All items tagged with high resolution audio and MQA (61)

Master Quality Authenticated (MQA): Redefining the Source for Music

August 30, 2016 by Joao Martins

Master Quality Authenticated (MQA): Redefining the Source for Music

Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) is a revolutionary end-to-end technology that captures and delivers master quality audio in a file that’s small enough to stream or download. Given that this is essential reading for anyone interested in following subsequent MQA-enabled product reviews that audioXpress intends to feature, we have decided to make the article available in its entirety. This article was originally published in audioXpress, June 2016.

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Next Stage of Business Expansion for MQA with Mike Jbara as CEO

August 1, 2016 by Joao Martins

Next Stage of Business Expansion for MQA with Mike Jbara as CEO

Music technology specialist MQA (Master Quality Authenticated), the music technology company founded by Bob Stuart, announced that it has hired music executive Mike Jbara as CEO. Jbara joins MQA from Warner Music Group, where he has held roles for 20 years, from president and CEO of WEA Corp, to president of Warner’s Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) and, most recently, as EVP of Technology and Business Process. In addition to day-to-day leadership responsibility, Jbara will sit on the Board of MQA Ltd.

MQA Now Available on NAD BluOS-enabled Systems

July 25, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

MQA Now Available on NAD BluOS-enabled Systems

NAD Electronics announced that MQA music will be supported on select BluOS-enabled NAD components, including its recently expanded Master Series. The Latest BluOS firmware will power select high performance NAD models with MQA for studio quality music streams in the home. On the announcement, the company says: “NAD is proud to partner with MQA to introduce high-end audio consumers to this revolutionary end-to-end technology that captures and delivers master quality audio in a file that’s small enough to stream or download.”

Japanese Label UNAMAS Chooses MQA Format to Showcase Hi-Res Recordings

July 12, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Japanese Label UNAMAS Chooses MQA Format to Showcase Hi-Res Recordings

UNAMAS, the Japanese hi-res music label run by award-winning recording engineer, Mick Sawaguchi, has selected ten albums from their catalogue for encoding in MQA. The recordings, ranging from Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” performed by the Unamas String Quintet, to Hiroshi Fukamizu’s “Everything for Drums”, will be available from July 15 on music download service, e-onkyo music, priced at ¥3.000 ($29 / £19) each.

Decisive Momentum for MQA at Munich High End 2016

May 6, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Decisive Momentum for MQA at Munich High End 2016

This year’s High End show in Munich was a decisive moment for Master Quality Authenticated (MQA), the technology and the UK-based private company. Adopted by an increasing number of hardware and content partners, the revolutionary end-to-end technology that delivers master quality audio in a file that’s small enough to stream or download is now closer to become mainstream following the announcement that Warner Music Group and MQA have entered a long-term licensing deal.

MQA Hardware and Software Players Become Available Via Upgrades

April 12, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

MQA Hardware and Software Players Become Available Via Upgrades

Following the recent announcement by Meridian Audio of a firmware update enabling MQA playback in its own range of products, Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) is now also playable directly on the Pioneer XDP-100R and Onkyo DP-X1 portable devices. MQA-encoded music content is finally available for first adopters to download and hear on their own devices.

A Bridge to Better Audio?

January 18, 2016 by Joao Martins

A Bridge to Better Audio?

Returning from ALMA International Symposium & Expo (AISE) and CES 2016 show in Las Vegas - both extremely enlightening and motivating - we felt motivated to write about high-resolution audio (again). HRA was the main theme chosen for AISE 2016 – “Hi Res Audio: A Bridge To Build Or A Bridge Too Far?” – debated in all possible perspectives in an insightful and constructive manner.

November 19, 2015 by Joao Martins

A New High-Resolution _ Logo

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), in cooperation with The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) and The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing announced they would be adopting a new logo to promote the adoption of high-resolution music. This is different from the original High-Resolution Audio logo… Is there any logic in this?

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.

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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