Time will tell.įor more information about subscribing to Qobuz visit and to learn more about Sonos visit. We’re excited to see support for 24-bit streaming on Sonos, but we feel that folks are being slightly vague on the details. 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.” Currently, the Sonos can only handle Qobuz 44. 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. Denis Thébaud is excited about the development and tells me: It’s great that Sonos is adding 24-bit audio support to their platform. In 2013, Qobuz became the first music service to offer 16-bit FLAC streaming on Sonos. “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.” 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. 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. It states, “Tracks with a sampling rate above 48 kHz will be delivered to your Sonos hardware as 16-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC (CD lossless quality).” If the Sonos S2 platform is limited to 24-bit/48kHz - does that mean it’s all going to be downsampled to that or will Qobuz offer everything in 16-bit/44.1kHz CD quality? According to the Sonos Support website, that seems to be case. And we know we’re not the only people who are going to notice.Ģ4-bit/48kHz certainly qualifies as hi-res streaming but what about all of the content on Qobuz that is 24-bit/96kHz or 24-bit/192kHz? Spotify HiFi launches soon but that’s only adding lossless (and not hi-res) albums to what is available on their platform.īefore Sonos and Qobuz users get too excited, there’s a catch. Will the Hi-Res Audio convince you to switch streaming services to Quboz? Let us know on Twitter.Qobuz does offer the largest library of hi-res albums, but it still only represents 5% of the music available online from them and Tidal. We’re hopeful that the new Spotify HD service will also be available via the S2 app in due course. Sonos says more services are coming soon, but did not announce anything today. 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. “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. I’m trying to work out how to achieve the best possible sound output quality through my sonos system using quboz do I have to play qobuz content through the sonos S2 app to get the highest quality sound playback through my sonos system or can I use the qobuz app. The service costs £14.99 a month, or £149.99 a year if you’re interested. So, Sonos doesn’t offer the full quality via S2, but it’s definitely an improvement. With headphones, speakers and players that support it, the Quoboz Studio Premier plan provides FLAC files streaming at 24-bit and up to 192 kHz. In fact, 24-bit tracks wouldn’t play at all. The update applies to S2-compatible speakers like the Sonos One, Sonos Beam and Playbar, as well as those new portable speakers like the Sonos Move and Roam, but older devices will be left behind. Quoboz has beaten them all to the punch and could raise its profile among Sonos owners seeking to get their best out their speakers.ĭeal: Sonos One (Gen 2) Refurbished for just £179.99 – was £199īefore today’s announcement, Sonos S2 quality tapped out at CD-quality. Spotify is also working on a HD music option due later this year. Quoboz compatibility beats other services providing Hi-Res audio, including Tidal and Amazon.
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