September 2025

Classics Radio

21/09/2025

Classics Radio was a Dutch internet radio station with two channels of CD Quality Lossless FLAC available as both direct streams and via their web player. Classics Radio played classic pop and rock and Dance Classics played classic dance tunes. The station stopped broadcasting in August 2025. To find out more about CD Quality Internet Radio go here. To find out more about HiRes Internet Radio go here. To get further information on: How to listen […]

Austrian music market grows 6.2% in first half of 2025

19/09/2025

According to IFPI Austria, the country’s music market climbed 6.2% year‑on‑year during the first half of 2025, with total recorded music revenue reaching €113.2 million — up from €106.7 million in H1 2024. Key Figures Streaming is the clear leader, making up around 88% of total revenue. With €99.6 million in streaming revenue, the sector rose 9%, equating to an impressive 11.4 Bn song streams — an 8.6% increase from the previous year. Vinyl sales […]

Italian music market up 9.7% in first half of 2025

16/09/2025

The Italian recorded music market is booming. According to FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association, revenues surged 9.7% year‑on‑year, reaching a total turnover of €208 million in the first half of 2025, signalling renewed strength across both digital and physical music formats. Key Figures Streaming continues to lead the charge with an overall growth of 9.9%, generating approximately €166.4 million in revenue. The premium segment (subscription-based) performed particularly well, soaring 12.7% to account for €113 […]

Apple Music launches playlist import tool

10/09/2025

Apple Music has launched a long-awaited feature that enables users to import playlists and libraries from other streaming services, making switching platforms simpler than ever. The tool, previously in beta in Australia and New Zealand, is now rolling out across multiple countries including the UK. What’s New? Appears under ‘Transfer Music from Other Music Services’ in the Music app’s settings menu. Sign in to another service and select playlists, albums, and tracks to import. Rollout […]

CD Quality Internet Radio

07/09/2025

Back in the day, no self-respecting hi-fi enthusiast would have been without an FM tuner to receive quality stereo broadcasts. When internet radio was introduced traditional radio stations were quick to make their broadcasts available although the initial quality was often poor. These days there can hardly be a broadcast radio station of any note in the world that does not have a high quality internet presence opening up an almost unimaginable wealth of news, […]

SOURCE: RIAA – The Rise and Fall of CD sales volumes in US 1983-2022 feat

The Rise and Fall of the Compact Disc

07/09/2025

The first commercial Compact Disc (CD) was released in 1982 and the CD was planned as the successor to the vinyl record. Developed by Philips and Sony, sales of CDs grew quickly and by 2004 cumulative worldwide sales of audio CDs, CD-ROMs and CD-Rs reached about 30 billion discs and 200 billion by 2007. However, from the beginning of the early 2000s CDs were increasingly being replaced by other forms of digital storage and distribution […]

BluOS adds Qobuz Connect for HiRes streaming simplicity

05/09/2025

BluOS, the high‑resolution multi‑room audio platform from Lenbrook Media Group, is rolling out Qobuz Connect support. This update allows users to stream directly from the Qobuz app to any compatible BluOS‑enabled device — including Bluesound, NAD, PSB, Cyrus, DALI, and Monitor Audio — all in studio‑quality up to 24‑bit/192 kHz. What’s New? A firmware update (coming in September 2025) enables Qobuz Connect, providing seamless, high‑resolution streaming directly from the Qobuz app to BluOS devices. This addition comes […]

Month: September 2025

Your guide to lossless and HiRes internet radio stations, services, and software.