Hi-Res Music Labels, Hardware Companies Team Up for CES Demo Pavilion

Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music will sponsor a Hi-Res Audio pavilion at CES, said a Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) announcement. The 50-by-40-foot booth in the Central Hall (#14546) of the Las Vegas Convention Center will highlight benefits of studio-quality music and demonstrate user experiences from premium streaming services, DEG said. Hardware companies demonstrating their hi-res audio products include Astell&Kern, AudioQuest, Autonomic, Bluesound, dCS, DTS, Elac, Mytek, Onkyo, Samsung, Sony and Westone. The companies were selected because they were “most enthusiastic and quickest to respond,” said DEG Senior Director Marc Finer, who said space is limited. The booth's centerpiece is a replica of a “world-class” recording facility that will feature live demo sessions with award-winning engineers sponsored by The Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing, said DEG. The pavilion is also supported by the American Association of Independent Music, the Japan Audio Society, MQA, the Recording Industry Association of America and CTA. Additional details will follow, including information on a “new streaming tier” to be announced Jan. 5, said Finer.