After all, if Apple can offer a better service for less, what's stopping previously loyal Spotify subscribers from jumping ship? Previously, audiophiles have had to pay a premium for hi-res audio on platforms like Tidal – and it could be the same story for Spotify HiFi, which is expected to cost more than a regular Spotify Premium subscription and won't even meet the minimum threshold for hi-res audio.Īpple's delivery of true hi-res audio (as well as Spatial Audio) at no extra cost has likely put a spanner in the works for Spotify. You can link both subscriptions together to enjoy all your favorite readings in one place.Apple Music (and Amazon Music HD) has introduced hi-res audio to its streaming platform at no extra cost to subscribers, in a move that's democratized high quality audio for the first time. One of the world’s leading audiobook streaming services, this partnership will allow users to enjoy just over half of a million audiobooks. Now that we’ve got the podcasts, playlists, and plenty of music, they’re also launching audiobooks with Storytel. Amazon and Apple have this for free to subscribers. However, rumors churn about this HiFi capability possibly raising the monthly fee, which could be concerning. I’ve since enjoyed the podcasts made available on their app and it’s been great with all the new additions they have. Will this somehow work with Spotify’s Car Thing? Since Amazon Music and Apple Music both made their announcements on the same subject, looks like Spotify is trying to up the ante. Downloading it to be available offline is one good thing, but to download it with HiFi could be next level.

For some of us, our playlists can be thousands of songs deep. What does this mean for future listening and how will it work? Will it be like Apple Music where only certain songs released have HiFi, lossless audio capabilities? Can we download certain songs from our playlists at HiFi? Or perhaps is streaming it at HiFi and listening to it in the present an easier option.

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