![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() No subscription is required to buy downloads. The download store is also good for the music collector. This is great for the artists and Qobuz prices are typically 20 percent below average prices for anyone and about 50 percent less if you’re a Studio Sublime member. This pays the artist as a sale at a standard rate. To help balance the field, we also have a download store where anyone can purchase Hi-Res recordings. We believe strongly in artist support, however, everyone knows that streaming albums pays very little. We feature Panoramas, articles and as much metadata on artists as possible. That’s it…Īlong with files up to 24/192 resolution, editorial is important to Qobuz, because information is important to many music lovers. Hit play and you get the best sounding files. Streaming should be easy to use and understand. In fact, we just received many new 24/192 catalogs that were never previously available, like the Neil Young collection, which isn’t available on Tidal. Our goal is to get the highest resolution offered. We deliver exactly what the labels deliver. We never alter any file by up-converting or adding processing or anything. We are strictly a FLAC format, so any DAC that resolves 24/192 (which is most every DAC on the market) works great with Qobuz. We don’t use unnecessary, confusing technology to stream Hi-Res audio. No special streamer or DAC is needed to unfold full, Hi-Res, bit-perfect music. Qobuz streams Hi-Res audio in the FLAC format. To Qobuz, the number one goal is uncompromised sound quality. MJ: Tell us about what makes Qobuz unique?ĭS: On first look, Qobuz is one of three Hi-Res streaming services, however, if you look just under the surface, Qobuz offers a lot the others don’t. This was good for Qobuz, high-end audio manufacturers and dealers. With such aggressive pricing, this marked the time when the base of Qobuz started to expand to non-audiophiles. Pricing: In November 2019, Qobuz lowered the price of admission from $24.99/mo to as low as $12.49/mo. The catalog is only focused on CD quality to 24/192 Hi-Res. In 2020, Qobuz totally dropped the mp3 format. history, Valentine’s Day, 2021 marks our second anniversary in the market. To add to the experience, exclusive editorial content written by a team of experts is woven throughout Qobuz.Īs far as U.S. In Europe and the United States, Qobuz currently offers an exceptional range of full and Hi-Res music that not long ago would have cost a fortune. Today, the average is over 20Mbps, which is more than adequate for Hi-Res audio streaming.Ĭurrently, Qobuz is available in 12 countries, but will be expanding into many more this year. In 2007, the average internet speed was under 3Mbps. It took real foresight to work on a technology that couldn’t be supported at the time. Even though internet speeds were not up to the task, it was easy to see that soon, they would be adequate. ![]() Maureen Jenson: Tell our readers about the history of Qobuz?ĭave Solomon: While mp3 streaming has proven to be popular and necessary due to low internet bandwidth, Qobuz was founded in 2007 as the first Hi-Res music service with the notion that many music lovers wanted the very best musical experience possible. I recently caught up with my old pal Dave Solomon to talk about the Hi-Res streaming service Qobuz, what it offers that other streaming services don’t, and fun podcast guests such as Johan Coorg from KEF! Part 1 ![]()
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