Pioneer is proud to announce support for MQA on our “XDP-100R” digital audio player. Announced at IFA in September 2015, the “XDP-100R” is the world’s first MQA enabled portable digital audio player*1. Please visit Google PlayTM to get the latest “Music” app and enjoy MQA.
MQA is a revolutionary end-to-end technology that captures and delivers master quality audio in a file that’s small enough to stream or download. And because it’s fully authenticated, the listener can be sure they are hearing exactly what the artist recorded and approved in the studio.
Since the turn of the century, access to music has become easier – but the quality has fallen. It’s commonly held that people will choose convenience over sound quality. But suppose we can have both? That’s the promise of MQA.
When listening to MQA on the “XDP-100R” the MQA display indicates that the product is decoding and playing an MQA stream or file and denotes provenance that the sound is identical to that of the source material (indicated by a green light in the App). ‘MQA Studio’ (indicated by a blue light in the App) is playing a file which has either been approved in the studio by the artist/producer or has been verified by the copyright owner.
Bob Stuart, MQA’s creator, commented on the Pioneer launch. “We are very excited to launch MQA on the Pioneer “XDP-100R”. Throughout the implementation process the MQA listening tests have been astounding and we’re looking forward to hearing customers reactions to MQA on the portable player. We continue to work with the music industry and you will see much more MQA music in the market very soon. It’s an exciting time for MQA and our partners.”
MQA music now available at OnkyoMusicOnkyo music
OnkyoMusic is a leading Hi-Res digital music provider, which provides all downloads as FLAC and MQA. FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an audio format that compresses audio without any loss in quality. With webstores available in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. Enjoy MQA with the “XDP-100R” and listen to studio master quality audio.
About “XDP-100R”
Based on AndroidTM OS, the “XDP-100R” digital audio player supports many High Res Audio formats, up to DSD 11.2MHz, 384kHz/24bit FLAC/WAV audio files, and now MQA. With access to Google Play, the limit to your entertainment is your imagination.With the ability to expand its storage up to 432GB, there is plenty of room for all forms up entertainment. The “XDP-100R” is the culmination of our knowledge in audio. Using ESS Technologies’ well renowned “SABRE DAC” series, the “XDP-100R” makes High Res and standard audio sound great. We also paid close attention in limiting noise from entering the audio signal. To isolate sources of internal noise, the Audio circuit board and CPU board are built on separate boards. The body design is made of rigid machined aluminum, with removable top and bottom bumpers to protect cables and connectors from wear and tear.
