It’s over two years since Spotify announced that it was enabling 320kbps streaming for Spotify Premium subscribers but it looks like it still has a long way to go before every track is available in that higher quality form. An investigation by a blogger dedicated to seeking out classical tunes on Spotify suggests that more often than not the tracks are streaming at 160kbps. That includes new songs and Spotify Premium exclusives.
Though the original July 2009 announcement and the Spotify website make it clear that “not all tracks are currently available in high bitrate”, 320kbps streaming is still one of the headline features for Spotify Premium. The company hasn’t prominently indicated how many songs are available in that format which makes the blogger’s research and the company’s responses interesting reading…
