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Spotify lossless audio is here at last – but rivals still have one key advantage

It's time for the most popular streaming service to get better audio quality

The world's most popular streaming platform is catching up with Apple, Amazon, Deezer, Qobuz, Tidal and many more by offering lossless audio to its users. Instead, 24-bit / 44.1kHz FLAC is rolling out to Premium subscribers in 50 markets (starting with Australia, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, the US, and the UK) over the next two months. While that's a substantial improvement for audiophiles to enjoy, it still doesn't match the 24-bit / 192 kHz that Apple Music, Qobuz, and Tidal offer, though most people will be hard-pressed to notice the difference.

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