Music streaming is coming up on its next frontier: audio quality. On Monday, that future loomed a bit closer when Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Rhapsody International announced, in partnership, a new service called Mora Qualitas, which will be Japan’s first on-demand high-resolution music streaming service. Sony Music Entertainment Japan — which is under the Sony Corporation umbrella but operates independently from the … [Read more...]
Astell&Kern Adds MQA to Latest High-Res Portables
Portable high-resolution audio player maker Astell&Kern has announced new firmware updates that this month add MQA support for the A&ultima SP1000M, A&futura SE100 and A&norma SR15. MQA support was added to the A&ultima SP1000 in November. MQA’s technology captures and reproduces the sound of the original studio master in a file that’s small enough to stream and download easily. With the Tidal Masters integration, users can … [Read more...]
The Short, Unhappy Life Of Music Downloads
The latest revenue figures from the music industry tell us that we've entered a new era: the era of interactive streaming. Interactive streaming music services — Spotify, Apple Music, Napster, Deezer, Tidal, etc. — now account for the majority of recorded music industry revenue and are growing at better than 50% per year. We're now in the fifth era of recorded music, after the eras of vinyl, tape (8-tracks and cassettes), CDs and … [Read more...]
Can’t Stop the Music: Gayle Sanders Returns with Launch of New Company at AXPONA
April 10, 2018—Schaumburg, IL—Gayle Sanders, cofounder of MartinLogan and one of the industry’s most celebrated speaker designers, turns a new page in his prestigious career with the introduction of his new company, Gayle Sanders Eikon. The world premiere of his new digital active loudspeaker system, featuring the Image1 and Eikontrol, will take place in Rooms 742 and 744 at the 2018 AXPONA Show. How It All Began. . . Again Some time after … [Read more...]
Led Zeppelin Slate Two Unreleased Studio Mixes for Exclusive Record Store Day 7-Inch Single on April 21
In advance of Led Zeppelin's 50th Anniversary celebration that's slated to commence this September, the band will whet fans' appetites with their first-ever release for Record Store Day on April 21, 2018. This LZ RSD-exclusive 7-inch single will feature two previously unheard studio mixes, both handpicked and produced by Zep maestro Jimmy Page: the "Sunset Sound Mix" of "Rock And Roll" b/w the "Olympic Studios Mix" of "Friends."The previously … [Read more...]