Apple, which used to deliver only lossy music streams, announced back in May that it would offer lossless audio all the way up to 24-bit/192kHz (which is considered high-resolution audio, rather than “CD-quality” or 16-bit/44.1kHz audio) along with Dolby Atmos-powered spatial audio, all for the same price as its standard music streaming tiers.Īt the same time, Amazon announced that it would drop the premium pricing rates for its lossless, high-resolution, and spatial audio music tracks, essentially offering the same pricing structure as Apple. In the meantime, other streaming music services have leapfrogged Spotify as far as audio quality goes. But the service has yet to materialize, and Spotify’s audio streams still max out at only 320Kbps in the lossy Ogg Vorbis format. The company has yet to specify a date, but a new leak suggests a launch could. The year 2022 having started and the Spotify HiFI application still not being released, this delay raises questions.

All for a few extra euros, in addition to the Premium package. It's vague enough to mean anytime between now and 31st December. (Pocket-lint) - Earlier this year, Spotify revealed it planned to introduce a new 'HiFi' premium tier sometime in 2021. With a release scheduled for the end of 2021, the Spotify HiFi formula should make it possible to enjoy audio files in CD quality. I don't think the 'later this year' timeframe has changed.

Spotify first announced Spotify HiFi nearly a year ago, with the streamer promising that it would–at last–bring “CD-quality, lossless audio” to subscribers.Īt the time, Spotify said that Spotify HiFi would arrive “this year,” meaning sometime in 2021. The only reason I haven't switched to Apple Music is because of the Spotify Connect feature.

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