HiRes Archives

MOOV launches Hong Kong’s first HiRes streaming service

26/04/2020

MOOV launches Hong Kong’s first HiRes streaming service with a 24-bit FLAC mobile app offering studio master quality content. With the introduction of 24-bit music service, MOOV will have the largest 24-bit FLAC lossless Canto-pop library for streaming. With more than 20,000 tracks in its catalogue, MOOV is the best music streaming service for Hong Kong music lovers. The 24-bit music library includes the latest hits from Hong Kong and other regions, bringing together classical […]

HDtracks.co.uk to close on 31st March

22/03/2020

HDtracks.co.uk is to close on 31st March 2020 according to a recent announcement from the HiRes download site. In a mailed newsletter the company said: “Today we are announcing HDtracks.co.uk will no longer be available after March 31, 2020. After six years of helping passionate audiophiles discover the highest quality music available, we are departing from this amazing community in the United Kingdom. While we are sad to say goodbye to HDtracks.co.uk, we are excited to continue improving […]

New OS from Sonos will enable HiRes Audio

18/03/2020

New OS from Sonos will enable HiRes Audio and will power the next generation of products and experiences according to a recent Twitter post by the company. Most Sonos products will be compatible with the new S2 Operating System however some of its oldest products (previously referred to as ‘legacy’ products) will not support the advances of S2 due to their memory and processing power. If you own any of these products, you can continue […]

Qobuz drops the price of its Premier service

26/02/2020

Qobuz drops the price of its Premier service offering a HiRes and CD Quality streaming service in the UK for £14.99 a month or £149.99 with a yearly plan. In addition, the streamer will be dropping its MP3 streaming service ‘to focus on delivering best-in-class studio quality audio’. The streaming service will offer CD-quality (lossless) or HiRes (from 24-bit/44.1 kHz up to 192 kHz studio quality) on its new Studio Premier plan, for its first […]

Amazon Music hits 55 million subscribers

24/01/2020

Amazon Music hits 55 million subscribers globally with subscriptions to Amazon Music Unlimited growing by more than 50% last year alone. Amazon Music grew nearly 50% year-on-year across the US, UK, Germany, and Japan and has more than doubled in recently added countries such as France, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. In the second half of 2019, Amazon Music also launched in Brazil and introduced Amazon Music HD, its high quality audio streaming option, as well […]

Qobuz support for Naim Audio devices

21/01/2020

Qobuz support for Naim Audio devices is now available for owners of Uniti Atom, Star and Nova systems, plus ND5 XS2, NDX 2 and ND 555 network players. The update is enabled via a free over-the-air firmware upgrade which will allow users to enjoy seamless access to Qobuz streaming services – including true high-resolution streaming up to 24-bit/192kHz quality from within the Naim control app. Updates for Naim Mu-so 2nd Generation and Naim Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation wireless speakers will follow in Spring 2020 (in […]

Qobuz playing through StreamMagic on Cambridge Audio Edge NQ

Cambridge Audio adds Qobuz HiRes streaming to its network players

29/12/2019

Cambridge Audio adds Qobuz HiRes streaming to its network players offering support for 320 kbps, CD Quality and HiRes streams. The high end audio equipment manufacturer has added full support for HiRes audio music streaming and download service Qobuz to three of its network audio streamers – the EDGE NQ, Azur 851N and the CXN (V2). Qobuz is integrated into its popular iOS and Android app, StreamMagic, that works with the company’s range of network players, […]