Qobuz launches Qobuz Connect enabling users to stream music directly using the Qobuz app to control their compatible Hi-Fi devices without the need for third-party applications.
With Qobuz Connect users can:
- Control their music from the Qobuz application: No more juggling between different remote controls or applications; select the Hi-Fi device and control everything directly from the app.
- Pick up where they left off: Seamlessly switch from one device to another without losing the thread of the music – from headphones to speakers, without interruption.
- Control the desktop application using a mobile device and vice versa for a seamless listening experience.
- Access the complete Qobuz experience everywhere: No need to switch between apps; enjoy unique editorial in the magazine while listening to curated playlists all at the same time.
- Listen to music in HiRes on all devices.
Qobuz Connect is available on iOS, Android, Windows and MacOS applications. This feature has been developed in collaboration with StreamUnlimited Engineering, technology partner to many premium audio brands, facilitating integration into existing and new products.
Nearly 60 HiFi brands have signed up to support Qobuz Connect with more likely in the near future. The current list is: Aavik, Arcam, Atoll Electronique, Audiolab, Auralic, Aurender, Autonomic Controls, AVM Audio, Axxess, Ayon Audio, B Audio, Burmester, Cary Audio, CH Precision, Convers Digital, Dan D’Agostino, dCS, Denon, Dynaudio, ElectroCompaniet, Esoteric, Eversolo, Focal, Gold Note, Hegel, Heos, HiFi Rose, Inklang, Innuos, JBL Premium Audio, Kalista, Libre Wireless Technologies, Lindemann, Lumin, Luxman, Lyngdorf Audio, Marantz, MBL Akustikgeräte, McIntosh, Metronome, Moon, Nagra, Naim Audio, Octavio, PS Audio, Rotel, Ruark Audio, Shanling, Silent Angel, SOtM, StreamUnlimited, T+A, Teac, Volumio, Wadax, Wattson Audio, WiiM.
Axel Destagnol, Chief Product Officer at Qobuz said, “Qobuz Connect is a feature that has been eagerly awaited by our subscribers. We are proud to offer the most complete Connect solution on the market today, combining high resolution, app synchronization and remote control. Our priority has been to develop a simple, intuitive interface, to facilitate the experience of all our listeners.”