TIDAL’s HiRes plan now cheaper than Spotify
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TIDAL’s HiRes plan now cheaper than Spotify

TIDAL’s HiRes plan is now cheaper than Spotify coming in at £10.99/month compared to the recently increased Spotify Premium plan costing £11.99/month. Introduced on the 10th April, a TIDAL subscription is now the same price as Amazon Music and Apple Music. TIDAL subscription plans Individual – £10.99/month 110M+ tracks in lossless, HiRes FLAC and Dolby Atmos Ad-free, offline listening Personalized mixes, editorial playlists, and Live sessions Family (up to 6 members) – £16.99/month 110M+ tracks […]

HiRes Internet Radio
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HiRes Internet Radio

The gold standard for top end audio is HiRes Audio (24bit/96kHz or higher) and although the available music has been limited in comparison to the catalogue available in CD Quality this has gradually been increasing over the past couple of years. 2021 saw Apple Music launch its ‘Lossless’ service which joined Amazon Music, Qobuz and TIDAL all offering CD Quality and 24bit/96kHz or higher streams. Spotify’s much publicised announcement that it would launch its CD […]

MQA and SCL6 get a dedicated content promotion arm
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MQA and SCL6 get a dedicated content promotion arm

MQA and SCL6 get a dedicated content promotion arm with the formation of Lenbrook Media Group which aims to commercialize BluOS, MQA, and SCL6 across the HiRes music supply chain. Lenbrook, the owner of globally recognized hi-fi brands like NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers, and Bluesound and the BluOS HiRes multiroom platform announced the formation of this new business unit at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The company which recently bought MQA out of […]

Radio Paradise
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Radio Paradise

Radio Paradise (RP) is an internet radio station with ‘a blend of many styles and genres of music, carefully selected and mixed by two real human beings.’ The station was founded by  husband and wife team Bill and Rebecca Goldsmith and is completely ad-free being supported by donations from its loyal listeners and the sale of RP merchandise. Founded in 2000 you will hear modern and classic rock, world music, electronica and even a bit […]

Lenbrook acquires MQA
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Lenbrook acquires MQA

Lenbrook acquires MQA making the future of MQA encoding and its compatible hardware look more positive. The acquisition by the Canadian company adds to its portfolio of patents and intellectual property which feature in its NAD, Bluesound and PSB Speakers products. Gordon Simmonds, Chief Executive Officer of Lenbrook said, “Lenbrook’s vision is of a thriving hi-fi industry where technologies that promote both consumer choice and the pursuit of the highest sound quality are deserving of […]

TIDAL completes its HiRes FLAC rollout
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TIDAL completes its HiRes FLAC rollout

TIDAL completes its HiRes FLAC rollout with 6 million tracks available to all users who subscribe to their HiFi Plus tier. The rollout was completed on the 2nd August 2023 and FLAC files are available on iOS, Android, and Desktop apps as well as via web browsers. TIDAL’s version of HiRes FLAC is any FLAC file that is 24-bit, 48kHz or greater (up to 192kHz). All subscribers will see an updated audio quality settings screen […]

TIDAL to support HiRes FLAC
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TIDAL to support HiRes FLAC

TIDAL to support HiRes FLAC was the surprise announcement from Jesse Dorogusker, CEO of TIDAL in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on reddit at the beginning of the week. When asked about MQA he gave the following reply: “So many questions about MQA and hi-resolution audio. I hope we don’t spend all of our time on audio format details, but it’s an AMA and you’re asking. TIDAL has cared about high quality and even […]