A new Spotify and Tidal rival is coming with support for next-gen wireless Hi-Res Audio

A new Spotify and Tidal rival is coming with support for next-gen wireless Hi-Res Audio

Two weeks ago we reported on AIRIA, which could be the next big thing in wireless hi-res audio. The music codec formerly known as SCL6 promises smooth, seamless and scaleable audio streaming on every kind of connection, and on every kind of device – but it needs audio partners to make that promise happen. We already knew that some hardware is promised for 2024, and the streaming source of tracks in the new codec has now been announced, and it’s with HDTracks.

HDTracks has been around since 2008, when it was launched to deliver high-quality FLAC downloads, and it’s hit the headlines with several high profile hi-res audio releases including The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which it added in 2017. Rather than try to be everything to everyone, the service has focused primarily on classic recordings, on jazz, classical and soft rock, and it’s been marketed to more of an audiophile market than the mass market.

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