Although Spotify is the most popular music streaming service, according to Statista data, that does not necessarily mean that it is the best for all fans. The app has several shortcomings compared to rivals, and perhaps the most important is the sound quality.
While Apple Music, Amazon Music and Tidal have been offering music in high definition for years, Spotify has barely changed in that sense, preferring to focus on other aspects such as podcasts, which have gained a lot of prominence in the app.
Perhaps the most frustrating thing for audiophiles and fans of good music is that Spotify already announced a new plan with high definition sound more than two years ago. It is as if the company had ‘forgotten’ about that announcement, because since then it has given no further indication that it was going to launch it.
Spotify in high definition
For all this, the latest rumor coming out of Reddit can raise the hopes of millions of users. According to this leak, Spotify would finally be ready to launch its new subscription, which would give access to high definition music as well as other additional benefits. Of course, in exchange for a price increase in the subscription. The new plan would have changed its name, and would no longer be called Spotify HiFi, but would receive the name “Supremium”.
The leak is reliable because it comes from the Spotify app itself, whose code already contains references to the new Supremium plan, as well as new functions that could be exclusive to users who sign up. Among these is the possibility of create playlists using Artificial Intelligence; Let us remember that Spotify already has its own AI, called Spotify DJ, capable of playing a selection of songs with a synthetic voice that acts as the presenter, as if it were a radio program. The new feature will likely use the same technology to create custom playlists, which may have transitions between one song and another that will take into account the rhythm of each song and the appropriate time for the cut.
Spotify in high definition could be used with many Android phones and devices Adrián Raya
Supremium will also give users more tools to organize their lists and content however they want; they will even have the possibility of Sort lists by rhythm, or filter songs depending on genre or mood. A very interesting function will be “soundcheck”, which will allow us to learn more about our habits and find the mix of sounds that is unique to us.
Of course, Supremium’s star feature will be HD music, which will be offered with a 24 bit lossless quality. The biggest challenge would have been transferring Spotify’s gigantic music library to the new format, since it is not always possible to achieve that quality of sound in all of an artist’s songs. Lastly, Supremium would also give access to 30 hours of audiobooks each month.
All these advantages would have a price: $19.99 per month, which will probably be 19.99 euros per month in Spain if the equivalence of the rest of the plans is maintained. A high price, considering that Amazon Music offers HD music for 10.99 euros per month, and that Apple offers Apple Music in a package with iCloud+, tv+, and Arcade for 16.99 euros per month.
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2023-09-23 01:43:03
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