All items tagged with Qobuz (37)

Qobuz Becomes First Hi-Res Audio Streaming Service Available on Sonos

March 24, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Qobuz Becomes First Hi-Res Audio Streaming Service Available on Sonos

Music streaming service Qobuz confirmed it will be the first music service to deliver 24-bit Hi-Res audio streaming on Sonos. Qobuz users that subscribe to the Studio (Hi-Res) tier will be able to listen to high-resolution music directly on their Sonos speakers, with the ease of simply pressing play in the Sonos app. Available with the Sonos S2 app, this new integration is one of Qobuz’s broadest expansions of Hi-Res streaming support to date.

Bowers & Wilkins Launches Music App for Its Formation-Enabled Products

February 12, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Bowers & Wilkins Launches Music App for Its Formation-Enabled Products

Bowers & Wilkins announced an exciting new development to its Formation wireless audio technology platform. Available now, the new Bowers & Wilkins Music App significantly increases the number of music-streaming services accessible to owners of Formation-enabled Bowers & Wilkins products. Available to both Android and iOS users, the App will initially offer support for Qobuz, TIDAL, TuneIn, Dash Radio, NTS Radio and SoundCloud, with more to be added in the coming months.

Bryston New BR-20 Preamplifier, DAC and Streamer, Even Handles DSD over HDMI

October 12, 2020 by Joao Martins

Bryston New BR-20 Preamplifier, DAC and Streamer, Even Handles DSD over HDMI

Bryston has unveiled its new BR-20 preamplifier, the most advanced combination of analog and digital functionality in the 50-plus year history of the Bryston brand. The BR-20 combines a brand new, highly advanced analog preamplifier with the company’s flagship digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) platform and a high-performance streaming music player to create an ultimate performance hub for any music enthusiast. The Bryston BR-20 is expected to ship to dealers Q4, 2020 with a US MSRP of $5995.

Fresh From the Bench: NAD M10 Masters Series Streaming Amplifier

August 27, 2020 by Stuart Yaniger

Fresh From the Bench: NAD M10 Masters Series Streaming Amplifier

In this article, Stuart Yaniger reviews the M10 Masters Series Streaming Amplifier from NAD Electronics, a compact but powerful Class-D home audio amplifier and network streamer that surprises positively for multiple reasons. One of those is the integration of the latest Dirac Live room correction technology with Bass Control, which is also covered in detail in this review. The other is the number of versatile features that make it the only item needed for a modern music system, other than speakers. This article was originally published in audioXpress, August 2020.

Naim Mu-so 2nd Generation Family Now With Support for Qobuz High-Resolution Wireless Music Streaming

June 16, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Naim Mu-so 2nd Generation Family Now With Support for Qobuz High-Resolution Wireless Music Streaming

Naim Audio announced native Qobuz support for its Mu-so 2nd Generation family of wireless speakers. Enabled via a free over-the-air firmware upgrade, the integration will enable seamless access to Qobuz streaming services - including true high-resolution music streaming - from within the Naim control app. The update was rolled out to all Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation units from June 15, with Mu-so 2nd Generation users being able to update from June 17.

audioXpress.com - The Most Popular Stories of 2019

December 27, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress.com - The Most Popular Stories of 2019

Want to know which of the topics and stories published online in 2019 were the most popular? We looked at the most-read articles of 2019 in audioXpress.com (which also includes selected articles from Voice Coil magazine), and we created this Top 10 list of news stories and online articles. Here are the results!

In Perspective: Amazon Lossless Audio Streaming Option with Amazon Music HD

September 18, 2019 by Joao Martins

In Perspective: Amazon Lossless Audio Streaming Option with Amazon Music HD

Amazon announced the launch of Amazon Music HD, a new tier of "higher quality" lossless streaming, promising "more than 50 million songs in High Definition," and "millions of songs in Ultra High Definition," a designation akin to TV services that Amazon thinks consumers will understand better than High Resolution Audio (HRA). The first tier of the service "High Definition" is in fact a CD-quality FLAC lossless streaming, while the "Ultra HD" tier defines FLAC streaming of 24-bit and a sample rate up to 192 kHz, or HRA.

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019: It Was Fun, But It’s Complicated…

September 12, 2019 by Joao Martins

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019: It Was Fun, But It’s Complicated…

Yes, it was strange to fly to Denver, CO so early in September while most of the industry was on the way to Berlin, Germany for another edition of the International Funkausstellung (IFA), the gigantic consumer electronics and appliance show, which rivals CES in visitor numbers. But the fact is, I don’t regret it in the least. Since the 2019 edition of the Rocky Mountain International Audio Fest (RMAF) changed dates to September 6-8, and the CEDIA Expo takes place shortly after also in Denver, it was a great incentive to opt for Colorado instead.

Exploring Qobuz High-Resolution Streaming

May 23, 2019 by Luke McCready

Exploring Qobuz High-Resolution Streaming

Music streaming is now the mainstream music distribution method. European high-resolution music streaming company Qobuz expanded to the US in 2019 to challenge Tidal for the audiophile streaming market. Qobuz claims the largest hi-res catalog in the world, the most complete metadata, and the best editorial content. In this review for audioXpress, Luke McCready puts those claims to the test and offers input on Qobuz as a streaming service.

Audirvana Launches Version 3.5 of its Software Audio Player for MacOS

April 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Audirvana Launches Version 3.5 of its Software Audio Player for MacOS

Audirvana, maker of the renowned audio playback and management software for Mac, has unveiled the redesigned new version 3.5, introducing new Sound Quality enhancements and a completely new User Interface. According to the French software company, Audirvana version 3.5 for Mac was completely rewritten, with benefits on the playback quality compared to previous versions, as well as introducing new features such as the Mini Player.

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