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

[sarumbear]

I didn't see this comment when I made my earlier one: apologies.

No apology needed. Thank you for adding one more voice for explaining the reality.

 

[Tom C]

To all who have supplied hard data, thank you. That has made for interesting reading.
It is easy to see streaming as a contemporary replacement for old style radio, except the listener now directly controls what is played. And the revenue streams would seem to work much the way radio used to. But streaming has also replaced purchased media to a large degree, which maybe, or maybe not, changes revenue streams in a different way. Maybe the artist makes more when a disc is sold, but makes the money only once, no matter how many times the disc is played. And there is music I stream that I wouldn’t bother to purchase, so there is that additional revenue that would not otherwise be realized.

 

[spartaman64]

Please read again. The figure is not about recommended music. It is about music the listener have chosen! You totally misunderstood the data.

yeah and im saying maybe people are more likely to only listen to their chosen music on spotify because their recommended music sucks. though i guess it doesnt explain amazon because in my experience its even worse.

 

[sarumbear]

yeah and im saying maybe people are more likely to only listen to their chosen music on spotify because their recommended music sucks

Shouldn’t they have listened to their recommendations in order to decide that they suck?

 

[spartaman64]

Shouldn’t you first have listened to their recommendations in order to decide that they suck?

i did for all 3 though ive canceled my spotify subscription since i mostly use amazon HD for my playlists and i have yt music for free with my yt premium which i use that to discover new music.

edit: so you are saying the list is of people who only listen to music in one way and never use the other features. I thought it would be a percentage of usage

 

[dkinric]

Update: Appears imminent, the HiFi Lossless Supremium Music Pro DJ Remix Tier

Spotify listeners may finally get lossless audio -- but at a cost

Spotify is preparing to unveil its long-rumored lossless audio feature, but the company won't be taking Apple Music's approach.

appleinsider.com

 

[Sal1950]

Update: Appears imminent, the HiFi Lossless Supremium Music Pro DJ Remix Tier

Spotify can stick their "lossless" tier where the sun never shines.
They strung me out for a long time with their continued promises but never came thru.
Finally Apple came along with not only Hi Rez Lossless but Atmos and other spatial offerings for even less money.
ADIOS Spotify, don't let the door hit ya.

 

[gvl]

I’ll believe it when I see it.

 

[Pearljam5000]

If they will charge more for lossless than other streaming services then what's the point ?

 

[Jimbob54]

If they will charge more for lossless than other streaming services then what's the point ?

They seem (if it happens) to be going down the lossless plus other features /services route. Doesn't convince me and likely not many others but it's a slight difference to others.

 

[Timcognito]

If they will charge more for lossless than other streaming services then what's the point ?

They have the biggest audience, market, content and name recognition, plus they in competition with Amazon and Apple.

 

[Zensō]

Additionally, a headphone optimization feature is on the cards, which will use patented technology to tailor audio output for specific headphone models, including Apple's AirPods.

If a real thing, the headphone optimization feature would appeal to me.

 

[Pearljam5000]

They have the biggest audience, market, content and name recognition, plus they in competition with Amazon and Apple.

If they're in competition , then they should charge as much as Amazon and Apple , I don't care about their other services just the lossless stuff

 

[Saponetto]

Too late.
Tidal just broke the bank with its new tiers.

 

[Pearljam5000]

 

[danadam]

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"Up to 1441 kbps" - hm, I don't know if I have any 16/44 flac that doesn't compress data at all.

"Your favorite music in 16-bit and 24-bit high-fidelity sound" - 24-bit, on the other hand, I would expect to sometimes exceed 1441 kbps.

 

[Chrispy]

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What is that particularly from? Don't see it on their site or my pc's app....

 

[Pearljam5000]

What is that particularly from? Don't see it on their site or my pc's app....

Supposedly it's a screenshot from the beta version

 

[johny_2000]

The Amazon Music Unlimited tier includes 16-bit 44/48 kHz (“HD”) and 24-bit 96 kHz (“Ultra HD”) for most songs.

 

[gvl]

If a real thing, the headphone optimization feature would appeal to me.

One would hope it’s PEQ but it sounds like it’s just a bunch of presets.