STREAMING SERVICE QOBUZ ANNOUNCES MOST STREAMED TRACKS ALBUMS AND ARTISTS OF THE YEAR
As another year draws to a close, Qobuz, the high-resolution music streaming and download platform, has unveiled its 50 most-streamed titles and top 10 most-streamed albums, as well as their top 10 most played bands and female and male artists of 2021 in the UK.
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ELIPSON MUSIC CENTRE CONNECT HD ANNOUNCED
French brand Elipson Audio has announced the Elipson Music Centre Connect HD, a new and improved version of their all-in-one system.
QOBUZ AND LINKFIRE LAUNCH NEW AFFILIATE PROGRAM FOR ARTISTS
Qobuz and Linkfire have launched a new affiliate program for artists. The partnership aims to provide a new alternate revenue stream to artists and increased streaming insights.
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART’S TROUT MASK REPLICA HI RES ON QOBUZ
Streaming Service Qobuz has released Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica in Hi-Res today for the first time ever.
CHORD CLEARWAY STREAMING CABLE LAUNCHED
British cable brand Chord Company has introduced a new streaming cable into its Clearway range, the Chord Clearway Streaming Cable.
TIVOLI AUDIO GEN 2 SMART MUSIC SYSTEMS LAUNCHED
Tivoli Audio has launched their Generation 2 Music System Home; Gen 2 Model One Digital, and new Model One+ DAB radio.
NEW MELCO FIRMWARE BRINGS QOBUZ DOWNLOADER TO THE EX SERIES OF DIGITAL MUSIC LIBRARIES
A Melco Audio firmware update brings Qobuz Downloader to its current range of EX Series (and EX-updated) music libraries.
IFI ZEN STREAM WIFI AUDIO TRANSPORT RELEASED
iFi has launched the iFi ZEN Stream, their new flexible and affordable Wi-Fi audio transport.
MCINTOSH MB20 BLUETOOTH TRANSCEIVER ADDS WIRELESS BLUETOOTH ALL HIFI SYSTEMS
The McIntosh MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver is an easy way to add wireless Bluetooth® streaming to virtually any McIntosh (or non-McIntosh) home audio system, from any era.
AMAZON MUSIC HD FOR ALL, NOW AT NO EXTRA COST
Following hot on the heels of the Apple Music announcement that their Lossless Audio would be available at no extra cost, subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited can now upgrade to the highest quality streaming audio available, for free
ADOT OPTICAL FIBRE UPGRADE KITS LAUNCHED
ADOT (Audiophile Digital Optical Technology) is a new company with a direct connection to Melco Syncrets in Japan, specialising in optical fibre upgrade kits for better sound quality when streaming music over networks.
ENGLISH ELECTRIC 16SWITCH DATA SWITCH LAUNCHED
English Electric (a Chord Company brand) has launched the 16Switch data switch, building on their 8Switch, the British company’s debut product which was launched in May 2020.
RADIO PARADISE MQA ON BLUOS PLAYERS
BluOS, Radio Paradise and MQA have collaborated to add an MQA audio option to the global internet radio station.
FRANK ZAPPA QOBUZ HI-RES 24-BIT ALBUMS
Zappa Records and Qobuz, the Hi-Res music streaming and download service, have exclusively partnered together to release several key Frank Zappa albums in Hi-Res, only on Qobuz.
The Chord Company has launched the Shawline streaming cable a digital interconnect designed bring the benefits of Chord’s cable expertise to a wide range of music streaming systems. The new cable benefits from design cues and construction techniques developed for the company’s flagship ChordMusic and high-end Signature Super ARAY streaming cables, whilst retaining affordability. More »
Native DSD and Emerging UK are giving visitors to some of the upcoming UK Hifi and Audio shows the chance to win a free Native DSD album download of their choice. More »
PS Audio has announced an update which provides Bridge II-equipped DirectStream, DSJ, and PerfectWave DACs with full unfold of MQA up to 192 kHz/24 bit, and provides access to the streaming service Tidal.
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Arcam of Cambridge have introduced several price cuts in time for Christmas. Arcam say that they “want to take a big bite of the Christmas market for quality home audio and the new prices are designed to do just that.” More »