Spotify HiFi imminent?

More competition is always good for consumer. I want DSD streaming.

I'm good with plain old 24/192.  But I agree that competition is good.

You tell me.

I really like Spotify. I hope it sounds as good as Tidal and Qobuz and I hope it is the same price. If so, I'll dump the other service and run Spotify exclusively. They have a great catalog, the user interface is very good (I liked it better before the latest update) and the discover algorithm is better than the competition IMHO.

Go Spoofy, Go..... 

Spotify seems more concerned with breadth/flexibility of content than ultimate sound quality so I’d expect something more like Amazon HD than Qobuz, but I guess we’ll see. 

@soix ,I find that even with mp3 resolution, Spotify seems more musical than Tidal. Mind you, I said "musical", not "quality". Tidal has definitely more "air" and sounds open, hifi and nice punch. But to me it sounds sterile compared to Spotify. I am just waiting for Spotify to launch the hifi tier before canceling the Tidal subscription. Besides Spotify connect is the best thing for me, since I use a PC for streaming music.

@milpai — I find MP3 res sounds musical on my Amazon Echo but that’s about it.  On my stereo and better headphones it sounds dynamically compressed with significantly compromised detail and resolution and Qobuz sounds significantly better in every conceivable way.  Just my experience.  Either way, I’d say ditch Tidal if you can and get Qobuz and you’ll probably be happier. 

@soix ,Like I said before, Tidal currently is way ahead of Spotify in terms of resolution -  no doubt about that. I had a trial of Qobuz and it definetely was better than Tidal. Unfortunately neither Tidal or Qobuz has the broad range of music I seek. Also the recommendations from these do not come close to what Spotify recommends. Hence I am waiting for Spotifi HiFi that I believe will be released soon.