Spotify Reveals HiFi Subscription Prices, And You Won’t Like It

At this stage of the game Spotify HiFi is Duke Nukem Forever music streaming. A version offering lossless audio is still in development and will eventually be integrated as an add-on to subscription plans. The only downside is that it won’t happen anytime soon.

Daniel Ek, CEO Spotify has revealed some details about its next service hi-fi. During a call with shareholders to present financial results for the latest quarter, Ek confirmed that they are working on “deluxe version” of Spotify which includes all the benefits, including the HiFi music catalog.

“The plan is to offer a much better version of Spotify,” Ek said. “Something like a deluxe version that has all the benefits of the regular version of Spotify, but a lot more control, a lot higher quality across the board, and some other things I’m not ready to talk about yet.”

The manager mentioned that Spotify HiFi will be an add-on and will cost around $5. in addition to the price of the Premium level. Those who hire it will have to pay $17 or $18 per monthgiven the recent increase in prices for services in the United States.

The only downside is that Spotify HiFi is not coming anytime soon. Although the lossless version was announced in early 2021, it is still “in its early days,” according to Daniel Ek. The CEO added that there is a significant number of subscribers who want a much better version of the service.

“These are big music fans who are primarily looking for more flexibility in how they use Spotify and the music options that exist within Spotify,” he said.

How much will Spotify HiFi cost and what does it offer?

Spotify boss’s claims back up data he published Bloomberg A few weeks ago. Subscription with lossless audio This is an addition to the current levels and will cost $5.The company believes that the increase applied in June in the United States has not yet been reflected in Spain and other countries.

According to Daniel Ek, Spotify HiFi is a deluxe version that offers “more control, more quality and more features” than Premium. While the manager did not go into specifics, a previous report stated that The service will allow you to play FLAC files up to 24 bits in size at 44.1 kHz..

A series of images have leaked online Reddit show up to five transmission qualities from 24 kbps (low) to 1411 kbps (lossless). Spotify HiFi, known as without lossesIt will also play files at 2.117 kbps.Users will be able to download music in maximum quality for listening without an internet connection or stream it to Wi-Fi speakers via Spotify Connect.

It’s hard to predict when Spotify’s new subscription will launch. It took the company forever to roll out a lossless option. According to the latest leak, HiFi will debut sometime in 2024although Daniel Ek’s statements lead us to believe that this will not happen.