Sync a Spotify playlist to Qobuz — each track in its best version
· by the Hi Res Quest team
What it does. Hi Res Quest reads your Spotify playlist, finds each track on Qobuz by its ISRC code, picks for each the best authentic version available (the 24-bit confirmed by the edition, never an unconfirmed hi-res), creates the playlist on Qobuz and tells you, track by track, what it found. Spotify tops out at CD quality; Qobuz serves the same recording in 24-bit / 96 or 192 kHz for a large part of the catalogue — syncing is the moment to get it.
Real example from 6 September 2026, 20-track playlist (Miles Davis, Pink Floyd, Norah Jones, Fleetwood Mac, Nirvana, Daft Punk, Billie Eilish…): see the sync card by card.
How it works
- You connect Spotify (or paste your playlist export) and Qobuz. Hi Res Quest stores only ISRC codes, never your platform credentials.
- Each track is found by its ISRC — the recording identifier — then every edition of the same recording on Qobuz is compared: resolution, origin of the transfer, remaster, popularity.
- The card shows you two boxes: your version (Spotify’s, CD at best) and the version proposed on Qobuz. A pill says what we found when it needs saying: “possible upsample”, “no remaster found”, “unconfirmed label”.
- You choose: add all, replace all, leave all as they are, or decide track by track. Then “Sync” creates the playlist on Qobuz. Nothing is written without your click.
What changes compared with a classic transfer
- Matching is by ISRC, not title + artist. A name-based transfer takes the first hit: often a compilation, a live, a remix or a random reissue. Here it is the same recording, and the edition is chosen.
- Resolution is verified by the edition, not read off the label. An album recorded in 16-bit digital (I.G.Y., Brothers In Arms) stays on CD even if Qobuz offers a “24/192”: the pill says “possible upsample” and the version closest to the master is proposed. Details: real hi-res or upsampled CD.
- You see what is missing. Track absent from Qobuz, CD only, or available only on a compilation: it is written on the card, not lost silently.
- The HRQ score (10 to 98) puts both platforms on the same scale: 30 = CD, 49 = 24/96, 89 = 24/192. See Understanding resolution.
Limits, stated plainly
- Spotify only opens your playlists (the ones you own or co-edit); a followed editorial playlist cannot be read through the API — use the export.
- On Qobuz, the connection is made through a shortcut in your browser (no credentials entered with us); it lasts 7 days, then has to be redone.
- A track that does not exist on Qobuz will not be invented there: it is listed as “not found”.
- Hi Res Quest is independent: Qobuz does not pay us for the sync. The only paid links are download purchase links, marked “affiliate link”.
Do it on your playlist
Hi Res Quest is in private beta. Join the waitlist for early access — first playlist free (20 tracks), no credit card.
Frequently asked questions
Do I lose my Spotify playlist?
No. Hi Res Quest reads Spotify, it writes nothing there. The playlist is created on Qobuz; the original stays intact.
Do I need a Qobuz subscription?
Yes, to listen to the created playlist. Every Qobuz Studio plan includes 24-bit; the price is on Qobuz’s official page.
Why do some tracks stay on CD?
Either Qobuz offers no confirmed higher edition, or the original recording is 16-bit and a “24-bit” edition would add nothing: Hi Res Quest keeps the version closest to the master and says so on the card.
What about the other way, from Qobuz to Spotify?
That is not what the tool is for: Spotify tops out at CD, syncing to Spotify could not improve anything.