Any News on MQA Lately?

One thing that I should point out to anyone comparing MQA, is that to do it right re-mastering is required. Meaning you have to work your way back to the original multi-track digital files before you can produce a 2 channel MQA product. Becnhmark Media has a lot more on this.

In any event, when I have heard significant differences what I heard seemed due to this re-mastering and the choices taken at that time. If you've ever heard good re-masters you know what I'm talking about.

erik_squires

One thing that I should point out to anyone comparing MQA, is that to do it right re-mastering is required. Meaning you have to work your way back to the original multi-track digital files before you can produce a 2 channel MQA product ... when I have heard significant differences what I heard seemed due to this re-mastering and the choices taken at that time

This is a very important point. If you're comparing two versions of a recording, but they are taken from different masters, you really can't make any valid conclusion about things such as whether MQA benefited one of them. There are too many variables.

@ejr1953  If PS Audio wanted to I'm pretty sure they could implement it purely as a software solution for you as could Chord.

Cleeds,you sound spot on. Making MQA just another way to "repackage" music. What else is new?

I hope MQA never gets off the ground.   It's not that the format is flawed, just the people who created it.   

The original plan was to also allow streamers to unpack it and send high res to the DAC of your choice.  Since they now chosen to remove the ability Im no longer interested.  

MQA is bad for music lovers!  Let's let Warner bros know .