It`s time for Apple Music to kick it into Hi-Fi gear
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The newly announced Spotify Hi-Fi could be quickly upended by Apple Music`s own hi-res plans — and by AirPods. On Tuesday, Spotify announced plans to bring higher quality music to its streaming service. The move to Spotify Hi-Fi means CD-quality, lossless audio is just around the corner on the world`s largest streamer. No doubt, Apple Music could take a steep fall because of this news. And yet, I don`t expect the iPhone maker to let Spotify take a high-res victory lap — at least not a long one. The reason? AirPods, baby. What is high-resolution audio? Spotify`s transition to Hi-Fi isn`t expected to start for a few months. When it does, it will only come to Premium subscribers in `select markets.` Between now and then, they`ll be a lot of talk about high-resolution audio and what it means. Without getting stuck too far into the weeds, it`s important to note that high-resolution audio typically refers to music files with a higher sampling frequency and/or bit depth than CD or 16...