The picture below, taken from the Conversdigital website. All those applications are compatible with Qobuz, and with Qobuz in Hi-Res for the HD versions. Qobuz presented to the industry with a launch event at Studios 301 in Alexandria, featuring engineer Harvey O Sullivan. Mconnect Control, whatever its version, is a control application meant for the audio devices on your network that are compatible with the mconnect technologies sold by ConversDigital S.A. Marketing plans beyond launch are yet to be finalised, though Fornay confirms the company will focus on making Australians aware of the offering and “helping them understand how the Qobuz experience differs from other music streaming services.”
Its subscribers can download or stream at CD quality or Hi-Res “studio quality” audio (24-Bit up to 192 kHz).Ĭurrently, the platform boasts a catalogue of more than 70 million tracks, licensed from independents and majors, along with half a million-plus album reviews, artist biogs, music news and, of course, playlists. Streaming provided the lion’s share of growth, with the market powering $275 million, up 14% from the previous year, a slower rate of growth than seen in previous years.Įstablished in 2007, the download and streaming service is at the head of the pack for sound quality purists. New wholesale data published by ARIA reveals Australia’s record business in 2020 expanded by 7.3% to $412 million. Her role, explains Fornay, is to “make compelling, local recommendations.” Qobuz launch with Harvey O’SullivanĪustralia is already well served by an abundance of digital music services, from Spotify to Apple Music, YouTube Music and others. Artist and sound engineer Jessica Porter-Langson has been hired as Music Merchandiser for ANZ, working remotely in U.K. Plus, it lets you stream in high resolution, and while that currently means anything between 16-bit/ 44.1kHz and 24-bit/192kHz, HEOS Built-in is already equipped to go higher. As music fans faced a lengthy lockdown in 2020, Qobuz secured €10 million ($15.6 million) in new capital to “drive its momentum” and “consolidate its future developments,” the launch in these parts being one such example.įor the time being, the Australasian service is being run from overseas. HEOS Built-in lets you stream from the world’s leading music platforms, including Spotify, Deezer, TIDAL, Napster, TuneIn, Mood Mix, and Amazon Music HD.