Spotify Lossless update

[LFSMTARFA]

When will 150B play Spotify Lossless?
Will this involve an update?
Look forward to your response accordingly

[alessandro]

@LFSMTARFA

there’s already an open thread on this, you can look it up here:

Spotify Lossless

Even a Raspberry Pi with Volumio software for a few dollars supports Tidal Connect, not to mention other similarly priced streamers that have also had Tidal Connect for a long time. If it weren’t for the massive depreciation of my Rose, I would have sold it long ago and bought something that’s as easy to use as other streamers. There’s no hope for any breakthrough in this area, and now it turns out that Spotify lossless won’t work through Spotify Connect either. It’s a mockery of users, that’s a…

[ROSEHAN]

Dear HiFi Rose users

According to the link below, Spotify appears to have changed its policy so that eSDK support is only available through System Integrators (such as LinkPlay, Frontier Smart, Libre Wireless, Stream Unlimited, etc.).

Because eSDK updates are currently not possible, lossless playback support is difficult at this time.

However, if Spotify later provides official support or policy for lossless audio, we will immediately work to implement it.

https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/commercial-hardware

[Gorsti]

Dear HiFi Rose team,

Thank you for your reply regarding Spotify Lossless support.
While I understand the situation with Spotify’s eSDK policy, I’m still quite surprised that a world-class streamer such as the RS130 does not yet have a clear plan to address this.

Considering that Spotify has been preparing its Lossless feature for several years, many users — myself included — had expected HiFi Rose to take a more proactive approach to ensure compatibility.

Could you please share if there is any roadmap or estimated timeline for when Spotify Lossless might be supported on the RS130? I truly hope this will be prioritized, as the RS130 deserves full functionality with today’s major streaming services.

[Goodsound]

Maybe it’s a dumb question, but if you have a high end piece of gear like the RS150 B, why would you subscribe to Spotify which has inferior sound quality compared to Tidal or Qobuz?

[ROSEHAN]

@Gorsti

If Spotify later provides official support or policy for lossless audio, we will immediately work to implement it.

We will also make every effort to support Spotify Lossless as soon as it becomes officially available.

[ROSEHAN]

@Goodsound

We completely understand your point — Spotify’s sound quality (currently up to 320 kbps) is indeed lower than that of TIDAL or Qobuz, which provide lossless and high-resolution audio.

However, many users still choose Spotify for its excellent user interface, algorithmic playlists, convenience, and vast music library.
Because of this, HiFi ROSE supports Spotify Connect so users can easily enjoy their playlists even if Spotify is not lossless yet.

[Jma]

And now, I’m frustrated with this situation, knowing my cheap Bluesound Node 2i supports Spotify Lossless.

I really would love my RS150B could offer this feature.

No plan?

[ROSEHAN]

@Jma

We will also make every effort to support Spotify Lossless as soon as it becomes officially available.