Meridian MQA Firmware Updates To Be Available for Download Thursday

A Meridian Audio MQA firmware update will be available Thursday for owners of the company’s Explorer2 digital-to-analog converter, Prime headphone amplifier, 808v6 reference CD player, 818v3 Reference Audio Core, Special Edition loudspeakers and 40th Anniversary systems, the company said. The updates will be available for the products at the Meridian website, said the company, while Meridian dealers and customer support will handle updates directly for its Reference Series products. Many artists have been using MQA on their master recordings, said Meridian Sales Director Barry Sheldrick. Atlantic Records’ CEO Craig Kallman told us at CES the label hopes to have MQA recordings in the market later this year (see 1601110059).