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63% of classical music fans listen to relax

04/09/2019

63% of classical music fans listen to relax according to a recently published study by IDAGIO on the listening habits of classical music fans. The study The Classical Music Market – Streaming’s Next Genre? was sponsored by IDAGIO and conducted by MIDiA a media analysis and insights provider focused on the intersection of technology and content. The research was carried out via an online consumer survey of 8,000 adult music listeners across eight major markets […]

A-1 Mix Radio

04/08/2019

A-1 Mix Radio is a Canadian internet radio station broadcasting a mobile 128 kbps HE-AAC and a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream. According to the station, “Our Goal is simple. We play classic FM pop radio hits. We are listener supported and commercial-free.” The station is licensed by SOCAN (the Canadian musical rights association) and it would appear to have worldwide availability. Website: http://a-1mixradio.com TuneIn URL: https://tunein.com/radio/A-1-Mix-Radio-s291154/ Streaming URL: https://daniel.torontocast.com:1665/stream.ogg To find out more about […]

Qobuz now integrates with SONOS in the US

11/03/2019

Qobuz now integrates with SONOS in the US giving Qobuz HiFi subscribers access to CD Quality (16bit/44.1 kHz) audio. Most SONOS users will be streaming at MP3 quality (320 kbps) but their SONOS devices are capable of full CD quality. US users who subscribe to Qobuz’s HiFi plan for $19.99/month will be able to stream full CD Quality music and push their SONOS gear to its maximum potential. SONOS also provide a number of additional […]

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Rhapsody and Sony Music bring HiRes streaming to Japan

15/12/2018

Rhapsody and Sony Music bring HiRes streaming to Japan using Rhapsody’s ‘Powered by Napster’ platform. The new on demand music service christened ‘mora qualitas’ brings lossless FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) files at 24bit/44.1-96khz (HiRes) and 16bit/44.1khz (CD quality) music streaming to Japan for the first time. Rhapsody International is providing its complete ‘Powered By Napster’ platform including a unique set of systems, tools and APIs to allow Sony Music Entertainment Japan (SMEJ) to quickly […]

Primephonic relaunches its classical music streaming service

13/09/2018

Primephonic which has been replatforming has announced the large scale launch of its classical music streaming service in the US, UK and the Netherlands. Primephonic’s catalogue contains over 1 million tracks from Warner Classics, Sony Classical, Universal Music Classical, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and EMI and another 400+ labels from around the world. The company believes that classical music lovers can finally stream and download nearly all classical music that has ever been recorded in CD-quality. […]

CD Quality Music Streaming

12/08/2018

For those of us who aspire to HiFi standards and have spent more money than we would like to admit to our significant others on that shiny bit of kit in the living room, streaming MP3 quality music seems a giant leap backwards. Sidestepping the arguments over whether vinyl discs or CDs are better music sources for true audiophiles, the CD has been the go to music source of choice for the vast majority of […]

How to stream CD Quality lossless FLAC on Google Home

21/07/2018

9 million Smart Speakers were sold globally in the first quarter of 2018 with Google Home commanding the largest share of sales at 3.2 million devices, a 36.2% share of the market, and nearly doubling sales from a year ago. Global sales of all Smart Speakers in 2018 are predicted to reach 56.3 million devices with the US accounting for 68.2% of the total purchases, according to research firm Canalys. What is a Smart […]