SoundCloud adds lossless streaming to its Go+ service

SoundCloud adds lossless streaming to its Go+ service

6 years ago
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https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/17/17989654/soundcloud-lossless-streaming-high-quality-audio-go-service

SoundCloud is bringing lossless audio to its Go+ streaming service, the company announced today. Users who subscribe to the $10-a-month service will be able to listen to any music uploaded to SoundCloud in the high-quality audio format by opting in through the “streaming quality” option in settings at no additional cost.

Currently, Tidal and Deezer both offer lossless audio streaming, but you’ll have to pay a premium to access that audio quality: both services charge $20 a month for their respective hi-fi audio tiers. Tidal and Deezer stream their lossless audio using FLAC at 44.1 kHz / 16 bit, but Tidal also offers a high-resolution audio tier called Masters, which streams FLAC or WAV at 96 kHz / 24 bit.