Is it expensive?   kadashika

Beyond ridiculous and overpriced and adding AI BS into the mix to justify the price increase.....stupid AF. Apple and others offer flac.....hifi already included in their cost at a much cheaper rate. No one is going to pay. Spotify CEO is just a grubby money horse.

It is actually COMICAL when you think about it...

Decades ago people used to ether collect recordings OR listen to Radio stations.

While the recordings they owned required THEM to come up with their own 'mixes', the radio stations would provide free mixes at the cost of having to listen to a bunch of advertisements between tunes.

Fast forward to the modern age and while you can STILL collect recordings, hardly ANYONE listens to Radio anymore and would rather PAY to stream some providers library of music that might be (or not) providing a mix of music.

While it has not happened to Audio YET, watch for all the Audio streaming services to continually increase costs to the point of introducing a 'reduced price tier' that includes - advertising! LOL!!!

(much like the Video streamers have already done)

Not for me, Hi Res streaming is the most overrated technology since 5G. I prefer my music in physical form, it actually means something to me then and I actually own it.

I never stopped buying CDs, it supports the artists and I own all my music forever.

Good luck

No thanks.