Spotify has launched a new lossless high-quality audio service for premium subscribers. The new listening experience, which allows users to listen to tracks up to 24-bit and 44.1 kilohertz (kHz) FLAC, arrived in the US yesterday (September 10) and is set to be rolled out in over 50 countries in October. “The wait is finally over; we’re so excited lossless …
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Summary Spotify is rolling out lossless audio support for Premium members at no extra cost. Lossless audio is available now in the US, UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and select European countries. 50 more markets will receive it in October. Spotify recommends using wired headphones or non-Bluetooth speakers when listening to lossless for the best possible quality. Listening over Bluetooth …
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Spotify has announced that it’s rolling out lossless audio for its Premium subscribers. Long derided for its poor audio quality, the streaming service will start offering tracks in up to 24-bit and 44.1 kilohertz (kHz) FLAC beginning today, with more markets getting the feature in the coming weeks. “The wait is finally over; we’re so excited lossless sound is rolling …
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Lossless audio, a format that Spotify says has been much-requested by subscribers over the years, is finally arriving on the streaming service. In a post, the company says that 24-bit/44.1kHz FLAC audio will now be an option for premium subscribers in select markets “across nearly every song available in Spotify.” Subscribers will have the option to adjust music quality as …
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Spotify is about to sound better for millions of people. Four years after Spotify originally planned to introduce higher-quality audio, the audio streamer is at long last rolling out HD lossless audio to Premium subscribers in select markets. As Spotify notes in something of an understatement, it’s been a highly requested feature. The feature won’t be available on the free, …
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Spotify has announced that it is rolling out its long-awaited lossless audio feature for premium subscribers in 50 markets worldwide. With the new feature, subscribers can stream tracks in up to 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC (or CD-quality audio) on “nearly every song available on Spotify,” says a Spotify press release on the matter. Lossless audio will roll out gradually across the …
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The upcoming AirPods Pro 3 that Apple is expected to unveil tomorrow will not include notable improvements to audio quality or Active Noise Cancellation, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Apple’s new earbuds will have heart rate tracking, a health-related feature that Apple first introduced with the Powerbeats Pro 2. LED optical sensors will pulse to measure heart rate using blood …
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Google made three major updates to its Gemini-powered products on Monday: The Gemini app now accepts audio files; Search can handle five new languages; and NotebookLM creates reports in the form of blog posts, study guides, quizzes, and more. According to a Monday post on X by Josh Woodward, vice president of Google Labs and Gemini, audio file compatibility was …
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The Gemini app finally supports audio uploads on Android, iOS, and the web for expanded file analysis options. Open Gemini’s ‘plus’ menu for “Files” (mobile) or “Upload files” (web) and select any audio file: MP3, M4A, WAV, etc. Google says “total audio length can be up to 10 minutes” for free users, while it’s 3 hours for Google AI Pro …
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The BoseQuietComfort Ultra 2nd gen in Midnight Violet. (Image source: Bose) The 2nd-generation Bose QuietComfort Ultra arrives with improvements over the previous generation. From a refined design to new features and longer battery life, Bose’s new headphones are the latest entry in the premium headphones segment. Bose has announced a successor to its 2023 premium pair of headphones, the QuietComfort …
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