Audio quality

Normal: equivalent to approximately 96 kbit/s

The hifi would arrive this year on Spotify (and it will be expensive)

Announced more than two years ago, the Spotify Hifi formula could become reality this year. According to information from Bloomberg, The company would plan to launch a new premium subscription formula in the second half of 2023. The service would first concern the outside of the United States, then could be declined internationally.

It is therefore with a little delay that the company will launch its new high -end service. Last spring, Spotify had recognized a certain delay in the launch of the Hifi, evoking deep “Changes in industry“” “. It must be said that a little earlier, the competition had struck hard, announcing the incompetent integration of the Lossless and the Dolby Atmos at Apple Music and Amazon Music in mid-2021.

Hifi is what ?

Spotify has never been the king of quality. If the platform can boast of having one of the largest catalogs in the world, dozens of exclusive podcasts, and just as many unpublished content, it is not unanimous in converted audiophiles, who prefer to turn to services Specialized like Qobuz or Tidal. These services, necessarily offered more expensive, allow in particular to enjoy a lossless and hi-res sound. Until now, audio quality was rather the prerogative of some outsiders, while Deezer, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Spotify were mainly on a consumer audience, more used to the last fashionable title between two metro stations than ‘To a stereo listening session.

So far, the Hifi had not really been the priority of the consumer platforms. Yet two years ago, Amazon and Apple gave in to the Hifi, tacitly forcing competition to accelerate the step. This abbreviation of the English term “High Fidelity“, Used to ensure an sound reproduction as close as possible to the original recording, should soon make its arrival on Spotify.

More expensive, but with a weight argument

Still according to Bloomberg, Spotify could sell dearly its offer, nicknamed internally Surprise. The fact remains that to keep its place on the market, and keep its competitiveness, the platform could add additional access to the HIFI to the audio books. An idea that could be paid, at a time when digital reading (in audio and digital format) sees its popularity exploding. Another survey published last year also reported an offer Platinum at $ 19.99/month with the Lossless and other advantages. It is therefore necessary to expect Spotify to focus on sound quality in the coming months. Remains to be seen if the artists will follow.

Audio quality

Spotify offers a range of audio quality options adapted to your device, your package and your preferences.

Sound quality

Spotify free

Spotify Premium

Web player

Desktop, mobile device and tablet

Automatic : Depending on your network connection

Weak : equivalent to approximately 24 kbit/s

Normal: equivalent to approximately 96 kbit/s

High : equivalent to approximately 160 kbit/s

Automatic : Depending on your network connection

Weak : equivalent to approximately 24 kbit/s

Normal: equivalent to approximately 96 kbit/s

High : equivalent to approximately 160 kbit/s

Very high : equivalent to approximately 320 kbit/s

Briado quality

The quality of broom is around 96 kbit/s on all devices, except for the web player where it is 128 kbit/s.

On mobile/tablet, if you adjust the audio quality to low, the quality of the broom will also be lower, located about 24 kbit/s.

Change audio quality

Increase the quality of the music to hear the finest details or lower it to save data.

Noticed : You cannot change the audio settings when you use Spotify Connect to play content on another device.