![]() That gives companies like Qobuz a chance in the marketplace, for now. That hasn’t happened yet and there’s no indication that such a move is imminent. We keep waiting for Apple Music to turn on the hi-res tap, since the company has been collecting high-resolution masters for over 6 years now. Deezer, another French company with a hi-res tier, hasn’t had much of an impact on North America yet, but that also means that there’s room Qobuz. Go to a hi-fi show anywhere and if an exhibitor isn’t playing back from vinyl then they’re streaming from Tidal. While it’s not widespread, there is a market for high quality streaming music. Its Hi-Fi tier will be priced at $19.99 per month or $199.99 annually for 16-bit CD quality, and its Premium tier will cost $9.99 per month for 320 kbps MP3 quality streaming, or the standard $99.99 annually. The Studio tier will be $24.9 9per month or $249.99 annually for unlimited hi-res streaming. As a bonus, the user will also be offered 40-60% discounts on hi-res download purchases as well. ![]() When the service does begin in the U.S., it will be available on all Mac, iOS, Android and Windows operating systems.ĪLSO: Sony Music Takes On Spotify, Launches Streaming Service In Japan 'Powered By Napster'Īs with most hi-res services, you will also pay extra for the hi-res tier of Qobuz. It’s Sublime+ tier will cost $299.99 per year for access to the full hi-res catalog. It offers more than 40-million CD-quality tracks and over 2 million hi-res tracks with up to 24-bit resolution, but the company says that it has secured an additional multi-million track catalog ahead of its US launch. Qobuz was founded in Paris in 2007 and is currently live in 11 European markets. That sentiment isn’t enough to stop hi-res streamer Qobuz from planning a launch for next year though, as the company recently opened up a New York City office and hired a number of well-known music executives. The fervor for high-resolution music streaming has died down in recent months, and it looked like everyone has finally settled on the current CD-level quality as sufficient enough for most users. See below for the list of Hi-Res Frank Zappa albums to be released exclusively on Qobuz April 2, and listen to Frank Zappa on Qobuz here.Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 ![]() Frank Zappa’s music continues to inspire listeners all over the world and Qobuz is honored to be able to promote his artistic vision.” Additionally, Travers is curating an exclusive annotated Zappa playlist for Qobuz, which will be released later in April.Īccording to Qobuz USA Managing Director Dan Mackta, “Presenting the work of iconic artists in the best possible quality is our reason for existence. The livestream will cover the story of Zappa Hi-Res archives, the importance of audio quality, and the upcoming Zappa Hi-Res catalog releases. Only at the end of 2018 was it rescheduled for Q1 this year and tier pricing announced. The planned official launch at RMAF 2018 was stalled at the eleventh hour (and for reasons unknown). This upcoming event is part of Qobuz’s weekly ‘Qobuz Live’ series that features hot topics, brands, and personalities in the music-lover and audiophile worlds. If Qobuz’s entry into the US market were a David Bowie song, it would very much fall into the latter camp. On April 1, Ahmet Zappa and Joe Travers, the Zappa “ Vaultmeister,” will join Qobuz Chief Hi-Res Evangelist, David Solomon, and the Qobuz team for a livestream discussion. The assortment includes the second album from the original Mothers of Invention, Absolutely Free, first released in 1967, and Halloween 81, documenting Zappa’s famed holiday residency at New York City’s Palladium, in both full box set and edited ‘highlights’ versions. Each will include an extensive PDF digital booklet, a feature only available on Qobuz’s streaming apps. The albums will be available in native 24-bit Hi-Res FLAC format. “Fans on Qobuz can experience Frank’s genius in the way he would have wanted his music to sound.”īeginning April 2, fans will be able to stream and download nine albums exclusively on Qobuz. “Frank Zappa was passionate about making his music sound as good as possible and we are excited to continue that legacy by releasing several of his albums in Hi-Res Audio with Qobuz,” said Bruce Resnikoff, President & CEO of UMe. As far as I’m concerned, the ‘z’ in Qobuz stands for Zappa and we know fans of the ‘World’s Finest Optional Entertainment’ are going to love the Zappa Qobuz experience. ![]() A post shared by Qobuz Zappa, representing Zappa Records, said, “Qobuz’s awesome combo platter of Hi-Res Audio and the ability for fans to immerse themselves into the album art of their favorite musicians is an incredible listening experience and a perfect fit for Zappa Records.
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