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Sonos targets qobuz streaming to s23/1/2024 If you care about the audio quality of music, you really won’t be impressed by MP3s. There’s no doubt that digitization at lower resolutions robs music of much of its essence or soul. I once heard MP3 files described as like putting a cow through a mincing machine and then trying to reconstruct it as cow afterwards. In contrast, an MP3 file often sounds flat, lifeless, and without soul. Although the compression keep the music superficially sounding like music and easy to stream over cellular networks, a lot of content gets chopped out and it’s these fringe frequencies that often give recorded music the extra qualities that can make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. Thébaud correctly points out that music compressed and served up as MP3 files is deeply unsatisfying format. There will be just two tiers on Qobuz which are the Studio subscription at £14.99/$15 per month, or the Sublime+ service at £250/$300 per year. Both tiers offer access to CD-quality and 24-bit hi-res tracks, but the annual deal offers the opportunity to purchase and download hi-res music tracks at a significant discount. From now on, Qobuz will only stream music in CD-quality and hi-res formats. Qobuzįirstly, Thébaud has declared war on the MP3 by scrapping its basic quality subscription tier that offers MP3 music as well as CD-quality tracks. streaming and make it available to mare people at an affordable price. Announced just today, Qobuz has become the first streaming service to bring high resolution music options to Sonos’ large platform of users.Denis Thébaud is the man behind Qobuz with a burning ambition to raise the quality of music. Integrated into the Sonos S2 app and compatible products, 48 kHz/24-bit audio resolution is now available for streaming via a Qobuz subscription. Sonos has a huge footprint in homes and millions of users across the globe. Better sound to more people, always a step in the right direction for audio quality education and enjoyment. MaQobuz, the music lovers’ Hi-Res streaming and download provider, is now the first music service to deliver 24-bit Hi-Res audio streaming on Sonos. Qobuz customers will be able to listen to studio-quality music on their Sonos speakers, preserving all of the details and color of original recordings, with the ease of simply pressing play in the Sonos app. Available with the Sonos S2 app, this new integration is one of Qobuz’s broadest expansions of Hi-Res streaming support to date. Qobuz USA Managing Director Dan Mackta said of the partnership, “Qobuz has always strived to make the highest quality audio accessible, as people become more interested in better sound. Now, on Sonos devices, we’re making it easy for millions more people to experience the improvement Hi-Res audio can make.” “Our open platform enables partners to bring the best of their experiences to the Sonos system and our mutual customers,” said Ryan Richards, Director of Product Marketing at Sonos. (Pocket-lint) - Qobuz is the first music streaming service to offer 24-bit Hi-Res audio on Sonos speakers. “Qobuz has been at the forefront of high resolution music streaming, and we look forward to customers enjoying their music with the clarity, depth, and room-filling sound of Sonos.” In 2013, Qobuz became the first music service to offer 16-bit FLAC streaming on Sonos. Available through the Sonos S2 app, supported tracks will play in up to 48 kHz/24-bit. And now, it is continuing to expand access to higher-resolution streaming on Sonos by introducing 24-bit streaming, compatible with most products on the Sonos S2 platform, which supports up to 48 kHz/24-bit audio resolution. This new integration builds on Qobuz’s continued expansion of hardware partnerships, including the addition of Hi-Res compatible hardware on the Android platform several years ago. Qobuz has always catered to the audiophile and the audio-curious market, with its expert curation, exclusive editorial content, liner notes, download store, and world-class sound quality. This expanded experience on Sonos will make premium Qobuz streaming capabilities accessible to a wider audience of music lovers. Qobuz has over seventy million tracks and is adding more in full Hi-Res quality every day. Qobuz 24-bit Hi-Res streaming is available on Sonos in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States. You can check out all of the streaming options from Qobuz in the link below.
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