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During the company’s Stream On virtual event last night, Spotify has announced a new subscription level that will be available later this year called Spotify HiFi. The name itself describes what this new level is all about: high fidelity audio.
At the moment, the audio quality on the streaming service has peaked at 320 kbps. While last night’s announcement did not reveal the exact quality that Spotify HiFi will bring to consumers, the company promises that it will deliver “CD-quality lossless audio format” through it.
For comparison, Tidal and Amazon Music offer 320kbps streaming as standard, but they took things further by incorporating the 24-bit / 96kHz option into the picture. On the other hand, Apple Music does not publicly disclose its audio quality rate, although most sources claimed that the service uses 256 kbps AAC.
Spotify didn’t reveal how much the new hi-fi tier will cost, but in case you need a reminder, your Premium subscription currently costs RM 14.90 per month in Malaysia, while Premium Duo and Premium Family are priced at RM 19.80 and RM 23.80, respectively. The company didn’t announce an actual release date for Spotify HiFi either, so we have to wait a while until it’s ready to roll out to consumers.
(Source: Spotify.)
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