All items tagged with MQA (132)
MQA Expands Industry Support at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2015
October 1, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

MQA Expands Industry Support at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2015

MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) the ground-breaking music technology created by Bob Stuart, will be one of the highlights at the 2015 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest, which will also see the world premier of the new Mytek product, The Brooklyn—a USB2 DAC, preamplifier and headphone amp with MQA support.
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Getting Ready for Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2015
September 30, 2015 by Joao Martins

Getting Ready for Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2015

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) is the premier event in the United States for high-end audio and increasingly also for headphone and personal audio experiences. The 12th edition of RMAF is about to start once again at the Marriott Denver, CO (October 2-4) and promises to be the largest and best ever, with great seminars and product launches.
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First MQA-Ready Portable Digital Audio Player Introduced at IFA 2015
September 11, 2015 by Joao Martins

First MQA-Ready Portable Digital Audio Player Introduced at IFA 2015

Exclusively unveiled at IFA 2015 in Berlin, the Pioneer XDP-100R Digital Audio Player becomes the industry’s first portable player to offer MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) support. Pioneer intends to be the first to bring the potential of MQA’s technology to market, and in portable player form. Meanwhile, CEDIA has named Bob Stuart, the inventor of MQA, as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
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Bluesound Gen 2 Is The Next Generation in Wireless High Resolution Audio. MQA Support Also Confirmed
August 28, 2015 by Joao Martins

Bluesound Gen 2 Is The Next Generation in Wireless High Resolution Audio. MQA Support Also Confirmed

Bluesound was the first wireless digital multi-room music system to fully support high-resolution audio. Now, the sister company to NAD and PSB Speakers unveiled Gen 2, an upgraded platform of virtually every aspect of the product’s design and performance with reengineered multi-room wireless streaming digital music players and two entirely new models.
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MQA Support Continues to Grow at High End 2015
May 21, 2015 by Joao Martins

MQA Support Continues to Grow at High End 2015

This year’s Munich High End show saw MQA supporter numbers soar above the one hundred mark. The music encoding and streaming format was demonstrated publicly for the first time at a show and it was confirmed that MQA is to be established as a separate business entity from Meridian Audio in order to license the technology.
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High End 2015 in Munich Was Another High-Quality Show
May 21, 2015 by Joao Martins

High End 2015 in Munich Was Another High-Quality Show

Once again, the High End 2015 Show in Munich, Germany, made a splash as the world’s largest trade fair for the audio industry. With 506 exhibitors from 42 countries (+11%), increased attendance with a total of 20,637 visitors (+16%) and 6,588 trade visitors from 71 countries (+22%), the show has an ever-increasing international profile.
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All Set for the 2015 High End Show in Munich
May 4, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

All Set for the 2015 High End Show in Munich

The largest European exhibition for high quality consumer electronics takes place at the MOC Munich, Germany, from 14-17 May, 2015. With an expanded area of four halls and more than 500 exhibitors already confirmed, the High End Society confirmed an impressive array of performances, talks, presentations and industry events.
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Technology Stories We Should Mention: From Innovation to Market
March 20, 2015 by Joao Martins

Technology Stories We Should Mention: From Innovation to Market

The marketing breakthrough for a new technology is not just about successfully launching another disruptive product. In audio, or any other industry, innovation needs to be supported with clear go-to-market strategies. Sometimes unexpected engineering issues don't work in tandem with the marketing plan after the big product reveal - but really bad is to lose the momentum after all the awards and positive press.
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From Vegas to Anaheim. What did we learn?
March 5, 2015 by Joao Martins

From Vegas to Anaheim. What did we learn?

From the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV, to the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show in Anaheim, CA, we have this unique opportunity to better understand the many sides of the complex audio equation. What did we learn?
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Audeze introduces EL-8 Planar Magnetic Headphones at CES 2015
January 12, 2015 by Joao Martins

Audeze introduces EL-8 Planar Magnetic Headphones at CES 2015

At the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas there were plenty of new headphones, earphones and earbuds, including many new wireless models. But for the more demanding consumer nothing grabbed more attention than the announcement of the new EL-8 closed- and open-back planar magnetic headphones by Audeze. Also, Audeze introduced its new Deckard high-quality headphone amp/DAC.
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