This article reviews five essential iPhone apps—Apple Music, Qobuz, Tidal, Neutron Music Player, and Foobar2000—that cater to audiophiles seeking high-quality, lossless, and high-resolution audio streaming and playback, emphasizing the importance of app choice and settings for optimal sound experience.
Spotify has announced the rollout of lossless, CD-quality music streaming support for premium users in over 50 countries, offering up to 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC quality, after years of delays and competition from rivals like Apple Music and Amazon Music.
Spotify has finally launched lossless audio streaming for all Premium subscribers in 50 markets, after years of anticipation, without increasing prices. The feature offers up to 24-bit / 44.1 kHz FLAC quality and will be available through app notifications, with support for select hardware devices. However, it does not match the higher-resolution options offered by competitors like Apple Music and Tidal.
There are new hints that Spotify's long-anticipated lossless streaming feature, potentially called Spotify HiFi, may finally be launching soon, as indicated by hidden mentions in the app and code, although it has not yet been officially released.
Leaked Spotify code suggests that the streaming service's HiFi tier will offer up to 24-bit/44.1kHz hi-res audio, an upgrade over the previously promised CD quality, but still below competitors like Tidal and Qobuz. This feature is expected to be included in Spotify Premium, possibly as an add-on, and may introduce new EQ features for premium headphones.