All items tagged with high resolution audio and high-resolution (24)

AKM AK4499EX and AK4191 Flagship D/A Converter Solution Enters Production

September 15, 2022 by Joao Martins

AKM AK4499EX and AK4191 Flagship D/A Converter Solution Enters Production

As anticipated, Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has released to production the new flagship stereo D/A converter (DAC), the Velvet Sound Verita AK4499EX, showcased at the High End Munich show in May 2022. Alongside the AK4499EX, AKM has also released the AK4191 Digital Filter and ΔΣ Modulator, completing a two-chip solution that makes it easy to improve performance with completely independent digital and analog circuitry.

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Immersive Audio Soundbar Now Available

March 17, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Immersive Audio Soundbar Now Available

Bowers & Wilkins launched a state-of-the art soundbar. The Panorama 3 was designed to get the most from the latest immersive or spatial audio content, offering an all-in-one elegant loudspeaker solution with room-filling sound for films, TV shows, games, and even music. As a single ultra-low-profile and easy-to-use component with built-in Dolby Atmos, the soundbar expands when paired with the Bowers & Wilkins Music App, ensuring high-resolution music streaming from a wide range of services.

Cyrus Audio to Join the BluOS High-Resolution Multi-room Audio Ecosystem

January 18, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Cyrus Audio to Join the BluOS High-Resolution Multi-room Audio Ecosystem

Cyrus Audio, a British brand of home audio electronics and Lenbrook International, the owner and developer of high-resolution multi-room platform BluOS, announced a global partnership to bring the BluOS streaming platform into upcoming Cyrus Audio products. The company plans to expand support for BluOS in future audio components, benefiting from the systems interoperability among enabled devices across brands and superior integrations with popular streaming music services like Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, and Deezer.

Violectric Launches DHA V226 High-End Headphone Amplifier with USB-C and High-Resolution DA Conversion

November 22, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Violectric Launches DHA V226 High-End Headphone Amplifier with USB-C and High-Resolution DA Conversion

Following the acquisition of Lake People Electronic in 2020 by Munich-based company CMA Audio, the range of products from the Lake People, Niimbus, and Violectric brands continues to expand at fast pace. The latest announcement comes from Violectric and is the new DHA V226 headphone amplifier, which follows the outstanding quality tradition of previous DHA models. The amount of functionality integrated into the compact design stands testament to the exceptional engineering feat achieved by the team around Fried Reim.

THX Onyx Portable DAC/Amp Bundles Qobuz Hi-Res Quality Service

October 1, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

THX Onyx Portable DAC/Amp Bundles Qobuz Hi-Res Quality Service

Qobuz, the high-quality music streaming and download service, announced a partnership with THX to make high-resolution audio listening more accessible to music lovers worldwide. The recently launched THX Onyx digital-to-analog amplifier dongle (DAC/Amp) will now be bundled with a three-month complimentary subscription of Qobuz, offering plug-and-play 24-bit sound quality from a variety of listening devices..

Qualcomm Introduces aptX Lossless Audio Solution Over Bluetooth

September 2, 2021 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Introduces aptX Lossless Audio Solution Over Bluetooth

Reacting to the fact that streaming music services have started to offer lossless music streaming options, Qualcomm has now extended its aptX Adaptive set of technologies - supported by its latest Snapdragon Sound processors - to also include a CD-quality lossless option over Bluetooth. The new aptX Lossless technology expands options available for Bluetooth wireless audio, combining codec, wireless link and RF optimizations.

Roon Labs Confirms Expansion of Roon Ready Audio Device Ecosystem

July 15, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Roon Labs Confirms Expansion of Roon Ready Audio Device Ecosystem

Roon Labs celebrated a huge expansion its audio device ecosystem, adding hundreds of brand and device partners in 2021. The cadence of new Roon Ready certifications has increased tenfold since the start of the pandemic. In 2020, just a handful of new products were certified each month, and in the first half of 2021 Roon Labs reported over 100 new Roon Ready and Roon Tested devices. Forty new brands have submitted products for certification in that timeframe.

Peachtree Audio Adopts BluOS High-Resolution Multiroom Audio Platform

February 3, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Peachtree Audio Adopts BluOS High-Resolution Multiroom Audio Platform

Peachtree Audio, the Canadian amplifier manufacturer renowned for its compact retro aesthetics, and Lenbrook International, the owner and developer of the market-leading BluOS high-resolution multiroom platform, announced a global partnership that will bring the BluOS streaming platform to upcoming Peachtree Audio products. With this new agreement, the BluOS ecosystem adds a new premium hardware partner to its best-in-class platform.

Fresh From the Bench: GeerFab Audio D.BOB Digital Breakout Box

November 3, 2020 by Gary Galo

Fresh From the Bench: GeerFab Audio D.BOB Digital Breakout Box

Gary Galo reviews GeerFab Audio’s D.BOB Digital Breakout Box, a valuable new solution for all the music enthusiasts who would like to listen to their Super-Audio CD (SACD) music collection by feeding the DSD datastream via HDMI from the player to an outboard digital-to-analog converter (DAC) in high-resolution audio. And GeerFab Audio created the first device that delivers! This article was originally published in audioXpress, October 2020.

Amazon Music Partners with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to Remaster Thousands of Songs and Albums in High Resolution

October 5, 2020 by Joao Martins

Amazon Music Partners with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to Remaster Thousands of Songs and Albums in High Resolution

Amazon Music announced a partnership with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to remaster thousands of songs and albums to be streamed in its Ultra High Definition premium tier music service, upgrading the digital streaming audio quality of these songs to the highest available. Music from Eagles, Marvin Gaye, Nirvana, Tom Petty, Diana Ross, Linkin Park, J. Cole, Waylon Jennings, Ramones, 2 Chainz, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and more, is now available in exclusive remasters on Amazon Music HD.

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