Spotify to launch 'Hi-Fi' CD Quality Tier.

[Pearljam5000]

Had tinnitus for years
Went away on its own (most of the time )

 

[mjgraves]

No information on pricing or availability yet, but it's pretty much confirmed at this point.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/22/22295273/spotify-hifi-announced-lossless-streaming-hd-quality

Rather dissappointing article. Makes no effort to set forth a clear distinction between lossless, high-resolution and bit depth.

 

[gvl]

Just play the music louder to drown it out.

I've had my tinnitus for quite a few years now. It actually got me back into listening to music because I got bored with listening to the tinnitus.

Yup, I still enjoy listening to music and it helps to tune away, but I had to reconsider my attitude towards sound fidelity.

 

[ads_cft222]

Can’t find a study between lossless vs 320kbps . Do you have any links ? I am interested in the statistics

 

[antcollinet]

If there's no difference at all
1. Why does lossless even exist ?
2. Why do Tidal and Qobuz exist ?

Because they can sell it. People will buy it.

Taken that blind test yet?

 

[Pearljam5000]

Because they can sell it. People will buy it.

Taken that blind test yet?

Not yet

 

[Monster]

Yup, I still enjoy listening to music and it helps to tune away, but I had to reconsider my attitude towards sound fidelity.

My tinnitus is a pure tone at around 5.2 kHz which I seem to sort of filter out when I'm listening to music. It has not affected my attitude to sound fidelity.

I am one of those people who can, despite the tinnitus, hear a difference between Spotify 320 kbps Ogg Vorbis and true lossless, red book, 16/44.1 CD quality, but I think my experience may be a bit more subtle and nuanced than Pearljam5000's experience on this.

 

[sigbergaudio]

Can’t find a study between lossless vs 320kbps . Do you have any links ? I am interested in the statistics

The difficulty of finding successfully documented tests could perhaps be a clue in itself. Even hearing the difference between 128kbps MP3 and lossless is very difficult on most tracks. 384kbps OGG Vorbis is way better.

 

[sigbergaudio]

All I was saying was that I hear a difference , that's it, I really don't understand everything that came after that, anyways like I said let's agree to dissagree

You are of course free not to discuss it, so that is fine. But you have been very active on this forum for quite a while, so I was just surprised that you were surprised, that is all.

 

[goat76]

My tinnitus is a pure tone at around 5.2 kHz which I seem to sort of filter out when I'm listening to music. It has not affected my attitude to sound fidelity.

I am one of those people who can, despite the tinnitus, hear a difference between Spotify 320 kbps Ogg Vorbis and true lossless, red book, 16/44.1 CD quality, but I think my experience may be a bit more subtle and nuanced than Pearljam5000's experience on this.

Wasn’t it a new treatment for tinnitus that is supposed to work, I remember I read about it somewhere but don't remember where.

 

[gvl]

My tinnitus is a pure tone at around 5.2 kHz which I seem to sort of filter out when I'm listening to music. It has not affected my attitude to sound fidelity.

I am one of those people who can, despite the tinnitus, hear a difference between Spotify 320 kbps Ogg Vorbis and true lossless, red book, 16/44.1 CD quality, but I think my experience may be a bit more subtle and nuanced than Pearljam5000's experience on this.

I “think” I can hear some differences as well, but they strike me as very minor to the point I realize I don’t really care. It’s funny but despite that I have both Spotify and Qobuz subscriptions, don’t ask my why

 

[gvl]

Wasn’t it a new treatment for tinnitus that is supposed to work, I remember I read about it somewhere but don't remember where.

All tinnitus treatments are supposed to work but they really don’t.

 

[Monster]

Wasn’t it a new treatment for tinnitus that is supposed to work, I remember I read about it somewhere but don't remember where.

From everything I've read, there isn't really a cure for tinnitus but there are various coping mechanisms and practices that work for some people. For me, listening to music helps when the tinnitus becomes too intrusive.

 

[Svet Angelov]

There's nothing to be excited about because apparently no one can hear the difference between MP3 and lossless

Maybe not no one.. but I for sure can't. I once did 7 or 8 rounds of ABX testing flac vs 320kbps and it became apparent that I couldn't tell the difference. Both on headphones and on an active loudspeaker setup.
I'm in it for the bigger & arguably better library vs Tidal (which is what I am currently using when not listening to stuff I bought on Bandcamp//EDIT: or downloaded off soulseek heh).

 

[Pearljam5000]

Maybe not no one.. but I for sure can't. I once did 7 or 8 rounds of ABX testing flac vs 320kbps and it became apparent that I couldn't tell the difference. Both on headphones and on an active loudspeaker setup.
I'm in it for the bigger & arguably better library vs Tidal (which is what I am currently using when not listening to stuff I bought on Bandcamp//EDIT: or downloaded off soulseek heh).

Soulseek is still alive ?

 

[Svet Angelov]

Soulseek is still alive ?

oh you bet! Rips galore. If it's on CD and not stupid expensive I'd usually buy something from Discogs and rip it myself, but if it's vinyl and/or expensive.. yeah I'm definitely gonna download it

 

[mhardy6647]

I got mine last Fall, the silver lining it cures you from audiophile worries

wait -- are y'all talkin' about silver or tin? Now I'm confused.
This thread is so mercurial.

 

[Emlin]

wait -- are y'all talkin' about silver or tin? Now I'm confused.
This thread is so mercurial.

Are you claiming that you were lead into this?

 

[mhardy6647]

Are you claiming that you were lead into this?

I stand in the presence of greatness.

 

[Pearljam5000]