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TL;DR
- Spotify rolls out Exclusive Mode on desktop, aiming to deliver cleaner, more accurate audio.
- It bypasses your OS audio mixer, reducing resampling, jitter, and unwanted noise.
- The feature is live for Premium users on the Windows desktop app.
Spotify is finally letting desktop users try out an audiophile mode, but there’s a catch that could make you hesitate.
The company is rolling out a new feature called Exclusive Mode for its desktop app. Spotify says it bypasses the operating system’s audio processing, which can reduce sound quality, but it comes with a trade-off for multitasking.
