{"id":502339,"date":"2022-10-20T16:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/listening-to-spotify-for-free-your-music-sounds-worse\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T16:00:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:00:19","slug":"listening-to-spotify-for-free-your-music-sounds-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/listening-to-spotify-for-free-your-music-sounds-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"#Listening to Spotify for Free? Your Music Sounds Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2147ac80388\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2147ac80388\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/listening-to-spotify-for-free-your-music-sounds-worse\/#%E2%80%9CListening_to_Spotify_for_Free_Your_Music_Sounds_Worse%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Listening to Spotify for Free? Your Music Sounds Worse&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CListening_to_Spotify_for_Free_Your_Music_Sounds_Worse%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Listening to Spotify for Free? Your Music Sounds Worse&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"post-839772\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-761825\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/spotify-logo-on-a-smartphone-next-to-truly-wireless-earbuds.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Spotify logo on a smartphone next to truly wireless earbuds\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/warsaw-poland-1006-spotify-app-on-1771451024\">Chubo \u2013 my masterpiece\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The free version of Spotify puts caps on the audio quality. You need Spotify Premium to listen at the highest quality.<\/p>\n<p>Spotify is a very popular streaming music service, thanks in large part to being free. Ads are an annoying part of using Spotify for free, but there\u2019s something else you may not realize\u2014sound quality is worse too.<br \/>\nThe free version of Spotify streams tracks at 96kbps on the mobile <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s and 160kbps on your computer.\u00a0That\u2019s a small, but noticeable drop in quality compared to a CD. With Spotify Premium, you have the option to listen to tracks at up to 320kbps, which is essentially the same as CD quality audio.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-839785\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022-10-11_16-46-01.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Spotify sound quality options.\" width=\"429\" height=\"196\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re worried about burning through data at that higher level, you can choose different streaming qualities for Wi-Fi and cellular. Plus, you have the ability to download music for offline listening with Spotify Premium.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that doesn\u2019t mean much unless you have a good pair of headphones to appreciate the higher quality. Check out\u00a0our Best Headphones guide to find a pair for your needs. Better sound quality is just one of the benefits of paying for Spotify Premium. 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