I own a PS Audio DirectStream DAC Mk1 with the Bridge II installed. I really love my setup for streaming local lossless/high-res/DSD music files. For casual listening, though, I also use Spotify Connect quite a lot.
Spotify has recently introduced their lossless service, but I’m not sure if it’s already available in every country or fully supported on all devices. I can use it on my phone and on the desktop app, but so far I haven’t had any success getting it to work with the Bridge II. When I check the streaming bitrate through the Bridge in the Spotify app, it actually reports only 96 kbps, even though I set it to 320 kbps.
Has anyone here managed to stream Spotify Lossless into the DirectStream DAC Mk1 (via the Bridge II)? Or is lossless support simply not possible at this point?
It would likely require software/firmware updates from Conversdigital just like Qobuz Connect. You probably need to reach out to them and see if they have any intentions of doing so.
Just like the board in the Airlens the guts of the Bridge II are from Conversdigital. They would have to do any hardware firmware updates. I don’t expect that PSA could or would but feel free to call them and discuss it.
Yeah I cannot believe this, I have been waiting years for Spotify Lossless for my PS Audio Directstream and now its arrived and we discover its greyed out! What is the point of buying this premium gear if software updates just cease and we cannot get the life out of it.
