All items tagged with high resolution audio (366)
Meters Headphones By Ashdown Engineering Now Available in The US
April 6, 2021 by Joao Martins

Meters Headphones By Ashdown Engineering Now Available in The US

The synergy between musical instrument brands and consumer electronics is able to generate extremely powerful lifestyle marketing strategies. The Meters range of headphones by Ashdown Engineering, combines the legacy of design and engineering of the bass amplifier brand in a unique range of consumer audio products, launched originally at CES 2017, in Las Vegas. Following the introduction of new updated models, the Meters headphone range is now being launched in the US market.
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BluOS 3.14 Expands Music Streaming Services, Integration Features, and Adds Radio Paradise in MQA
April 5, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

BluOS 3.14 Expands Music Streaming Services, Integration Features, and Adds Radio Paradise in MQA

With the release of version 3.14, Lenbrook's premium multi-room music management platform BluOS introduced a number of important enhancements for both the user and integrators across the whole BluOS ecosystem of products. BluOS expands access to three new natively-integrated music streaming services, exclusive access to Radio Paradise MQA-encoded audio streams and various performance improvements.
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Qobuz Becomes First Hi-Res Audio Streaming Service Available on Sonos
March 24, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Qobuz Becomes First Hi-Res Audio Streaming Service Available on Sonos

Music streaming service Qobuz confirmed it will be the first music service to deliver 24-bit Hi-Res audio streaming on Sonos. Qobuz users that subscribe to the Studio (Hi-Res) tier will be able to listen to high-resolution music directly on their Sonos speakers, with the ease of simply pressing play in the Sonos app. Available with the Sonos S2 app, this new integration is one of Qobuz’s broadest expansions of Hi-Res streaming support to date.
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MAAT Announces Universal Monitor Controller and Visualizer Plug-In for High Resolution Audio Files and Streams
March 11, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

MAAT Announces Universal Monitor Controller and Visualizer Plug-In for High Resolution Audio Files and Streams

MAAT Incorporated announced the release of a cross platform plug-in and native application for routing, matrixing and visualization of digital audio. The new MAATgo Plug-in represents the debut of MAAT’s first product designed specifically for hi-fi enthusiasts and high resolution audio (HRA) music playback from computers. Available for all major plug-in formats for macOS and Windows, MAATgo delivers complete "preamp" channel routing, plus a software goniometer that authentically replicates an analog oscilloscope experience.
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Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon Sound End-To-End Audio System
March 5, 2021 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon Sound End-To-End Audio System

Following previous announcements in development platforms and solutions for wireless audio, Qualcomm announced Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound, a new end-to-end approach to promote high resolution digital audio and enhanced voice communications across devices. The approach combines and optimizes multiple Qualcomm technologies for mobile platforms, processing, connectivity, plus the latest aptX Adaptive audio technologies needed to improve the sound experience for consumers.
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Hisense Joins DTS Play-Fi Whole-Home Wireless Audio Ecosystem
March 4, 2021 by Joao Martins

Hisense Joins DTS Play-Fi Whole-Home Wireless Audio Ecosystem

DTS is still much at play in wireless audio with its Play-Fi technology. The company that is now a part of Xperi and just merged with TiVo, announced that Hisense is joining its DTS Play-Fi whole-home audio ecosystem. With a rapidly growing presence in the US and Europe, Hisense’s partnership with DTS will bring additional wireless interoperability in consumer electronics. Hisense will design and manufacture Play-Fi enabled products to be globally distributed in the second half of 2021.
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Peachtree Audio Adopts BluOS High-Resolution Multiroom Audio Platform
February 3, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Peachtree Audio Adopts BluOS High-Resolution Multiroom Audio Platform

Peachtree Audio, the Canadian amplifier manufacturer renowned for its compact retro aesthetics, and Lenbrook International, the owner and developer of the market-leading BluOS high-resolution multiroom platform, announced a global partnership that will bring the BluOS streaming platform to upcoming Peachtree Audio products. With this new agreement, the BluOS ecosystem adds a new premium hardware partner to its best-in-class platform.
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Orchard Audio PecanPi USB/SPDIF receives Roon Tested Certification
February 1, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Orchard Audio PecanPi USB/SPDIF receives Roon Tested Certification

Orchard Audio, the company founded in 2017 by Leo Ayzenshtat, announced that its PecanPi USB/SPDIF has now received Roon Tested certification from Roon Labs. The PecanPi USB/SPDIF is an ultra-high performance DAC and headphone amplifier that works with USB and S/PDIF inputs. This DAC uses the company’s highly reviewed dual monaural Burr-Brown chip design to deliver very impressive performance as well as sonic accuracy.
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Vincent Audio Debuts SV-737 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier in US Market
December 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Vincent Audio Debuts SV-737 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier in US Market

Vincent Audio, the German designer and manufacturer of high quality stereo and multichannel components, introduced the acclaimed SV-737 hybrid integrated amplifier to the US market. Currently available in Europe, the SV-737 (MSRP: $3,499.95) combines the benefits of both tube and solid-state designs with powerful output, numerous analog and digital inputs, wireless connectivity, and overall flexibility that is a hallmark of the Vincent Audio brand.
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Tidal Expands MQA Catalog Available for Tidal Masters Streaming
November 16, 2020 by Joao Martins

Tidal Expands MQA Catalog Available for Tidal Masters Streaming

Music and entertainment streaming platform Tidal announced that it added millions of tracks in MQA from Warner Music Group to its Tidal Masters catalog. According to Tidal, MQA users have doubled since 2019 and its Tidal HiFi subscribers are now streaming 40% more tracks in Master Quality than last year. Originally created mostly with music from Universal Music Group, the now expanded MQA catalog required an update on Tidal's servers to better support continuous streaming of music in the highest quality level.
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