Lenbrook Corp., a diversified, privately-owned Canadian enterprise with activities in brand development, technology, and distribution in both residential and commercial audio and the communication sectors, has acquired the assets of MQA, a UK-based industry leader in high-resolution audio encoding. This acquisition enriches Lenbrook’s intellectual property portfolio with an assortment of significant patents and introduces two prominent audio codecs – MQA and SCL6. This merger further solidifies Lenbrook’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the evolving landscape of audio technology.
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PICKERING, ONTARIO, CANADA, SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 – Lenbrook Corp., a diversified, privately-owned Canadian enterprise with activities in brand development.
MQA technology, which aims to reproduce music close to the original studio master tapes as possible, has been acquired by the Lenbrook Group of Canada.
Lenbrook, the privately-owned Canadian company that owns the PSB, NAD, and Bluesound brands, today announced that it has acquired the assets of MQA Ltd., the beleaguered company that filed for bankruptcy protection in April. Under the terms of the deal, Lenbrook will own the MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) high-resolution audio encoding technology developed by Bob Stuart, cofounder of U.K.-based Meridian Audio, and the SCL6 streaming codec (formerly MQAir) along with an “assortment of significant patents.” Andy Dowell, who had been the head of licensing for MQA, will continue