Tidal removing all MQA
As the title states Tidal will be removing all MQA and replacing titles with FLAC instead. Per an email I just received:
On July 24, 2024, we’re replacing the music in TIDAL’s MQA catalog with FLAC versions.
@fsgattuso For the love of God quit trying to preach that vinyl is superior to streaming, it is not. Vinyl’s sound quality is inferior and becomes more so incrementally every time you play an album. Then there’s the pops and hiss issue. Of course there’s the availability of, in an instant, millions of tracks, in most every conceivable genre, for a low monthly fee, many in high-res, that streaming provides.
Just stop, I’ve heard both, and have streaming. |
@anotherbob - this is not always true and not because analog is superior or not. The reason is that mastering on quality LP is better. See, stream is often CD mastering, even if it is 24/96. They stream to you what was made for CD before downsampling. But CDs are often mastered for low end and car equipment. I made a simple experiment. I have certain CD, FLAC from HD Tracks and LP. I recorded LP into 24/96. This digital recording sounds quite a bit better than HD Tracks or hi rez Tidal stream. All digital, mind you. |
