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Spotify expected to launch umcomoressed streaming

Spotify is prepping the launch of a lossless audio version of its streaming service, according to The Verge. The new subscription tier is said to be called Spotify Hi-Fi and will offer higher bandwidth lossless audio quality to members.

I believe the price is regular pricing plus $10 per month but I am not sure.  

Does anyone have more info on this new Spotify lossless service?

hgeifman
hgeifman OP
2,113 posts
 
Sorry.  umcomoressed = uncompressed. 
loomisjohnson
1,909 posts
 
from what i read it's merely gauging demand/testing at this point--they have no definitive rollout plans and the president expressed some concern about whether potential users would accept the delay/latency attributable to the higher bandwidth. it does seem inevitable that they will have lossless at some point, however, which is gonna make it hard on tidal to survive.
gdnrbob
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I read that they were offering subscriptions to some select members for lossless, so it must be in the works. Of course, I didn't get an invite.
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