Spotify HiFi

I will certainly check the Spotify HiFi quality. If they are comparable to Tidal HiFi, then - if Tidal does not allow me to control my laptop with their "connect" feature, I will move to Spotify hifi.Tidal sounds phenomenal compared to the current Spotify premium. Not very thrilled to control Tidal on the laptop using mConnect HD app (paid version).

Based on the recent news from Spotify, it seems like a licensing issue.

Based on this alone, my guess is 2 things will be cleared in 1 day:

1. Spotify HiFi

2. Tidal Desktop Connect control through mobile devices

Why? Because Spotify already have Connect control for desktop, while Tidal already has hifi, but not Desktop Connect. It looks like with "Connect", there are some temporary file downloads that happen and I think when CD resolution files are downloaded, it becomes an issue with the content providers. Piracy most likely is the concern, because there are third party tools (I believe) that have capability to convert Tidal/Spotify songs to FLACs, etc.

 

I had gotten this survey on Feb-11 this year and have screen shots that indicated $9.99/month for individual platinum plan and $25.99/month for platinum plan for 6-member family. The screen shots say that "platinum features included":

Ad-free O&E podcasts

Higher quality audio

Sound optimization

DJ tools

Interactive singalong

Listening statistics

Looks like they cannot make the individual plan happen for $9.99/month and hence got someone to "leak" the "survey" to let other know that they are coming with $19.99/month plan.

I am ready to pay $15.99/month. But anything above that is not competitive.

Sometimes companies try to "leak" higher prices and then come up with lower prices when the product actually comes to the market, to ensure support from the users. I won't be surprised if they peg the price to $15.99/month when they finally decide to offer Platinum.

I hope this time they make it happen. Will pay premium for HiFi Spotify.