MQA® Now Available on Bluesound

TORONTO, Canada , June 1, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Bluesound, a leading manufacturer of wireless multi-room music systems, announced today that MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) music will be supported for wireless streaming on all Bluesound Players starting June 1, 2016. MQA has been heard on Bluesound by thousands, with successful listening demonstrations in major cities around the world. Now, Bluesound and MQA are excited for consumers to experience the magic of original studio recordings in the home. 

“Bluesound is thrilled to be the first wireless multi-room system to support MQA and bring hi-resolution music to consumers so they can stream and listen to any room in the home,” said Greg Stidsen, Bluesound Director of Technology and Product Planning. “This partnership is a huge success for Bluesound, and one more step in our mission to deliver the best-sounding music experience throughout people’s homes.”

"Bluesound is thrilled to be the first wireless multi-room system to support MQA and bring hi-resolution music to consumers so they can stream and listen to any room in the home. This partnership is a huge success for Bluesound, and one more step in our mission to deliver the best-sounding music experience throughout people's homes."

Greg Stidsen, Bluesound Director of Technology and Product Planning

MQA is a revolutionary end-to-end technology that captures and delivers master quality audio in a file that’s small enough to stream or download. Bluesound worked closely with MQA to implement technology inside every Bluesound Player to ensure the listener will hear MQA encoded music and streams exactly like the source.

In the BluOS app, the MQA indicator glows green or blue to indicate that the Player is decoding and playing an MQA stream or file, and denotes provenance to ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material. It glows blue to indicate it is playing an MQA Studio file, which has either been approved in the studio by the artist/producer or has been verified by the copyright owner. 

Bob Stuart, MQA’s creator, said “Being able to connect listeners with the artist’s original studio recording through a premium wireless music system is incredibly exciting for MQA.” 

The new BluOS firmware, version 2.2, also includes CALM Radio® integration on Bluesound, providing users with commercial-free access to over a 160 internet radio broadcasts in high quality. CALM Radio streams a collection of soothing music genres including Relaxation, Acoustic, Atmospheres, in addition to great Classical, Pop, Rock and Jazz choices. CALM Radio is a welcome addition to the growing list of music services available on Bluesound.

All users will be prompted to upgrade to the new BluOS firmware, version 2.2, to fully experience the latest features enhancements and upgrades. At release, MQA music will be supported and available on the Android version of the BluOS app, with support for iOS devices to follow soon after. 

In addition to this release, Bluesound is actively working with MQA to support select BluOS-enabled systems from sister company, NAD Electronics, in the future.

Press Contacts: 

Peter Hoagland
North American Media Relations, Bluesound
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Richard Stevenson
International Media Relations, Bluesound
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About MQA
Using pioneering scientific research into how people hear, the MQA team has created a technology that captures the full magic of an original studio performance.  MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) is a revolutionary end-to-end technology that delivers master quality audio in a file that’s small enough to stream or download.  MQA is also backward compatible, so you can play MQA music on any device – the days of sacrificing quality for convenience are finally over. MQA is a UK-based private company.

For more information visit http://www.mqa.co.uk

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About Bluesound
An alliance of audiophiles. We are the designers, engineers and individuals who have spent our lives in the music industry. Our founders helped pioneer HiFi in the 70s – innovation and the pursuit of perfection in audio runs deep in our collective DNA. Bluesound’s sole mission is to create innovative wireless audio products and technologies that allow for the most true-to-live performance music reproduction possible, utilizing the most advanced, state-of-the-art digital technology.

For more information visit www.bluesound.com 

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Source: Bluesound