MQA Archives

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 […]

MQA relaunched as MQA Labs

19/06/2024

MQA relaunched as MQA Labs by Lenbrook Media Group (LMG) is focussing on a suite of products that bring audio processing enhancements across the music supply chain. AIRIA by MQA Labs formerly branded as MQair is claimed to deliver high resolution audio while seamlessly scaling from full lossless to very lossy rates. FOQUS represents an innovative approach for analogue to digital conversion and QRONO brings a variety of audio processing enhancements within playback devices. These […]

TIDAL dumps MQA and 360 Reality Audio

19/06/2024

TIDAL dumps MQA and 360 Reality Audio effective from the 24th July and will replace all its MQA content with FLAC format files for all its streaming apps. In a statement released yesterday the streamer said, “For stereo sound, FLAC was chosen as the format we’ll support going forward because it is open source—meaning any artist can deliver their music in high quality directly to TIDAL without the involvement of a third party. This makes […]

TIDAL’s HiRes plan now cheaper than Spotify

14/04/2024

TIDAL’s HiRes plan is now cheaper than Spotify coming in at £10.99/month compared to the recently increased Spotify Premium plan costing £11.99/month. Introduced on the 10th April, a TIDAL subscription is now the same price as Amazon Music and Apple Music. TIDAL subscription plans Individual – £10.99/month 110M+ tracks in lossless, HiRes FLAC and Dolby Atmos Ad-free, offline listening Personalized mixes, editorial playlists, and Live sessions Family (up to 6 members) – £16.99/month 110M+ tracks […]

HiRes Internet Radio

15/01/2024

The gold standard for top end audio is HiRes Audio (24bit/96kHz or higher) and although the available music has been limited in comparison to the catalogue available in CD Quality this has gradually been increasing over the past couple of years. 2021 saw Apple Music launch its ‘Lossless’ service which joined Amazon Music, Qobuz and TIDAL all offering CD Quality and 24bit/96kHz or higher streams. Spotify’s much publicised announcement that it would launch its CD […]

MQA and SCL6 get a dedicated content promotion arm

05/01/2024

MQA and SCL6 get a dedicated content promotion arm with the formation of Lenbrook Media Group which aims to commercialize BluOS, MQA, and SCL6 across the HiRes music supply chain. Lenbrook, the owner of globally recognized hi-fi brands like NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers, and Bluesound and the BluOS HiRes multiroom platform announced the formation of this new business unit at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The company which recently bought MQA out of […]

Radio Paradise

04/12/2023

Radio Paradise (RP) is an internet radio station with ‘a blend of many styles and genres of music, carefully selected and mixed by two real human beings.’ The station was founded by husband and wife team Bill and Rebecca Goldsmith and is completely ad-free being supported by donations from its loyal listeners and the sale of RP merchandise. Founded in 2000 you will hear modern and classic rock, world music, electronica and even a bit […]