![]() Maybe if those deals expire.but even then, probably not. Spotify announced Spotify HiFi back in February 2021, but with no release date other than some time in 2021. We hoped the streaming giant might launch HiFi as a Christmas surprise (but that didn’t happen), and it looks like the company may fail to keep up its promise. Spotify HiFi is coming to town and Tidal just peed its pants AKA a tale of loss Febru10:17 am Story by Callum Booth Last night, I felt a great disturbance. I'm not even considering paying extra for Tidal or one of the other also-rans, considering I can get deals from Apple and Amazon. Nine months later, 2021 is about to end, and there’s no word on Spotify HiFi’s availability. Amazon is a usability and reliability trainwreck. ![]() But so far they can't, and they seem to be the best of the bunch. If Apple could get their streaming service to just work the way Spotify does maybe I'd consider dumping Spotify. ![]() Apple's inferior-sounding product just works. If I had better headphones I could tell the difference, and I actually do have better- sounding earbuds (some Sonys), but they have so many connectivity and usability issues I never even bother taking them out of the house anymore. Spotify HiFi is coming later this year, which is going to be a new tier in its service that will stream lossless audio. I doubt I could tell much difference on my AirPod Pros. I know because I just did both this afternoon. I can't tell the difference between lossless and Spotify's lossy streaming in a car. According to the announcement made in February of 2021, Spotify was supposed to have a new HiFi tier by the end of 2021 in selected markets. As reported by 9to5Mac, when a Spotify subscriber went to cancel their plan and switch to Apple Music (nice), they were shown a number of plan options and asked if they would consider switching back to the music streaming service in. Following months of silence about the issue, Spotify finally did. More recently, a leaked video gave us a glimpse of HiFi. Even here on a forum packed with audiophiles, a bunch of us don't really care. Spotify HiFi logo (Image credit: Spotify) Spotify may have just leaked the details of its long-awaited HiFi plan. The short answer is that we don’t know when Spotify HiFi will arrive, beyond the fact that it has been delayed indefinitely. And then, on 22nd February 2021, the company officially announced Spotify HiFi to the world at its 'Stream On' event. Click to expand.I doubt 1 customer in 1,000 cares about this.
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