Spotify announced this week that it will have an "extra" service called Spotify Hi-Fi. With that name, you don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to find out what it's all about. Streaming music without compression, with the audio quality that is stored on a CD.
Surely this announcement will not have liked the leaders of Apple Park, little lovers of being in tow of the competition. It is an ordeal they will have to collect. It is not logical not to have a Apple Music Hi-Fi to be able to enjoy it in the AirPods Max ...
Amazon and Tidal They were the first to lift the ban and offer on their streaming platforms the option of listening to music without loss due to compression, such as that stored on an original audio CD.
Spotify is not going to be left behind, and just announced this week that before the end of this year it will launch Spotify HiFi. Will be a slightly more expensive option than the current one, but with an uncompressed sound, with excellent quality and definition.
The Verge just posted it. He says that Spotify has been testing different encoding algorithms for years to be able to transmit audio over the internet with high sound quality. And it seems that they have finally found a way to do it.
Platform Tidal It has already started its journey directly offering its service with a sound without quality losses. It boasts of it and it is his argument to attract subscribers. It has a price of 9,99 Euros a month.
Amazon also has Amazon Music HD with high quality sound. It has a price of 14,99 Euros per month, a little more than the 9,99 Euros per month that the service costs with the "standard" streaming sound that we are used to.
So for sure, Spotify Hi-Fi it will be a slightly more expensive service than the one offered to us today. An option that those who seek to listen to music with the highest possible quality will take into account.
