HRA Planet

The world of high-resolution audio is starting to get some press. Read welcome remarks from High-Resolution Guru Dr. AIX.

Introduce yourself to the community, talk about your gear, the music you love etc.

There is a lot of misinformation about whether 24-bits is perceptibly better than 24-bits. This is the place to check it out.

Whether you've got a Sonos, Sooloos, Olive or just Mac Mini and a high quality DAC, this is the place to discuss music servers for high-resolution audio.

An essential component in HRA is a good DAC. From Benchmark to Light Harmonic and back again to the Geek, this is forum area for you.

Audiophiles don't use earbuds but it doesn't take a lot of money to get good quality headphones. Check in here to hear about the latest in personal listening.

What speakers are best when listening to high-resolution audio? Here's where you may be able to find out.

Check this section for information and discussions about Hard Drives, Networked Audio Servers, Storage Area Networks etc.

Cables of all types are discussed here: USB, S/P DIF, Speaker, Interconnect and more...

There's JRiver, Amarra, Audioirvana, Liztic and many more ways to hear HRA than you can imagine...a forum for software players.

There are lots of sites/companies offering free high-resolution audio or inexpensive samplers. You can't know if you haven't heard it.

Want to know where to get high-resolution audio? This section lists ALL of the download sites and discusses the music that they offer.

There's always room for a couple more channels and a subwoofer to round out a full surround music system. MCH fans enter now.

Want to know what other are finding and sharing in the world of HRA? This is a great place to find out.

The largest show in North America happens in late April every year.

The pros get together at the annual AES convention. It all starts with some well-recorded music.

Constantine Soo's Northern California Audiophile show is small but gathers some very enthusiastic attendees.

This audio show is held in Denver each fall and brings homespun sensibility to high-end audio.

Based in Montreal, this show happens in the spring and draws the local population and attendees from as far away as New York City

This Toronto Show has been in operation over the past few years and never fails to draw a respectable crowd.