BluOS is a premium multi-room audio ecosystem that manages stored and cloud music sources and playback, with support for high-resolution audio streams up to 24/192. Integrations with popular streaming music services like Tidal, Spotify, and Deezer, as well as featuring support for FLAC, WAV, MQA, and other high resolution formats and codecs, BluOS offers virtually unlimited access to music of all genres for any occasion. Adopted by renowned hifi audio brands and integrated with numerous smart home and voice control systems, BluOS is made up of an operating system and a control application for smartphones, tablets, and PC desktops.
The platform was now updated with the release of version 3.14. Users with BluOS on their device will be prompted to update their BluOS players, at which time, they will gain important updates and access to numerous improvements.
New Streaming Services
Spotify (Free version), SiriusXM and SiriusXM Music for Business join more than 20 other streaming services already available to BluOS users, expanding the variety and sources of audio content that can be enjoyed on BluOS Enabled products.
In addition to Spotify Premium currently offered to BluOS users, the platform now supports the free version of Spotify. The integration of SiriusXM, the largest audio entertainment company in North America, allows BluOS users in the USA and Canada who are SiriusXM subscribers the ability to browse and select from hundreds of channels of commercial-free music, premier sports talk and live events, and the latest local and world news, on demand, from within the BluOS app.
And with BluOS 3.14, Bluesound Professional, the premium distributed audio ecosystem for commercial spaces adds SiriusXM Music for Business to its growing list of commercially licensed streaming music partners. Available to SiriusXM Music for Business subscribers in the USA and Canada, the service offers Bluesound Professional users a curated, licensed audio content to enhance client experiences in retail, hospitality and other commercial spaces.
Other Feature/Maintenance Improvements
The BluOS 3.14 release also includes various feature/maintenance improvements. NAD M33 and T 778 are now Roon Ready for music management and streamin; there is a new, more intuitive play queue design that deepens the listening experience with enhanced visuals; there are Roon improvements for grouping and signal path reporting; and updates to TIDAL, Qobuz, Amazon Music and Deezer, with improvements to library indexing for file permissions and handling unreadable audio files. The update also introduces important performance improvements for WiFi.
Custom integrators in the residential and commercial sectors will also have greater control over their players, including expanded IR learning abilities and the option to disable zones in key rack-mounted streaming products.
Radio Paradise in MQA
Radio Paradise, Lenbrook International and MQA recently announced a new Internet radio service exclusive to the BluOS platform. Radio Paradise, a listener-supported Internet radio station known for its high quality audio streams, is now providing MQA-encoded audio on all four of its mix channels, utilizing high-resolution 24-bit masters where available.
Lenbrook International, the owner and developer of the BluOS high-resolution multi-room platform, announced that all BluOS devices will enable Radio Paradise MQA as a native music streaming option with the latest April update. The streaming service will be included in all current and future BluOS Enabled devices from brands like Bluesound, NAD Electronics, DALI Loudspeakers, Monitor Audio, Roksan, Peachtree and PSB Speakers. The collaboration also marks the first time an Internet radio station will carry MQA-encoded content.
"As music lovers and audiophiles ourselves it was a revelation to hear the performance difference in music when encoded into MQA, even when only 16-bit/44 kHz masters are available," explains Bill Goldsmith, long-time radio personality and founder of Radio Paradise. "It’s a unique opportunity for us to provide improved audio performance to our BluOS listeners who are very serious about their content quality. The team at BluOS has been 100% committed to delivering high-res audio direct to the listening room and has long supported our work at Radio Paradise. Our shared values for best-in-class audio make this collaboration a totally natural evolution."
"Radio Paradise MQA is the perfect vehicle for the musical curation of Bill and the Radio Paradise team," says Mike Jbara, CEO of MQA. "We are proud to play a part in helping showcase their talent and expertise alongside our long-time collaborators on the BluOS platform team. The world's best sounding entertainment is what customers of BluOS have come to expect following their years of leadership and innovation in high-resolution audio."
"The BluOS ecosystem has the largest selection of MQA enabled players in the world," states Gord Simmonds, President & CEO of The Lenbrook Group, the company developing the BluOS platform. "We wanted to offer our discerning customers something they cannot get anywhere else. Now our BluOS family of brands and their global customers have an exclusive 24/7 mix of MQA content at their fingertips. To partner with Bill and Radio Paradise and our MQA friends to offer this great sounding music to our customers, for whom high resolution audio and hifi are paramount, is an outstanding alignment of our shared visions.”
Radio Paradise is an independent, listener-supported Internet radio service. Since 2000, Radio Paradise’s main mix — an eclectic DJ-mixed blend of modern and classic rock, electronica, world music, and much more — has been one of the world’s most popular audio streams. Recently they have added three additional mixes, all featuring the genre-defying variety that is one of Radio Paradise’s trademarks.
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