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# RIAA Introduces A Hi-Res Music Logo, Plus Some Confusion
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/riaa-introduces-a-hi-res-music-logo-plus-some-confusion/
- Published: 2015-11-19T08:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-19T08:55:00.000Z
- Description: In an effort to get serious about hi-res music, major label lobbying group, the RIAA, has introduced an official hi-res logo. However this new image, along with the RIAA's strange. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/11/riaa-introduces-a-hi-res-music-logo-plus-some-confusion.html]
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Apple Inc., Cary Sherman, Compact disc, Ed Sheeran, Fifty Shades of Grey, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Taylor Swift, United States, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![W_500](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7ee48e7970b-150wi "W_500")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7ee48e7970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)In an effort to **get serious about hi-res music**, major label lobbying group, the **RIAA**, has introduced an **official hi-res logo**. However this new image, along with the RIAA's strange **definition of what constitutes hi-res**, may simply end up resulting in **more confusion**.

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*Guest Post by *Bobby Owsinski* on [Music 3.0](http://music3point0.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-riaa-introduces-hi-res-music-logo.html?ref=hypebot.com)*While the number of streaming sites that feature hi-res audio is still limited (**Tidal** and **Deezer** come to mind), there are plenty of download sites that will happily sell you some very hi-res files for a premium price. [![Hi-res logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1786515970c-150wi "Hi-res logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d1786515970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)That said, it looks like the **RIAA** (the major label's lobbying organization) is trying to get serious about hi-res music with the introduction of an official hi-res logo (seen on the left). It's asking distributors to display the logo so music consumers will have no confusion over what kind of fidelity to expect, but it may end causing more confusion than it alleviates.Interestingly, the RIAA defines high resolution music as "lossless audio capable of reproducing the spectrum of sound from recordings which have been mastered from better than CD quality (48kHz/20bit or higher) music sources which represent what the artists, producers, and engineer's originally intended."Take notice the 48kHz/20 bit (it's not a misprint). This is a significant difference from what many online services (including **Apple's** **Mastered For iTunes** program) call "hi-res," which is 44.1kHz/24 bit.There's virtually no recording done at 20 bit these days and that's been the case for about 10 years, so why not just make the standard 24 bit, which is what virtually everyone records at anyway? Also, why not just go and make 96kHz the true lower limit of hi-res, like in the real world?This new logo and definition is bound to cause some confusion in the marketplace where there was little before. This just goes to show how behind the times the powers that be actually are.According to the press release, "Retailers who have adopted the Hi-Res MUSIC logo include**Acoustic Sounds Super HiRez, Blue Coast Music, HDtracks, IsoMike Recordings, ClassicsOnline HD\*LL , PonoMusic,** and **ProStudioMasters.** In addition to these digital music retailers, the logo also features on advertising and promotional materials of both independent and major record labels."

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