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Now that Spotify has “lossless listening,” the idea of higher quality streaming is cemented in the mainstream. Those streaming numbers and bitrates are no longer just the talking points of audio-weirdos — your friend at work is suddenly going to become interested in hi-res audio, and how much better it sounds than “the old Spotify.” But what does it all …

There must be something in the water at Spotify HQ. Less than a week after delivering long-promised lossless audio, the company has another treat. Free listeners can finally listen to any track they want. After enhancing Premium, perhaps Spotify figured it could add a free perk without shedding subscribers. Spotify accounts on the free plan can now choose any track …

Following its long-awaited launch of lossless streaming for paid subscribers, Spotify is upgrading its service for free users, too. On Monday, the company announced that free users globally will now be able to search and play any song they want or play a song shared by a friend or an artist they follow on social media. The company calls the …

Now that Spotify Lossless is coming, us loyal subscribers can sit back and relax after what feels like an eternity since it was first announced. The announcement has raised a number of questions about Spotify’s biggest upgrade yet, and we’re here to answer them for you. It’s exciting to finally be able to listen to music on Spotify without it …

If you listen to music the way a lot of people do these days — with a pair of wireless earbuds, from a Bluetooth speaker, or just blaring directly out of your phone — you will never notice a difference between Spotify’s high-quality 320Kbps streams and its lossless audio. But, if you usually listen with wired headphones while working at …

If you listen to music the way a lot of people do these days — with a pair of wireless earbuds, from a Bluetooth speaker, or just blaring directly out of your phone — you will never notice a difference between Spotify’s high-quality 320Kbps streams and its lossless audio. But, if you usually listen with wired headphones while working at …

You hear that? Spotify announced Wednesday that Lossless Listening, its newest audio format, is available for premium users in select countries, including the U.S. Lossless audio files allow for listeners to stream music using the least compressed and highest resolution audio formats can have, the company said. Previously, when a musician uploaded their work to a streaming platform, the files …

Over four years after its initial announcement, Spotify is finally rolling out lossless streaming quality to Premium users and, in a fun surprise, it won’t cost anything extra. In a post today, Spotify has confirmed that it is now rolling out lossless audio quality in select regions. You’ll need to use Spotify Connect or wired headphones (analog or USB) to …

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 …

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 …