Qobuz
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Qobuz (US: /ˈkoʊˌbʌz/, UK: /ˈkəʊˌbʌz/[1]) is a French digital music store and streaming service, launched in 2007 by Alexandre Leforestier and Yves Riesel.[2] Qobuz is now owned by Xandrie SA. In June 2023, Qobuz offered over 100 million tracks on its service.[3]
Type | Music service |
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Launch date | September 18, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-09-18) |
Availability | 25 countries |
Website | www |
For additional subscription fees, tracks are available at CD-quality and "Hi-Res" quality (24 bits up to 192 kHz). Individual tracks can also be purchased without any DRM restrictions[citation needed].
Streamed music is available in MP3 at 320 kbit/s, CD-DA quality lossless (16-bit/44.1 kHz)[4] and hi-resolution quality lossless (up to 24-bit/192 kHz) for some tracks.[5] The formats available for individually-purchased songs are WAV, AIFF, ALAC and FLAC for hi-res quality, lossless WMA for CD quality music, and MP3, standard WMA and AAC for lossy quality (at 128 kbit/s or 320 kbit/s).[6]
Qobuz's name comes from the musical instrument kobyz/qobyz.[2]