The KEF LS50 Meta is one of the best bookshelf speakers you can buy. If you’re a Spotify subscriber, you can only ask Siri to play/pause, skip tracks and adjust the volume.
Unlike other popular smart speakers (like the Amazon Echo, Nest Home and even the Sonos One), Apple's smart speakers only respond to 'Hey Siri' voice commands for music if you subscribe to Apple Music (and, as of May 2021, Deezer). Spotify is launching its own lossless streaming service, Spotify Hifi, by the end of 2021, but it's not here yet (and we don't know how much it's going to cost).Īnother big reason why you'd switch to Apple Music is if you were planning on buying one of Apple's smart speakers, either the recently discontinued HomePod or the new HomePod mini. It added a lossless tier at no extra cost that allows subscribers to listen to CD-quality (16-bit/44.1 kHz) and Hi-Res Lossless (up to 24-bit/192 kHz) audio tracks. The biggest difference between the two streaming services is, as of July 2021, Apple Music allows you to listen to higher-quality music. How to Listen to Lossless Tracks on Apple Music
