lossless quality is coming for all users Spotify Premium Without any additional cost compared to the senior subscription plan.
The novelty is already available in some selected countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan and represents a significant leap in the listening experience. The songs are in fact reproduced in 24 -bit flash format/44.1 kHza quality without loss of data which, however, does not reach the levels of some competition services, such as Tidal, which offer 24 -bit streaming/192 KHz.
However, it is a huge step forward for users of Spotify Premiumwho had to wait four years for the arrival of the audio lossless on the platform. The good news is that the greatest quality will have no additional cost for subscribers, who can already activate it from the application settings.
At the time of the announcement, in 2021, it was rumored that the so -called service Spotify hi-fi He would have had a surcharge of about 5 euros/dollars per month, but in the end the platform decided to include it inside the Premium subscription without any increase. It is also true that Spotify He recently raised the prices of the subscriptions, including Italy, therefore it is likely that they were preparing the ground for this novelty.
How to take advantage of the audio lossless on Spotify Premium
To be able to listen to music in lossless quality on Spotify However, it is not enough to use bluetooth. The current wireless standard does not have the bandwidth necessary to manage an audio flow of this quality and it is for this reason that it is necessary to use wired headphones, both analog and USB, or rely on Spotify Connect.
The latter solution is already compatible with many brands audio devices such as Sony, Samsung, Bose and Sennheiser, while in the coming months there will also be models of Sonos and Amazon. The same Spotify It recommends using Wi-Fi connections and wired devices to avoid any compromise and obtain the best possible audio yield, even if the mobile network remains supported for listening to audio with this quality.
The activation of the lossless mode is not automatic and must be carried out manually on each device in which it is installed Spotify. On smartphones and tablets it is enough to enter the settings by clicking on the profile icon, move to the media quality section and from there choose whether to enable the lossless audio on Wi-Fi, mobile network or download. The devices compatible with the Spotify Connect service, however, will show a special indicator when they are reproducing a song with this quality.
Audio streaming in lossless quality is currently available on Spotify Only in some selected markets, Excluding Italy. However, Rollout will gradually take place by October in 50 markets All over the world, therefore it is likely that the debut in our country will not be expected too much. Suitable users will receive a notification directly within the application and can then activate through the settings.
