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Xiami brings MQA HiRes streaming to China

19/07/2019

Xiami brings MQA HiRes streaming to China making it the first music streaming service in China to adopt MQA studio quality audio. Xiami Music, a wholly-owned entity of the Alibaba Group, will become the audio quality leader in China, sending a clear signal to artists and creators that Xiami’s service is the best way to connect with their fans. MQA technology which delivers master-quality music in a file small enough to stream, will be introduced […]

Powered by Napster adds MQA Studio Quality Audio

10/05/2019

Powered by Napster adds MQA Studio Quality Audio to its platform service in a global deal signed by its parent company, Rhapsody International. MQA offers an innovative way to deliver authenticated master quality music in a file small enough to stream and the partnership will allow Rhapsody’s Powered by Napster service to offer the option of high-resolution and studio quality audio for customers who select MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) as their format of choice. Powered […]

TIDAL Masters now on iOS

14/03/2019

TIDAL Masters now on mobile with an iOS app with built-in MQA decoder to allow HiRes streaming on the move. The eagerly awaited update to TIDAL’s iOS app follows the recent Android news announced at CES in January 2019. With TIDAL Masters playback now accessible on iPhones and Android smartphones, as well as desktop and connected devices, studio quality sound is now available on all major platforms. Using a process called ‘music origami’, MQA’s technology […]

TIDAL Masters now on mobile

12/01/2019

TIDAL Masters now on mobile with an Android app with built-in MQA decoder to allow HiRes streaming on the move. TIDAL and MQA announced the new app at CES 2019 and it is available to download now. MQA technology is already incorporated into the TIDAL desktop app and an iOS version is in development. Mike Jbara, MQA CEO, stated, “We know that most music fans are choosing to stream on their phones. MQA’s view is […]

Onkyo adds MQA support to its networked streamers

04/01/2019

Onkyo adds MQA support to its networked streamers following on from its support for DEEZER HiFi with a firmware update in August 2018. The updates activate MQA audio playback capability and support for TIDAL Masters audio streaming on its network-enabled stereo hi-fi components. A paid TIDAL HiFi subscription is required to stream TIDAL Masters on MQA enabled Onkyo network HiFi audio equipment. MQA delivers HiRes sound in a file that’s small enough to stream and […]

Astell&Kern adds MQA support to its HiRes players

24/12/2018

Astell&Kern adds MQA support to its HiRes players and is now available for the SP1000, SP1000M, SE100 and SR15 models. In a blog posting the company announced that MQA support was now available on the SP1000 and via a firmware update from the 12th December to the SP1000M, SE100 and SR15 models. These Astell&Kern players with MQA support have a full decoder built in, so they can unfold all the way to the original resolution […]

Pioneer extends MQA support to its networked streamers

21/12/2018

Pioneer extends MQA support to its networked streamers continuing the firmware updates it started in October 2018. The updates activate MQA audio playback capability and support for TIDAL Masters audio streaming on its network-enabled stereo hi-fi components. A paid TIDAL HiFi subscription is required to stream TIDAL Masters on MQA enabled Pioneer network HiFi audio equipment. MQA delivers HiRes sound in a file that’s small enough to stream and download. TIDAL Masters is TIDAL’s bandwidth-friendly […]