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0:00 Introduction
1:30 p.m. #1 High-resolution feed
1:53 #2 CD quality is quite good (see #14)
2:26 #3 Bluetooth is not high resolution compatible
3:10 #4 Android OS Resampling
3:33 #5 Sonos is capped at 48 kHz
4:21 #6 The difference is not that big…
4:59 #7 …and requires a decent stereo
17:20 #8 Controlling quality matters much more
17:40 #9 Tidal and Qobuz are niche services
5:59 #10 The impact of Amazon HD has been small
6:12 #11 Audio losses are not the devil (see #8)
6:53 #12 Apple Music #1
7:46 #13 Apple Music #2
8:26 #14 Spotify Hi-Fi will only be in CD quality (see #2)

Further reading/viewing:

Apple's Eddy Cue believes the future of music isn't lossless, it's spatial audio:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/streaming/9583947/apple-music-eddy-cue-spatial-audio-lossless-future-of-music/

No, Bluetooth cannot output high-resolution audio:
https://darko.audio/2020/11/no-bluetooth-cannot-deliver-hi-res-audio/

The Ultimate Guide to Bluetooth Headphones: LDAC is not high resolution:
https://www.soundguys.com/ldac-ultimate-bluetooth-guide-20026/

It's worth the wait: Qobuz US launch pushed back to "early 2019":
https://darko.audio/2018/11/worth-the-wait-qobuz-us-launch-bumped-to-early-2019/

Apple Music's high-resolution streaming is a bit complicated:
https://darko.audio/2021/06/apple-musics-hi-res-streaming-is-a-bit-of-a-mess/

Apple Music and Hi-Res Audio (again):
https://darko.audio/2021/06/apple-music-hi-res-audio-again/

Spotify will launch the “HiFi” level in 2021:
https://darko.audio/2021/02/spotify-to-launch-hifi-tier-in-2021/

Thinking more about Spotify HiFi:
https://darko.audio/2021/03/thinking-more-about-spotify-hifi/

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