I have a Chi-fi $160 setup and Spotify is noticeably worse. Almost no sound stage, noise floor on old recordings is absurd. "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac and "Listen to the Music" by The Doobie Brothers are two of the most noticeably songs for me.
Hi-Fi setups are getting cheaper and cheaper thanks to China, I think most of the "audiophile" thing will soon be mainstream (for example, I've always mocked audiophiles online and now here I am; I always discover some friend that has bought VX earphones; I made my girlfriend listen to some songs on my setup, and now she's considering buying some entry-level equipment too - and she was the kind of person that just used any $5~10 earphones -, etc). Spotify is probably missing a big opportunity here.
Hi-Fi setups are getting cheaper and cheaper thanks to China, I think most of the "audiophile" thing will soon be mainstream (for example, I've always mocked audiophiles online and now here I am; I always discover some friend that has bought VX earphones; I made my girlfriend listen to some songs on my setup, and now she's considering buying some entry-level equipment too - and she was the kind of person that just used any $5~10 earphones -, etc). Spotify is probably missing a big opportunity here.