The Audio Quality in Streaming Services Isn't as Good as the Original I Uploaded. Why's That?

Modified on Sun, 20 Mar 2022 at 05:27 PM

Most services & streaming services compress audio files to make them download faster. An unfortunate side-effect is that compressed audio may not sound as good as the original tracks you uploaded to Boost Collective.


As streaming services increasingly embrace uncompressed, “lossless” streaming, this will become less of a problem.


In the meanwhile, there's usually a way for listeners to make audio sound better. For example, in the Spotify app (desktop or mobile), paid users can go into "Preferences" and turn on "High Quality Streaming." 

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