Even if Spotify launched HiFi tomorrow, it would still be hard to justify the extra expense on top of my existing subscription rather than paying the same amount with Apple Music or Tidal and getting the highest quality options thrown in for free. To make matters worse, Apple Lossless and Tidal HiFi are included with your basic subscription, while Spotify's HiFi tier will allegedly be another level above Premium, competing with Tidal's HiFi Plus subscription that gives access to Master recordings and other high bit rate formats. If listening to these songs on Apple Music was like hearing the band playing around you, Spotify adds in dense foam pillars in certain spots that just eat up parts of the recording. Sure the overall sound was still the same, but details like the multiple layers of Thundercat's falsetto harmony or just how many unnecessary but wonderful flourishes Dengler puts into his basslines just weren't there on the Spotify versions.
Trying out the HiFi, Apple Lossless and Master format versions of songs like "Lava Lamp" or "Obstacle 1" made listening to them on Spotify again sound like the track was missing parts. The difference in quality between Spotify and Apple Music or Tidal was immediately obvious.
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