YouTube Music’s sound quality was worse than expected… You’ll miss out if you don’t change ‘this setting’

YouTube Music defaults to 128kbps playback, so users must manually change settings to get higher quality audio.

The 256kbps option is reportedly limited to paid subscribers, adding a subscription barrier for better sound.

Listeners who care about audio quality may not be satisfied with the default setup and need to verify their plan and settings.

The service also does not offer lossless audio, which affects how it compares with rivals like Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Tidal.