HiRes Archives

Qobuz expands into Japan

08/10/2021

Qobuz expands into Japan by acquiring e-onkyo music, a high-resolution music download platform, from Onkyo Corporation, the Japanese high-end electronics manufacturer. The purchase by Xandrie SA, the parent company of Qobuz, represents a new major strategic step forward for Qobuz, which intends to continue its international expansion. It follows the launch of the service last April in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland), as well as in Australia and New Zealand. Other opening plans […]

Qobuz rolls out ‘My Weekly Q’ and ‘Carplay Online’

15/09/2021

Qobuz rolls out ‘My Weekly Q’ and ‘Carplay Online’ and announces reductions in all its subscription plans. ‘My Weekly Q’ is a musical recommendation feature which is adapted to each subscriber. Every Friday, Qobuz now offers its subscribers a personalised playlist that highlights musical discoveries based on listening to users with similar musical profiles. Using collaborative Artificial Intelligence, the musical experience of its subscribers will be enhanced by offering eclectic and personalised tracks. This feature […]

Recently introduced Sonos Beam (Gen 2) which supports Dolby Atmos and HiRes formats

Sonos to support Dolby Atmos and HiRes formats

14/09/2021

Sonos is to support Dolby Atmos and HiRes formats later this year via Amazon Music’s Ultra HD service. This will allow listeners to hear tracks in lossless audio up to 24-bit/48kHz as well as Dolby Atmos Music on their Sonos speakers. Available at no extra cost to Amazon Music Unlimited customers, Ultra HD will be available to listen on all S2 devices, except Play:1, Play:3, Playbase and Playbar, while Dolby Atmos Music will be available […]

SuperStereo 1 to go HiRes

27/08/2021

SuperStereo 1, an 80s genre internet radio station, is to go HiRes in full 24-bit/96kHz from the 1st September 2021. The station has been converting its entire vinyl catalogue to this format including a significant number of albums in SACD. Erick Jegó, CEO SuperStereo Radio Chile said, “We want to offer the maximum possible audio experience to our listeners, especially in the style of the 80s.” He added, “Much of this music is not available […]

Try TIDAL’s HiRes streaming for £2

05/06/2021

Try TIDAL’s HiRes streaming for £2 with a 2 month trial giving you full access to both its CD Quality and MQA HiRes catalogue. A 2 month trial of its 320kbps Premium subscription is also available for £2. The offer is limited to new users only and your subscription will automatically renew at the usual rate once the trial is over. TIDAL Premium features Standard sound quality 320kbps 70+ million songs Ad-free and offline listening […]

Lossless audio to come to Apple Music

17/05/2021

Lossless audio to come to Apple Music subscribers in June 2021 at no additional cost. Apple announced two new product lines – Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio. Spatial Audio Spatial Audio will have support for Dolby Atmos – a revolutionary, immersive audio experience that enables artists to mix music so the sound comes from all around and from above. By default, Apple Music will automatically play Dolby Atmos tracks on all AirPods and Beats headphones […]

Qobuz launches in Australia, New Zealand and Northern Europe

15/04/2021

Qobuz launches in Australia, New Zealand and Northern Europe its HiRes streaming and download service. It will be opening in six new countries: Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. Qobuz is now present in 12 countries. In Europe: in France, where the platform was born, in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the US since 2019. Qobuz was founded in 2007 with a mission to provide a […]