![]() What would ‘pro’ playlists and music library features look like? We’ll have to wait and see. On that note, count us very intrigued by the customer survey’s mention of “Library Pro” and “Playlist Pro” as additional features in the mooted Platinum plan, alongside “Limited-ad Spotify podcasts”. Perhaps including other features alongside hi-res music will help. If the Premium tier goes CD-quality at 9.99/month and they offer high-resolution. However, it would be a bold (read: risky) move after Apple Music seemingly swept away any foundations for music services to charge a premium for higher-quality audio, before Amazon Music fast-followed. If Spotify comes out with an upgraded HiFi tier at 14.99/month, the service will still be playing from behind. ![]() A twice-the-price subscription might be welcomed by campaigners who’ve criticised Spotify for largely sticking with its $9.99 individual subscription price since its launch in 2008. Still, the ‘Platinum’ branding indicates that Spotify’s plans may be fairly advanced. Surveys to test the waters for new ideas and models do not always signify short-term launch plans, and fairly often whatever’s being floated does not even happen in the longer term. “Does this mean it’s FINALLY about to happen?” asked the redditor, although the sensible answer to that question is “not necessarily”. Survey hints at a price of 19.99 per month for lossless audio Comments (0) (Image credit: Shutterstock) Spotify’s long-awaited HiFi lossless-audio tier was originally promised all the way. One former subscriber shared on Reddit screenshots of a surveyasking them what might persuade them to rejoin, including a $19.99-a-month ‘Platinum’ subscription including “HiFi” and “Studio Sound” features, along with “Audio Insights”. It seemed that Spotify’s plans had been complicated by Apple Music’s addition of spatial and lossless audio at no additional cost to subscribers – a move that immediately spurred Amazon Music abandon its own higher-priced HD tier.īack to the drawing board? Perhaps, but judging from a leaked customer survey, Spotify may not have given up on the idea of charging more for hi-res music. However, the end of 2021 came and went with no launch. ![]() In February 2021, Spotify announced that it would be launching a new tier of music subscription called Spotify HiFi, with the emphasis on higher-quality streams.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |