MQA Labs, the audio IP team within the Lenbrook Media Group, has announced the launch of two new technologies within its QRONO product line.
QRONO dsd has been designed to set a new standard in DSD-to-PCM converters, while QRONO d2a is engineered to get the best audio performance out of every DAC. Both technologies will hit the market this month in Bluesound’s latest streamer, the NODE ICON.
“The problems introduced by traditional digital audio filters are well understood, and QRONO is the platform that offers solutions for our hardware partners and licensees,” commented Al Wood, MQA Labs’ director of engineering. “We focus on the meticulous application of fundamental signal processing techniques. These include filters and noise shapers that improve the overall impulse response and transparency of digital-to-analogue conversion to get the absolute best from each DAC chip.
“DSD conversion is handled with the lightest possible touch to preserve all the crucial time details in the recording. We are delighted by the audio results from the QRONO integration in Bluesound’s NODE ICON and believe owners of the Icon will find the audio performance to be next level.”
The QRONO technologies can enable time performance that the company claims ‘exceeds the best analogue systems’.
“Human hearing is much more precise than previously understood, particularly when listening for fine detail,” added Andy Dowell, director of business development for MQA Labs. “The MQA Labs team’s expertise, when applied to improving the playback experience, furthers Lenbrook’s vision of a thriving HiFi industry in which technologies continue to elevate the consumer experience.”
MQA Labs will be attending upcoming events, including CES, NAMM and ISE, to demonstrate QRONO and meet with partners interested in licensing these solutions, as well as others from the Lenbrook portfolio.