qobuz

(April 15, 2021) Qobuz has announced its expansion into Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. Originally started in France, the Hi-Res streaming service is now available in 18 different countries, including the United States. Qobuz launched in 2007 as the world’s...

(December 2, 2020) Here's a couple of interesting quick-hit news items involving Roon. First, Roon's CEO, Enno Vandermeer, is joining Qobuz Live tomorrow (December 3, 2020) at 4:00pm EST. Qobuz Live streams on Qobuz's Facebook page (click here to set a reminder). According to Qobuz...

The wireless audio segment is loaded with affordable speaker options, but there's a catch. More often than not, convenience and savings factors are marred by middling quality and playback capabilities. That’s why outfits such as Audioengine are appealing. Audioengine caters to...

(November 8, 2019) As of today, Qobuz no longer supports MP3 streaming. As explained by Dan Mackta, Managing Director USA, the company views MP3 as a useless format: “Its time has come and gone.” As a result, Qobuz will only offer one streaming plan priced at $14.99 per month ($12.50/month...

Experience MQA and Qobuz at AXPONA, Get Educated and Win Freebies! (April 5, 2019) Today, we have AXPONA news from two different camps that share Hi-Res roots: Qobuz and MQA. And to kick things off, we’ll check in with Qobuz. Despite being only two months old, Qobuz has been quick to make...

I opened a trial account with Qobuz to check out their HD music service vs. Tidal. My initial impressions are that the sound quality is very good as you would expect, probably on a par with MQA on Tidal, and in some cases better than that. The user interface is (for me) better than Tidal -...