MQA Labs has announced two further technologies within its QRONO product line, claiming that QRONO DSD ‘sets a new standard in DSD-to-PCM converters’, while the QRONO d2a ‘is designed to get the best audio performance out of every DAC’.
MQA Labs – the audio IP element within the Canadian Lenbrook Media Group – aims to have both of these new technologies on the market this month (December 2024) 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 licencees,’ says MQA Labs Director of Engineering, Al Wood. ‘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 are claimed to enable time performance that exceeds the best analogue systems.
‘Human hearing is much more precise than previously understood, particularly when listening for fine detail,’ says MQA Labs Director of Business Development, Andy Dowell. ‘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.’
More: https://lenbrook.com
