On Tuesday, December 18th the firmware update will a range of Onkyo's audio streamers to decode MQA and also support the Masters top quality library from hi-res streaming service TIDAL.

MQA delivers high-resolution sound in a file that's small enough to stream and download. TIDAL Masters, meanwhile, is TIDAL's bandwidth-friendly MQA-based Studio Master audio streaming format offered exclusively to TIDAL HiFi members that's now available to enjoy on any of the Onkyo products detailed below following this firmware update.

Onkyo MQA and Tidal Masters

Onkyo hi-fi components that benefit from the update

  • Network Audio Players  NS-6170/NS-6130
  • Network Stereo Receiver  R-N855
  • Network CD Receivers   CR-N775/ CR-N775 D
  • Network Stereo Receivers   TX-8270/TX-8250

To automatically update your compatible network-connected Onkyo product, navigate to the system setup menu and follow the instructions, or visit [url=http://www.eu.onkyo.com]http://www.eu.onkyo.com[/url] to download the update and perform installation manually.

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