CES To Feature High Resolution Tunes
Regular readers will know we have direct links to FLAC music files of both the pure audiophile and the raving basshead variety via the Bandcamp and Bass Mekanik record label and via the Bowers & Wilkins Society of Sound, curated by Peter Gabriel. Just look to the left and click their adverts in the margins.
But a short while back, Mike Edwards of Kenwood Electronics, who’s headunits are among the very first to be able to play the FLAC files (see a review here Review e-mailed me to tell me about how Chesky had borne HD Tracks. We got in touch and it looked good but was delayed.
Now, it transpires that we as Talk Audio are ahead of a serious wave of new musical excellence. For there is to be a special section for new high def digital at the CES. As I am going as a guest of the CEA, I am getting even more excited about this!
Here is the press release about it:
CEA Brings Hi-Res Audio to the 2014 International CES
New TechZone Highlight Next Generation High-Resolution Audio Technology
With the evolution of high-resolution audio (HRA) technology and in response to growing market demand, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the Hi-Res Audio Experience, a new TechZone featured at the upcoming 2014 International CES®. Produced by CEA, the Hi-Res Audio Experience will showcase the latest high-resolution audio content coming to market and the latest technologies that will give consumers the highest quality listening experience. The 2014 CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies and is scheduled to run January 7-10, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
‘Market trends indicate that consumers are poised to embrace high-resolution audio, creating tremendous new opportunities for CE manufacturers and the music industry,’ said Karen Chupka, senior vice president, International CES and corporate business strategy, CEA. ‘With recent HRA announcements from a number of music labels, digital retailers and CE companies, we’ve created this new TechZone to help drive category growth and give our attendees the opportunity to explore the game-changing quality of high-resolution audio. Visitors also will meet leading creatives from across the industry.’
Located in The Venetian’s Bellini Ballroom, the Hi-Res Audio Experience is anchored by hi-res digital download pioneer and leader HD Tracks (editor’s emboldening!) and features companies including Acoustic Sounds Super HiRez Store, Blue Coast Music, Mytek Digital and Native DSD.
A variety of hi-res audio products also will be demonstrated or on display in the Tech Zone. In addition, several manufacturers will have hi-res products on display in their rooms in the Venetian Tower and in their booths across the CES show floor.
“For the past 25 years, my brother and I have dedicated our lives and our company to pushing the envelope in sound quality and we apply this same passion to music downloads,” said David Chesky, co-founder and CEO of HD Tracks. “Now we are pleased to join with a number of other artists, music stores, and electronic companies at CES to take high fidelity music reproduction to a new level that was never before even imaginable.’
and Rayner’s gonna BE there. Be still, my deeply detailed digital heartbeat!