HiRes Archives

How to listen to lossless FLAC Internet Radio with your browser

03/01/2022

FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec a lossless audio format that supports both CD Quality and HiRes music whether it is for downloads, streaming or internet radio. It is an open source format that is maintained by Xiph.org – ‘a non-profit corporation dedicated to protecting the foundations of Internet multimedia from control by private interests.’ Television has seen a revolution in picture quality in the past couple of decades going from 625-line PAL through HD, 4k […]

TIDAL offers 3 month trial of HiFi plan for £1

29/12/2021

TIDAL offers 3 month trial of its HiFi plan for £1 for both Individual and Family subscriptions for new TIDAL users only. For users wanting to trial the HiFi Plus plan this set you back £2 for both Individual and Family subscriptions. After the promotional period, you continue to listen for £9.99/month for a HiFi subscription or £19.99/month for a HiFi Plus subscription. The promotion is for new TIDAL users only and can only be […]

SuperStereo Radio Chile adds another HiRes station

15/12/2021

SuperStereo Radio Chile adds another HiRes station to its stable as easy listening station SuperStereo 4 gets an upgrade from CD Quality to 24-bit/96kHz HiRes. Erick Jegó V., CEO SuperStereo Radio Chile, said “At SuperStereo Radio Chile we are happy with the response from our listeners around the world, we are constantly receiving messages of congratulations for our work, also from friends who help us make this project that we started 3 years ago grow […]

Streaming

Apple Music Review

14/12/2021

History Opened in 2015, Apple Music started as a download service using iTunes. Apple migrated its music service into a streaming model but was initially slow to support non-Apple devices. As the company becomes more dependent on services it has had to embrace competitor devices and support for non-Apple products has continued to improve and now most mainstream devices are supported. Apple announced that it had 60 million paid subscribers in June 2019 and revealed […]

Mother Earth Radio adds 2 premium HiRes channels

14/12/2021

Mother Earth Radio adds 2 premium HiRes channels and updates its ‘free to air’ HiRes listening link as part of a recent revamp of its service. The main HiRes channel has been joined by two premium channels – Klassik and Instrumental – both available as HiRes (FLAC 24-bit/96kHz) and MP3 streams. Pricing has been set at €9 per month or €17 for two months and subscribers have the option of requesting every track of the […]

Sonos now supports Amazon Music in HiRes

11/12/2021

Sonos now supports Amazon Music in HiRes streaming at a maximum stream rate of 24-bit/48kHz joining Qobuz which was first HiRes streaming service on the platform. The Sonos products capable of playing 24-bit music at 48 kHz are Roam, Arc, Beam (both generations), Five, Sub (all generations), Move, One, One SL, Port, Amp, SYMFONISK Bookshelf, SYMFONISK Table Lamp, Play:5 (Gen 2), Connect (Gen 2), and Connect:Amp (Gen 2). Amazon Music Unlimited has two qualities HD (CD Quality) and Ultra HD (HiRes up to 24-bit/192kHz) but Sonos streams […]

Qobuz offers virtual gift cards this holiday season

17/11/2021

Qobuz offers virtual gift cards this holiday season – the perfect present for music enthusiasts to benefit from Qobuz’s catalogue of more than 70 million titles across all genres of music. In addition, Qobuz is offering a selection of new Christmas playlists to celebrate the festive period. Qobuz is offering a wide choice of 3-month, 6-month or 1-year streaming gift cards from £38.97, or download gift cards from £15.00 for those who wish to buy and […]