Qobuz Archives

Qobuz is first HiRes streaming service on Sonos

24/03/2021

Qobuz is first HiRes streaming service on Sonos delivering 24-bit HiRes audio streaming using the Sonos S2 app. In 2013, Qobuz became the first music service to offer 16-bit FLAC streaming on Sonos. And now, it is continuing to expand access to higher-resolution streaming on Sonos by introducing 24-bit streaming, compatible with most products on the Sonos S2 platform, which supports up to 48 kHz/24-bit audio resolution. This new integration builds on Qobuz’s continued expansion […]

Qobuz unveils Dark Mode for its desktop apps

17/03/2021

Qobuz unveils Dark Mode for its desktop apps and is available on MacOS and Windows according to a recent blog post by the HiRes music streaming and download service. Dark Mode is already available on Qobuz’s Android and iOS apps for smartphones and tablets. Users can now activate Dark Mode in the Qobuz desktop app’s settings, and can toggle the theme between Dark Mode and Light Mode at any time. Dark Mode is a popular […]

Qobuz celebrates two years of HiRes in the US

20/02/2021

Qobuz celebrates two years of HiRes in the US on Valentines Day with its user base doubling in 2020. The streamer offers HiRes 24-bit 192 kHz audio, editorial content, liner notes, lyric booklets, and other music related content. The company has forged partnerships with all of the leading hardware brands to make it the clear choice for hardcore music lovers. They have also spearheaded the campaign against compressed music by ditching MP3s, winning the approval […]

Valentine’s Day music, podcasts and gifts

13/02/2021

Valentine’s Day music, podcasts and gifts are some of the offerings from streamers Spotify, Deezer and Qobuz this year. Tinder anthems and podcasts on Spotify Spotify and Tinder rounded up some of the top tracks that speak most to finding a match. Tinder found that adding an ‘anthem’ to your dating profile improves your swiping experience, leading to more matches. Since music is the number one ‘Passion’ that members include on their profiles globally, adding […]

Qobuz launches Family Plan

18/06/2020

Qobuz launches a Family Plan which permits family members in the same home to share up to 6 Qobuz HD streaming accounts with 1 subscription. The cost is £24.99/month and a free trial of one month is on offer. You can cancel your subscription at any time, even during the trial period – in which case you will continue to enjoy the benefits until the trial expires. Qobuz is compatible with all types of devices […]

Qobuz partners with Canadian telco

04/06/2020

Qobuz partners with Canadian telco, Québecor who launched QUB Musique, a streaming platform in Quebec in May. The streaming service is currently in beta with a web player and mobile apps (iOS and Android) offering 50 million tracks in 320kbps MP3. There is no information available about the possible availability of the service in the rest of Canada or whether higher audio quality streams could be rolled out in the future. The QUB music platform […]

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 […]