Spotify's HiFi tier could finally be about to launch

Spotify lossless
 

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@mofojo 

milpai, Have you compared to the usual suspects yet? Qobuz, Tidal etc

I have not compared Spotify Lossless to Qobuz or Tidal. They do not meet my needs and I am super happy with what Spotify is providing. Actually through HQ Player, the lossless sounds phenomenal.

I really don't care what Spotify ever does. After being lied to for over a year and sticking with them for that year, I finally moved to Tidal and will never look back. I wasted a year of my listening that could have at least been CD quality. 

As long as there are alternatives (Tidal, Qobuz, Deezer, etc.) Spotify can go pound sand. Billie Eilish commercials be damned. 

For the last four years I have been trying out Amazon, Tidal, and Apple in bouts of frustration to get lossless. But I always end back with Spotify, like a bad relationship you cannot get out of. Spotify’s total package of application interface, Connect feature, copious curated playlists, and music discovery algorithms is unmatched IMO.

Amazon was a major frustration with what has to be the worst ever application. Tidal Connect was a big fail as it is not nearly as reliable as Spotify Connect, and Apple Music was probably the best of all three for me, but the music discovery and curated playlists were bad, which is surprising for a techy AI company. These services' SQ did not offset the negatives.

Spotify lossless, even if only 24-bit/44.1 kHz, is the icing on the cake for me. Being FREE is the cherry on top. I am checking multiple times a day, looking for that "Lossless" capability. The waiting is the hardest part!