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Any News on MQA Lately?

Earlier in the year there was lots of "buzz" about MQA, especially when it was reported that Tidal would be streaming the format.

Since then it seems like Tidal might be shopping itself for a possible sale, maybe to Apple?

I'm not seeing much MQA "buzz" on the web lately.
ejr1953
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erik_squires
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Well, I know the answer about sound quality already. :)

If I have to look for an "improvement" with a microscope and tweezers it's not worth it to me. :)

Remember Dolby A, B and C? That was worth paying money for. Differences were clear to anyone. MQA.... meh. I can't see myself on my deathbed going "OH, if only MQA had survived, my audio life would have been so much better."

Best,

Erik
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bradf
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Hi @ eric_squires.

Even though the news/info is disappointing with regards to hopes for  improved fidelity; thank you for passing along the info you learned from your observations.


Brad
ohlala
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There is some recent MQA discussion on audio asylum.  They did do an hi-rez/MQA demo of the same song at RMAF with an emphasis on reducing temporal distortion.  The result of the demo was, of course, forgone, and the difference was quite large.  

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