# Spotify Lossless on NAC-272? **URL:** \ **Category:** Streaming Audio\ **Created:** [September 30, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956 "2025-09-30T21:49:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Davidreyre](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/davidreyre/32/111789_2.png) [@Davidreyre](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Davidreyre)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/1 "2025-09-30T21:49:39Z")
Apologies if this is covered else where. Spotify lossless has now been enabled on my account. Can I listen to lossless 24/44.1 through Spotify on the NAC-272 via the Naim App, In settings It currently says this device only supports upto very high I.e only 320kbps. Is this a software issue with Naim/Spotify as Tidal streams higher CD quality on the Naim App. Thanks for any advice ? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisSU](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/chrissu/32/77_2.png) [@ChrisSU](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/ChrisSU)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/2 "2025-09-30T21:51:50Z")
Sorry, only 2nd gen streamers can handle it. > [@Spotify lossless is finally happening in October](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-is-finally-happening-in-october/41720/39): > > Hi, Spotify lossless has been sitting dormant in the Naim firmware for the last 18 months and we’re on one of the latest Spotify firmware. Once Spotify enable accounts in the various countries it’s ready to go on your Naim. On products that are ready and waiting: Uniti Atom Uniti Atom HE Uniti Star Uniti Nova Uniti Nova PE ND5XS2 NDX2 ND555 NSC222 NSS333 Muso2 Muso QB2 Focal Diva Focal Mezza On the Naim/Focal platform it natively does 44.1 and 48kHz 24bit streams (we switch DAC… ---
**Author:** ![Davidreyre](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/davidreyre/32/111789_2.png) [@Davidreyre](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Davidreyre)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/3 "2025-09-30T21:58:51Z")
OK Chris thanks, so it looks like the NAC-272 will likely never be able to do it through the app unless naim update the firmware. Is there another way to stream Spotify lossless maybe through another software via the Upnp input? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ChrisSU](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/chrissu/32/77_2.png) [@ChrisSU](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/ChrisSU)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/4 "2025-09-30T22:14:32Z")
I’m not aware of any way to get lossless Spotify as it’s generally only possible to use it through Spotify Connect into a 1st gen Naim streamer. There are possible workarounds for 24 bit Qobuz and Tidal, but Spotify don’t allow third party integration outside of Connect. ---
**Author:** ![Blackbird](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/blackbird/32/461897_2.png) [@Blackbird](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Blackbird)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/5 "2025-10-01T04:51:19Z")
Lindemann bridge II is your future. (Not the Network model) ---
**Author:** ![Davidreyre](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/davidreyre/32/111789_2.png) [@Davidreyre](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Davidreyre)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 7:53am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/6 "2025-10-01T07:53:37Z")
Thanks for the info, I will look into external options. For now I will carry on with Tidal as this sounds great and works well through the Naim App , thanks all for your responses 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Richard.Dane](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/richard.dane/32/125_2.png) [@Richard.Dane](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Richard.Dane)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/7 "2025-10-01T08:03:47Z")
> [@Davidreyre](#): > > OK Chris thanks, so it looks like the NAC-272 will likely never be able to do it through the app unless naim update the firmware. It won’t come with a firmware update. See Steve’s earlier post: _Unfortunately the older green screen products and muso1 can’t get it as Spotify no longer generate library builds for that platform. Apologies, but out of our control._ ---
**Author:** ![audioade](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@audioade](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/audioade)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/8 "2025-10-01T15:39:44Z")
It’s certainly a shame, I’d love to be able to try the lossless on my 272. As this is a fairly significant change for Spotify’s service could they be asked to consider updating the necessary library build for the platform used by the 1st gen streamers? I guess the core of the streaming board was not unique to Naim so this would hopefully benefit more than just older Naim users? In the unlikely event this happened could it actually be implemented into the 1st gen hardware by Naim? The built in Tidal seemed to work OK when I tried it or is the 24 bit of the Spotify lossless the straw that breaks the camel’s back? I do appreciate the limitations of the older kit are well documented and the difficulties in bringing the radio update to gen 1 devices recently but, ultimately, it was possible. And, very much appreciated 🙂 If you don’t ask you don’t get… ---
**Author:** ![audioade](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58f4c7/32.png) [@audioade](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/audioade)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/9 "2025-10-01T18:01:31Z")
Just made an interesting discovery in that our Sony TV has Spotify connect and is lossless enabled. As we have this connected via optical to one of the digital inputs on the 272 we can play the lossless stream this way by directing the TV audio to 272 (we never use it for the TV as the lip sync is always off). While I’m sure it’s not going to be the best audio source it definitely sounds more open and detailed than the 272 built in connect (at 320kbps of course) which having a quick flick back and forward a couple of times is quite muddy by comparison. A bit annoying having to have the TV on to play music but an interesting option to try maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Davidreyre](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/davidreyre/32/111789_2.png) [@Davidreyre](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Davidreyre)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/10 "2025-10-02T20:32:18Z")
I also have a WiiM Pro and that outputs the Spotify lossless stream, so I will likely try this out via the coax input to the 272 DAC. It will be interesting to compare with the Spotify connect and Tidal stream through the Naim App. ---
**Author:** ![Richard.Dane](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/richard.dane/32/125_2.png) [@Richard.Dane](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Richard.Dane)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/11 "2025-10-03T14:46:25Z")
Reading the posts from @Stevesky regarding the hurdles Naim had to jump to get the in-house iRadio onto the 1st Gen streamers, I would say it’s highly unlikely, but probably best for Steve to clarify here. ---
**Author:** ![Stevesky](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Stevesky](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Stevesky)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/12 "2025-10-04T15:58:00Z")
Hi all, Sorry for the delay. Tickling the forum is a little background task for me 🙂 272 which is Bridgeco based. Unfortunately not. Please my post on the Spotify Connect subject here: > [@Spotify lossless is finally happening in October](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-is-finally-happening-in-october/41720/39): > > Hi, Spotify lossless has been sitting dormant in the Naim firmware for the last 18 months and we’re on one of the latest Spotify firmware. Once Spotify enable accounts in the various countries it’s ready to go on your Naim. On products that are ready and waiting: Uniti Atom Uniti Atom HE Uniti Star Uniti Nova Uniti Nova PE ND5XS2 NDX2 ND555 NSC222 NSS333 Muso2 Muso QB2 Focal Diva Focal Mezza On the Naim/Focal platform it natively does 44.1 and 48kHz 24bit streams (we switch DAC… Regards Steve ---
**Author:** ![Forbrice](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Forbrice](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Forbrice)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 7:21am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/14 "2025-10-07T07:21:26Z")
Hello, Today I finally got Spotify lossless in Belgium. But when I want to select it, I ve got a message that my device Uniti Nova is not compatible. Any idea what is the problem, my firmware is updated. Thanks for your help Brice ---
**Author:** ![Davidreyre](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/davidreyre/32/111789_2.png) [@Davidreyre](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Davidreyre)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/15 "2025-10-07T07:42:15Z")
see Richard’s comment regarding logging out of Spotify on the Naim App here…… > [@Spotify Lossless not available? What to do](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-not-available-what-to-do/41951): > > Although Naim have support for Spotify Lossless already inside Gen 2 streamer units with up to date firmware, some customers have been finding that Spotify doesn’t offer it as available for their device, even though it should be. If this is the case, the fix is to go into the Naim app, go to the device settings, Services and Accounts, and log out of Spotify. Then go back to Spotify, reconnect, and it should now be working. This fix seems to work for anyone with a Gen 2 Naim streamer who is s… ---
**Author:** ![peteS](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@peteS](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/peteS)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 8:04am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/16 "2025-10-07T08:04:51Z")
You may well be able to do this using Lyrion (LMS) as your UPnP server some point soon. The LMS Spotify plugin (Spotty) behaves like Connect. It doesn’t support lossless yet, but the team are working on it … I pretty much use LMS for everything and just use my NDX as a UPnP renderer. ---
**Author:** ![Gruido71](https://community.naimaudio.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@Gruido71](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/Gruido71)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/17 "2025-10-09T09:47:55Z")
do you think that using spotify connect quality will be lossless even with green display machines? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisSU](https://community.naimaudio.com/user_avatar/community.naimaudio.com/chrissu/32/77_2.png) [@ChrisSU](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/ChrisSU)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/18 "2025-10-09T10:26:35Z")
Unfortunately not, see Steve’s post above which explains that it will only work on Naim’s 2nd gen streamers. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://d2ikyu8xyuibjx.cloudfront.net/original/1X/26b5e4ef7e37d3771c473a6a1f688186c20823ac.png) [@system](https://community.naimaudio.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://community.naimaudio.com/t/spotify-lossless-on-nac-272/41956/19 "2025-12-08T10:26:58Z")
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