HiRes Archives

Mother Earth Radio releases new Android app

17/11/2024

Mother Earth Radio releases new Android app offering full metadata display and up to 192kHz sampling rate in high resolution FLAC or AAC/mpeg4 format. You can choose from four channels – eclectic, instrumental, jazz and classical with Mother Earth’s unique 429Hz tuning for meditation, relaxing and sleep improvement. For a detailed explanation as to why 429Hz go here. New additions to the app include: Song history and song requests for mobile devices above Android 8.0 […]

Qobuz hosts The Metallica Report podcast in HiRes

01/11/2024

Qobuz hosts The Metallica Report podcast in HiRes, Pantheon Media’s audio podcast series. Every Wednesday, new episodes can be found in Qobuz’ dedicated “Metallica Report” playlist in full 24-bit resolution not available anywhere else. Metallica fans can listen in to get insider access to the group’s latest news, tour updates, and behind-the-scenes stories straight from the band’s Northern California headquarters. The podcast partnership with Pantheon represents the streaming service’s “boutique in a superstore world” approach […]

CD Quality Internet Radio

27/10/2024

Back in the day, no self-respecting hi-fi enthusiast would have been without an FM tuner to receive quality stereo broadcasts. When internet radio was introduced traditional radio stations were quick to make their broadcasts available although the initial quality was often poor. These days there can hardly be a broadcast radio station of any note in the world that does not have a high quality internet presence opening up an almost unimaginable wealth of news, […]

Qobuz adds DSD and DXD download catalogue

12/10/2024

Qobuz adds DSD and DXD download catalogue sourced from original studio files not SACDs to its hifi download store. Listeners can download more than 22,500 tracks mainly in DSD format, adding to the more than 100 million songs already available. Offering a unique approach to sound reproduction, DSD and DXD are high-resolution audio formats that are distinct from the traditional PCM system used in formats like WAV, FLAC, ALAC, and AIFF. DSD is used as […]

SuperStereo 1+

11/07/2024

SuperStereo 1+ is a Disco, Soul and Funk genre internet radio station broadcasting a HiRes 24-bit/96kHz Lossless FLAC stream. SuperStereo Radio Chile also broadcasts another 8 channels of music in HiRes 24-bit/96kHz Lossless FLAC. According to the station, “SuperStereo Radio Chile is the first in South America broadcasting in high resolution. SuperStereo, the station for the audiophile.” SuperStereo 1 plays Yacht Rock; SuperStereo 1+ plays Disco, Funk; SuperStereo 2 plays 50’s,60’s and 70’s music; SuperStereo […]

Lenbrook and HDTracks to create HiRes streaming service

24/06/2024

Lenbrook and HDTracks are to create a HiRes streaming service which will support both FLAC and MQA formats. The service is aimed squarely at discerning music fans according to the two companies and will be the first subscription service using the AIRIA (MQA) codec. David Chesky, HDtracks co-founder said, “We have wanted to launch an HDtracks streaming service for some time. In Lenbrook we have a partner with global reach to help us launch a […]

SuperStereo to launch new Latin channel

18/06/2024

SuperStereo Radio Chile is to launch a new Latin channel on Saturday 29th at 2am in the UK (Friday 28th June at 9pm New York time). The channel will be called SuperStereo Four Plus and according to Erik Jegó, CEO SuperStereo Network will be the last one to be launched because of the amount of effort required to digitise the content. He explains, “Most of the music recorded in the 80’s in the Latin market was […]