According to Spotify, high-fidelity audio is consistently one of the most requested new features by users.
Spotify went light on the details regarding its new tier.
Right now, Spotifystreamsat a max bitrate of 160kbps for free users, and 320kbps for Premium users.
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CD-quality audio has a bitrate of 1,411kbps, but other high-fidelity streaming services sometimes go beyond that.
Tidal, for instance, goes up to 9,216 kbps via itsTidal Masters tier.
Qobuz, another high-fidelity service, also streams at that rate.
Whether Spotify opts for standard CD-quality or better remains to be seen.
Pricing, and which markets Spotify HiFi will be available in, have also yet to be announced.
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Spotify isnt the only company thats hopped on the HiFi train.
Sonos recently introducedSonos Radio HD, a high-fidelity paid tier of its Sonos Radio service.
Meanwhile, Amazon launched its version of high-quality audio streaming with Amazon Music HD back in 2019.
Aside from Spotify HiFi, the company also had a smattering of other announcements.
The company also announced a partnership with Anchor and WordPress thatll let bloggers publish written content as podcasts.
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