I think Apple offering hi res is great news, maybe it will raise awareness of the benefits of hi res and make it more mainstream - but until the mainstream services like Apple are able to be embedded in dedicated streamers from the likes of Aurender, Naim, Linn, dCS, etc., or are available through something like Roon, I don’t think it will impact the audiophile customers that pay for the hi res service. What I don’t know is how much of Tidal’s revenue do audiophiles represent. If the majority of Tidal’s customers are people listening on Apple Homepods, via computers, or mobile devices, then it could have a significant impact.
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Tony
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