Spotify has not stated how much HiFi will cost when the service is launched more widely, but competitors can force its hand to offer lossless music streaming at no extra cost. The French HD streaming service Qobuz arrived in the United States in 2019. Since then, other prominent music streaming services have embraced lossless streaming, with Apple Music joining Tidal and Deezer. “We do not have timing details to share today.” A Spotify moderator shared a similar update on the community forums.īack in 2017, Spotify tested CD quality sound by offering some users in the US access to lossless music for an extra $ 7.50 a month.

We agree and we are excited to deliver a Spotify HiFi experience to Premium users in the future,” a Spotify spokesman told Engadget. “Artists and fans have told us that HiFi quality sound is important to them. However, Spotify HiFi is still not available and there is no indication of when it will actually come. Almost a year ago, Spotify announced plans to roll out a higher level of its streaming service with CD-quality music in some markets in 2021.

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