"Well, it's here. For real. And there's some good news - Lossless won't be confined to a new higher-priced tier. There's no new Spotify HiFi membership or Music Pro subscription. Instead lossless audio will be rolling out to all Premium subscribers in 50 markets (starting with Australia, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, the US, and the UK) over the next two months."
"There shouldn't be any guessing, either. Spotify says subscribers should receive a notification in the app as lossless becomes available to them. You'll then be able to head into your settings and enable lossless from the media quality menu. And if you're actively listening to lossless audio there will be an indicator in the Now Playing bar and via the Connect Picker for compatible hardware."
"There is a catch, however. Spotify's lossless option tops out at 24-bit / 44.1 kHz FLAC. Apple Music, Tidal, and Qobuz all offer HiRes FLAC support at up to 24-bit / 192 kHz. Granted, once you start entering 24-bit FLAC territory it can get pretty hard to tell the difference unless you're a particularly demanding audiophile with a soundsystem priced in the same range as a used sedan."
Spotify is rolling out lossless audio to all Premium subscribers across 50 markets without creating a new higher-priced tier. Subscribers will receive an in-app notification when lossless becomes available and can enable it via the media quality menu in settings. Active lossless playback will show an indicator in the Now Playing bar and the Connect Picker for compatible hardware. Initial device support includes Sony, Bose, Samsung, and Sennheiser, with Sonos and Amazon support expected soon. The lossless option is limited to 24-bit / 44.1 kHz FLAC, while some competitors offer higher-resolution support up to 24-bit / 192 kHz.
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