Users of Spotify Premium can now enjoy bit-perfect playback on the Windows application, with support for Mac expected to follow soon.
Spotify Premium subscribers are now able to achieve bit-perfect playback through the Windows application, with Mac compatibility arriving later.
Beginning Tuesday, Spotify clients will be able to access “Exclusive Mode,” a new capability within the streaming platform’s Windows app that can enhance audio fidelity by granting the Spotify application complete control over your device’s audio processing. Spotify explains that “your computer might modify audio before it reaches your DAC by resampling, mixing other system sounds, and adjusting the volume.” Enabling Exclusive Mode prevents such alterations, which Spotify claims facilitates “Bit Perfect playback.”
Currently, Exclusive Mode is only accessible to Spotify Premium users on Windows, but Spotify states it will be introduced to the Mac version “in an upcoming release.” To activate it, navigate to the settings within the Windows Spotify app and pick “Playback.” In this section, choose your audio device from the “Output” settings then toggle “Exclusive Mode” on. Be aware that audio from other applications, as well as Spotify’s automix and crossfade functions, will be disabled while Exclusive Mode is active.
Members of Spotify’s community forums have been advocating for bit-perfect playback through an exclusive mode akin to features provided by other streaming platforms such as Tidal and Amazon Music. In September, Spotify also introduced an option for lossless audio, which delivered marginal enhancements compared to its prior high-quality setting.
