Spotify Hi-Fi, the high-quality audio version of the streaming service, could arrive very soon after months of delays and broken promises by the Swedish company. It will also do so with a new plan, twice as expensive as the Premium version offered by the platform. At least that’s what he says a reddit userwho claims to have received a survey asking if he would upgrade from his current subscription to a “Platinum” subscription, which includes more benefits beyond lossless audio.
Spotify’s “Platinum” plan, specifically, it would cost $19.99 a month, and its main novelty would be the possibility of listening to music in studio quality (HiFi), something that, curiously, Apple Music has already allowed for more than a year and, furthermore, without the need for an additional subscription. The Swedish streaming platform, however, includes some additional features in this plan. Between them, two features called Library Pro and PlayList Pro of which we do not know any details, or the possibility of listening to a podcast without ads.
There is a function called Headphone Tuner, which could allow you to adjust some parameters of the sound manually. In the capture that the Reddit user has shared, you can also read features such as Audio Insights and Studio Sound, which would apparently improve the audio quality. Some people who have commented on the social network post believe that these latest features could be Spotify’s alternative to Dolby Atmos and Spatial Audio that is included in Apple Music.
When will the possible Spotify Platinum plan arrive?
At the moment, Spotify has not confirmed the future availability of this Platinum plan with HI-FI, but the Reddit user states that the survey asks if he would be willing to move to this subscription “in the next 30 days”. Therefore, the streaming music service is likely to announce Spotify HiFi during the month of November.
Spotify, let’s remember, has been delaying the launch of the HiFi version for almost a year. His plans apparently collapsed when Apple announced the possibility of playing music in this format and with Dolby Atmos and spatial audio without having to pay an additional cost. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, however, hinted earlier this year that some of the features (suggesting Spotify HiFi) were not available due to licensing issues.