Spotify Lossless is an inconvenient improvement

If you listen to music the way many people do these days-with a pair of wireless ear headphones, from Bluetooth speaker, or they come out directly from your phone directly-so you will never notice a difference between high-quality Spotify currents 320kbps and their sound without loss. However, if you usually listen to the headphones while working on your office, or you have a high -quality loud speaker like Bose that supports Spotify Connect, there is already something that is obtained here.

Comparing regular quality flows from Spotify (96 kb second) with new FLAC files that are not less than 24 bits / 44.1 kHz looks unfair. Even the relatively non -trained ear should be able to hear the difference. Although the pressure technology has improved a lot since the crunchy mp3 days, there is still a noticeable loss of quality at 96 km per second. High frequencies can look muddy and distorted.

Even just jumping from normal quality to high quality (320 km per second) leads to a very noticeable difference. But this exceeded losses, or even a high -precision loss in a competitive service such as tidal, giving decreased returns. I was dealing with that most people will not be able to know the difference between high -quality Spotify currents without loss under many circumstances. If you are listening to the hip -hop music song, which the vinyl samples are cracked, a metal record with strongly distorted guitar, or a dance song with a kicking drum that was pressed in its in the dark, it may be difficult to choose the differences. It is not that they are not present – Kendrick Lamar’s singing cuts the mixture more on “Drocquble Up”, and the violin that was widely treated on Sudan’s archive on “Dead” is more vibrant – but it can be easily lost in the bomb.

A big difference can occur compared to the high -quality standard Spotify settings with cute music patterns that feature a lot of sound tools and singing. It was among the only albums that I could find available in Spotify and Hi-RRAND on both Apple and Tidal) Nina Simone was Pastel blues.

The differences between losses and high quality are hidden, definitely. Unless you listen to it actively, you may not notice a little different texture of the background noise on a “strange fruit” or a more clear voice than high strength on “Sinnerman.When the older records clip, the resulting distortion appears less harshly in the loss.

To see these relatively simple benefits requires some effort on your part. The first thing to notice is that you cannot broadcast Spotify without a loss through the web player; You will need to download desktop or mobile application. The other thing to remember is that Bluetooth generally does not support the sound without losing due to the limited domain width. Even Spotify warns in his announcement that “Bluetooth does not provide adequate frequency domain width to transfer sound without a loss, so the signal must be compressed before sending it.” (Let’s not get to know the discussion of coding programs like LDAC and AptX HD that lacks wide support.)

If you want to hear the difference, you will need to put your AirPods and go to get a decent set of headphones. I recommend headphones. Although you can hear the difference in a good set of headphones, it is easier to choose the nuances of the headphones without noise in the background. You will need to enable the loss on each of your devices individually; It is not a preparation.

However, Spotify some Flack caught up, to customize its support without a loss of 24-bit / 44.1 kHz, when Tidal, Apple Music and Qobuz offer support for FLAC HI-RES 24-bit / 192 kHz. However, in the risk of annoying hearing in the audience, do not lose. Although I will not pretend that there is no difference between losses and hi-risis To the maximum Hidden, and do not deserve trouble. For one of them, the sound playing again at 192 kgz requires additional devices in the form of an external transformer to another (DAC), or a few amplifiers that support Tidal Connect. DAC can run you anywhere from $ 50 against cheap dongle for your brand for your phone up to $ 15,000 for absolute insanity there.

I tested Spotify Losssss, as well as Apple Music, Tidal’s Lossles and Hi-ERSISTS, using MacBook Air connected to Focusrite SCARLETT 18I20 of the fourth generation. I listened to a variety of music patterns using Presonus Eris E5, and a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones, TMA-2 Studio Wireless+ from AIIAII. I spent a lot of time to make sure that I can play on the sound of 192 kgz, and a size that corresponds to different services only to stay away from asking whether you are imagining the differences.

During a “strange fruit” entitled “strange fruit” without victory over Apple Music music, constantly More clear than the losing standard on Spotify. But I also felt that the standard Flac Apple Flac was slightly lower than Spotify Flac. Therefore, Apple’s symbols can generally be high quality. I tend to believe that, frankly, I could not know the difference between regular versions that do not lose from Apple and Hi-Desling when playing again.

The frequency range also becomes a major problem when running high -resolution files. Unless you download it to run in a non -connection mode, just do not care. Apple Music is often suffocated when trying to skip the Hi -res path and often stop shortly after playing the first two seconds of the song.

Here’s the thing: most of us tend to do a lot of listening to Bluetooth headphones. And that does not support the sound without a loss. If you have good wire headphones or a pair of decent loudspeakers, Spotify’s Lossless can be an accurate but noticeable improvement in your listening experience. Just do not be jealous of these other services with the “HI-RES” sound.