Just spotted this
Onkyo have a quite respectable HR player for both IOS and Android. It bypasses the Android bits bit like USB Player pro
With the focus on better metadata and credits, high-resolution music, specialization (best market player in jazz, classical), the differentiation against the very big players can succeed. Tidal then pulls the MQA card and the music lovers realize after a while that 3D, Dolby, 360 Reality …and other new sound enhancers are air numbers for the cell phone. With good equipment, you will improve the standard sound, without question, but at the moment, completely different technologies are maturing.
If every music service then relies on a special format and no longer on free standardization, this is a setback for worldwide distribution, and then no cooperation or takeovers will help.