MQA Archives

Onkyo adds MQA support to its networked streamers

04/01/2019

Onkyo adds MQA support to its networked streamers following on from its support for DEEZER HiFi with a firmware update in August 2018. The updates activate MQA audio playback capability and support for TIDAL Masters audio streaming on its network-enabled stereo hi-fi components. A paid TIDAL HiFi subscription is required to stream TIDAL Masters on MQA enabled Onkyo network HiFi audio equipment. MQA delivers HiRes sound in a file that’s small enough to stream and […]

Astell&Kern adds MQA support to its HiRes players

24/12/2018

Astell&Kern adds MQA support to its HiRes players and is now available for the SP1000, SP1000M, SE100 and SR15 models. In a blog posting the company announced that MQA support was now available on the SP1000 and via a firmware update from the 12th December to the SP1000M, SE100 and SR15 models. These Astell&Kern players with MQA support have a full decoder built in, so they can unfold all the way to the original resolution […]

Pioneer extends MQA support to its networked streamers

21/12/2018

Pioneer extends MQA support to its networked streamers continuing the firmware updates it started in October 2018. The updates activate MQA audio playback capability and support for TIDAL Masters audio streaming on its network-enabled stereo hi-fi components. A paid TIDAL HiFi subscription is required to stream TIDAL Masters on MQA enabled Pioneer network HiFi audio equipment. MQA delivers HiRes sound in a file that’s small enough to stream and download. TIDAL Masters is TIDAL’s bandwidth-friendly […]