All items tagged with high resolution audio (383)

Audirvana Plus 3 Music Player Upgrade Launches With MQA Integration and Improved Audio Playback

March 17, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Audirvana Plus 3 Music Player Upgrade Launches With MQA Integration and Improved Audio Playback

As previously announced, Audirvana Plus, the desktop music player for macOS, has released the latest version of its software which now includes integrated MQA audio technology. The MQA Core decoder, contained within the new Audirvana Plus 3 player, enables the first origami ‘unfold’ and also authenticates the file using a blue or green light to confirm that the sound is identical to that of the source material.

Bryston BDP-3 Dedicated HiRes Digital Music Player

March 9, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Bryston BDP-3 Dedicated HiRes Digital Music Player

Intel processor, increased RAM and two independent USB 3.0 buses are some highlights of Bryston's new flagship digital music player. The Bryston BDP-3 is a bit perfect dedicated player for high resolution digital audio files (up to PCM 32-bit/384kHz and DSD128), employing a highly-customized Linux OS optimized for performance. Fully impedance matched and transformer coupled AES/EBU and S/PDIF outputs offer the best possible digital audio transmission to the DAC of choice.

VB-Audio Expands VBAN Audio Streaming Capabilities with VBAN-Receptor

March 7, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

VB-Audio Expands VBAN Audio Streaming Capabilities with VBAN-Receptor

VBAN streaming audio protocol is an Open Source project, developed by Vincent Burel, which allows streaming up to 8 channels (7.1) of PCM audio at up to 24-bit/96kHZ on any LAN or WLAN network, including wireless. VB-Audio already offers a family of software solutions with VBAN support and now announced availability of VBAN Receptor, a simple application to receive and listen to VBAN Audio Streams.

MQA and Universal Music Group to Collaborate on Advancing Hi-Res On-Demand Streaming

February 16, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

MQA and Universal Music Group to Collaborate on Advancing Hi-Res On-Demand Streaming

Music technology company MQA and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced that the companies have entered into a multi-year agreement that will encode UMG’s extensive catalogue of master recordings using Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) technology, promising to make some of the world’s most celebrated recordings available for the first time in Hi-Res Audio streaming. A historical development for all the high resolution music enthusiasts.

TIDAL Introduces MQA Streaming “Master Audio” Support

January 5, 2017 by Joao Martins

TIDAL Introduces MQA Streaming “Master Audio” Support

During CES 2017, TIDAL and MQA announced the much anticipated support for Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) on their streaming service. Until now only available on file-based downloads, the bandwidth efficient high-resolution audio format (HRA) is now available on a mainstream platform. TIDAL was previously the only music streaming service to offer a “higher-quality” subscription option. Those subscribers will now be able to access MQA encoded masters.

Audio-Technica ATH-DSR9BT Pure Digital Drive Wireless Headphones Get CES 2017 Innovation Honoree Award

December 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica ATH-DSR9BT Pure Digital Drive Wireless Headphones Get CES 2017 Innovation Honoree Award

Audio-Technica’s ATH-DSR9BT Wireless Headphones with Pure Digital Drive and the AT-ART1000 Direct Power Stereo Moving Coil Cartridge have received CES 2017 Innovation Honoree awards from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The ATH-DSR9BT is the first headphone with wireless Bluetooth technology to employ Audio-Technica’s new Pure Digital Drive system, which keeps the audio signal completely digital from source to driver.

OPPO Releases UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player with High Resolution Audio support

December 13, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

OPPO Releases UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player with High Resolution Audio support

OPPO Digital announced that the highly expected new UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player is ready for release. A successor to the award-winning BDP-103 series universal Blu-ray Disc player, the UDP-203 is the latest product released by the renowned manufacturer of high performance audio video products, and it does exactly what everyone was expecting from such a player, including High Resolution Audio support.

MUTEC Releases MC-3+ Smart Clock USB Update-App for Apple Mac Computers

December 6, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

MUTEC Releases MC-3+ Smart Clock USB Update-App for Apple Mac Computers

Berlin-based MUTEC released a convenient utility app for firmware updates of its successful MC-3+ Smart Clock USB converter on Apple Mac computers. Since the release of the Windows update utility in July 2016, MUTEC has received a positive response from users who have eagerly updated their devices. Now the German company offers a Mac-compatible app allowing users to keep their MC-3+USBs up to date with equal convenience.

RØDE Microphones Sponsors Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Recording and Offers Free Hi-Res Download

October 24, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

RØDE Microphones Sponsors Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Recording and Offers Free Hi-Res Download

RØDE Microphones is promoting the evolution of its professional microphone catalogue with an original initiative. The Australian microphone company sponsored a unique concert of the Anima Eterna Brugge & Australian Brandenburg Choir performing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in D Minor, Live From The Sydney Opera House, recorded using only RØDE microphones. The recording is out now on DVD, Blu-Ray, and as a free download and free high resolution audio download.

Acoustic Research Introduces M20 Digital Audio Player for HRA Enthusiasts

October 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Acoustic Research Introduces M20 Digital Audio Player for HRA Enthusiasts

The famous audio equipment brand from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Acoustic Research (now part of Voxx International) released a new portable high-resolution audio (HRA) digital player. The new M20 Hi-Res DAP is slimmer and lighter than the brand’s previous flagship model, the AR-M2, and is even more affordable, with 32GB of internal storage and expansion using Micro SDXC cards (up to 256GB). Essentially, the new M20 focuses on the quality of its audio circuits and DAC, offering a “less is more” approach.

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