Spotify Premium currently costs $9.99/month and tops out at 320kbps streaming quality and there’s no word yet on what Spotify’s CD-Quality HiFi streaming will add to Premium’s monthly cost. Billie Eilish on the importance of sound quality is the kind of thing I’ve been hearing about as part of the hifi industry’s wish list for decades and Spotify just delivered it. How’s that for some HiFi marketing that can reach a new audience. Here’s a related video I’d file under under - Damn! I didn’t see that coming: no word on hi-res or market specifics, that’s plenty big news seeing as Spotify is the clear leader in the Global streaming market. While that’s the extent of the details so far, i.e. You heard that right - Spotify Premium subscribers, and there are 144 Million of ’em as of Q3 2020 according to Statista, in select markets will be getting CD-quality streaming later this year. LoudspeakersĪs part of Spotify’s Stream On event which took place earlier today, the company has announced the impending launch of their new Spotify HiFi tier, bringing CD-quality streaming to its Premium subscribers. In Barn for Review: Dynaudio Focus 50 Active Wireless Speakers In Barn for Review: A Silent Angel Stack – Munich M1 Streamer, Bonn N8 Audio Grade Network Switch, Forester F1 Linear Power SupplyĪlbum of the Week: Sudan Archives | Natural Brown Prom Queen In Barn for Review: Mola Mola Kula Integrated Amplifier In Barn for Review: EMM Labs DA2 V2 Reference Stereo DAC

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