All items tagged with HRA (82)
Microchip JukeBlox Platform Now Supports Qobuz Connect Lossless Wireless Audio
December 18, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip JukeBlox Platform Now Supports Qobuz Connect Lossless Wireless Audio

Microchip Technology Inc., announced the support of Qobuz Connect in the Microchip JukeBlox Platform. The combined solution delivers lossless audio in CD quality directly to wireless speakers and AV receivers for an enjoyable music listening experience.
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Audison Introduces First Dedicated High-Resolution Digital Music Player for the Automotive Aftermarket
December 17, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Audison Introduces First Dedicated High-Resolution Digital Music Player for the Automotive Aftermarket

The new Audison bit Play HD is the first high-resolution music player specifically developed for automotive applications, allowing for a vastly superior listening experience to CD and compressed MP3 files. The manufacturer of car audio products designed a complete solution with internal or external storage and control apps for Apple and Android devices.
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New Audio-Technica SonicPro In-Ear Headphones with Push-Pull Driver System
December 10, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

New Audio-Technica SonicPro In-Ear Headphones with Push-Pull Driver System

Audio-Technica announced the introduction of its new SonicPro in-ear consumer headphones with sophisticated audio technologies that deliver the most from high-resolution audio sources. The new SonicPro range includes the ATH-CKR10 and ATH-CKR9 models featuring the world’s first push-pull driver system. The ATH-CKR7, ATH-CKR5iS and ATH-CKR3iS models feature other innovative technologies, all combined in a contemporary design.
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Sound Magic Releases Serenade Workstation: A Portable And Affordable DSD/DXD/High-Resolution Music Production Workstation
December 9, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Sound Magic Releases Serenade Workstation: A Portable And Affordable DSD/DXD/High-Resolution Music Production Workstation

Founded in 2004, Chinese company Sound Magic, started by creating physical modeling and DSP processing technologies, mainly focusing on virtual instruments. Later, the company created a full range of effect plug-ins for the most popular DAWs. Now, the company combined its Serenade USB 2.0 Audio Interface to create a complete DSD/DXD/HRA music production system.
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New SonicPro ATH-MSR7 Headphones from Audio-Technica Designed for High-Resolution Audio
December 3, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

New SonicPro ATH-MSR7 Headphones from Audio-Technica Designed for High-Resolution Audio

Springing from Audio-Technica’s rich heritage in professional audio, the ATH-MSR7 Over-Ear High-Resolution Audio Headphones are outfitted with exclusive 45 mm True Motion Drivers, specially designed to improve transient response and minimize sound distortion, and with multi-layered air damping technology for extended mid-to-low frequency response.
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24-Bits Of Christmas—Linn Offers 24 Free High-Resolution Downloads
December 1, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

24-Bits Of Christmas—Linn Offers 24 Free High-Resolution Downloads

Linn, the Scotish record label and high quality music systems manufacturer, is giving away an amazing gift to all music lovers this Christmas with the chance to download a free daily track from a host of major Linn artists – in Studio Master quality, the highest download quality available.
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Three New Headphones, a Portable Headphone DAC/Amplifier and Headphone Cables from Sony
November 12, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

Three New Headphones, a Portable Headphone DAC/Amplifier and Headphone Cables from Sony

At the RMAF 2014 show in Denver, Sony introduced an expanded range of portable audio options to enjoy Hi-Res sound anywhere. This includes three new headphones – the MDR-Z7 headband type Hi-Res Headphones, MDR-1ADAC Hi-Res Headphones with Integrated DAC/Amplifier, and XBA-Z5 Hi-Res In-Ear Headphones – as well as the PHA-3 Portable Headphone DAC/ Amplifier, and several headphone cables including models engineered with Kimber Kable.
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Standards Review - HDMI 2.0, The Evolution of a Winner
November 5, 2014 by Joao Martins

Standards Review - HDMI 2.0, The Evolution of a Winner

The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification currently supports one of the most successful consumer electronics standards. Fourteen years passed since the original HDMI 1.0 specification the HDMI Forum announced the new HDMI 2.0 specification with some interesting features for the audio industry, including better support for high-resolution audio options.
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Do You Want to Hear the Difference?
October 16, 2014 by Joao Martins

Do You Want to Hear the Difference?

Why is it so easy to find an audio enthusiast claiming that his new headphones, DAC, preamplifier, or pair of speakers “completely changed his perception of the music” and “made it possible to hear things in a totally new way,” and yet so many consumers cannot actually hear the difference when listening to high-resolution audio?
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TEAC New AI-301DA Hi-Res Audio Player With Bluetooth
October 8, 2014 by audioXpress Staff

TEAC New AI-301DA Hi-Res Audio Player With Bluetooth

TEAC introduced the AI-301DA Hi-Res Audio Player, a pre-main amplifier outfitted with Bluetooth, USB, support for Direct Stream Digital (DSD), and integrated Digital-to-Analog conversion. The new AI-301DA Hi-Res Audio Player delivers a dramatic sonic improvement over physical media such as vinyl, tapes, and CDs, as well as compressed audio formats.
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