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
APPLE MUSIC ANNOUNCES SPATIAL AUDIO WITH DOLBY ATMOS AND LOSSLESS AUDIO AT NO EXTRA COST Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio are coming to Apple Music subscribers beginning in June 2021, at no additional cost.
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.
BLUESOUND NODE AND POWERNODE NEXT GENERATION ANNOUNCED The hi-res multi-room streaming Bluesound NODE and POWERNODE get new DAC designs, next generation quad-core processors and intuitive touch panel controls with presets.
NAIM UNITI ATOM HEADPHONE EDITION LAUNCHED Naim Audio release the Naim Uniti Atom Headphone Edition, which they describe as the “ultimate source for headphones”.
PRESTO MUSIC MOBILE APP FOR JAZZ AND CLASSICAL MUSIC LAUNCHED Presto Music, the worldwide e-commerce site for classical and jazz recordings, sheet music, music books and musical instruments, has announced the launch of the Presto Music mobile app, to allow its customers to stream music purchased via the site on a range of devices.
COMO AUDIO APPOINT CONNECTED DISTRIBUTION AS UK DISTRIBUTOR Connected Distribution has been appointed as UK distributor for US smart music system brand, Como Audio.
PS AUDIO SUNLIGHT FIRMWARE UPGRADE PS Audio Sunlight firmware upgrade released for PerfectWave DirectStream DAC and DirectStream Jr.
AURALIC ALTAIR G2.1 DIGITAL AUDIO STREAMER RELEASED The AURALiC ALTAIR G2.1 Digital Audio Streamer, a fully-featured product developed for both digital and analogue sources, has been released.
CHORD HUGO 2 and 2go REVIEW Chris Baillie, a veteran user of Chord Electronic’s Poly/Mojo combination, takes a look at the mobile combos bigger siblings in the form of the Chord Hugo 2 and 2go costing a total of £2794.
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.
BANG & OLUFSEN BEOLAB 28 CONNECTED STEREO SPEAKER INTRODUCED Bang & Olufsen has introduced Beolab 28, an adaptive, wireless speaker that combines acoustical innovations with convenient smart speaker features.
ELECTROCOMPANIET TIDAL CONNECT INTEGRATION Electrocompaniet has updated its range of network audio streamers, speakers, and integrated amplifiers to include the latest TIDAL Connect technology.
ELECTROCOMPANIET EC PLAY APP UPDATED The Electrocompaniet EC Play app has been updated to include multi-language support and tablet landscape orientation support.
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.
NAIM MU-SO WOOD EDITION LIGHT OAK FINISH Naim Audio has launched the Naim Mu-so Wood Edition of the Mu-so 2nd Generation wireless speaker system.
FLAGSHIP LINN KLIMAX DSM STREAMER LAUNCHED Glasgow based Linn has launched their next-generation Linn Klimax DSM streamer.
PANASONIC PMX802 NETWORK HIFI SYSTEM Panasonic has announced the new PMX802 Premium HiFi System and Network Player, incorporating technology from Technics.
CAMBRIDGE AUDIO ADDS TIDAL CONNECT TO NETWORK STREAMERS Cambridge Audio has updated its range of network audio streamers to include the latest TIDAL Connect technology.
BUGATTI AND TIDAL AUDIO COLLABORATE ON TIDAL FOR BUGATTI LOUDSPEAKERS AND SOURCE At the end of last year, German loudspeaker brand, Tidal Audio (no, not the streaming service) announced that they would be working with the equally high-end luxury car manufacturer, Bugatti, of Alsace, France. Now they have also announced their recommended source, the Royale […]
EIGHT ELECTROCOMPANIET PRODUCTS RECEIVE ROON READY CERTIFICATION Norweigian brand Electrocompaniet has announced that the ECM 1 & MKII, ECI 6DX & MKII, TANA SL2/SL1, Rena S1 and SA1 have all received Roon Ready certification from Roon Labs.
MOON 280D STREAMING DAC IS UPGRADED AND UPDATED The Canadian MOON 280D Streaming DAC has been upgraded and updated to increase its connectivity options.
CARY AUDIO DMS-700 NETWORK AUDIO PLAYER NOW ROON READY Cary Audio of the USA has announced that the Dms-700 Network Audio Player has received Roon Ready Certification from Roon Labs.
QOBUZ SPONSOR MERCURY KX ARTIST SHOWCASE AT SXSW ONLINE 2021 Qobuz, the hi-res streaming platform of SXSW, is sponsoring the Mercury KX artist showcase at SXSW Online 2021.
MOON NOW FEATURE SPOTIFY CONNECT MOON has announced that its streaming products now offer Spotify Connect.
QOBUZ DARK MODE Qobuz Dark Mode is now available for the Qobuz desktop app on MacOS and Windows.
MAAT has announced the release of their first consumer product aimed at the playback of High Res Audio streams and files.
French Hifi brand Cabasse has launched a new sound profile, GEN2, available in the Cabasse StreamCONTROL application to enhance the acoustics of its active connected loudspeakers, The Cabasse Pearl and The Cabasse Pearl Akoya.
