Tidal removing all MQA

@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.

Vinyl and streaming can be both equally satisfying when done correctly. If anyone likes one over the other by a big margin, they are obviously lacking in one of their systems.

Left analog decades ago and I do not miss it. I loved the high cool factor but the upkeep would constantly ping my OCD. I enjoy music more without it.

Switched from Tidal to Qobuz long ago because I hated MQA so much. So: long overdue, IMO.

As others have noted on this forum, MQA was a "solution" to an Internet bandwidth problem that no longer exists. Its time as a lossy container for music has come and gone. Good. I have Tidal and will stick with them. I had Spotify and after they lied to us, I’ll never go back. I wasted over a year sticking with Spotify due to their promises.

I mainly like the fact that Tidal has Tidal Connect as an app that streamers can use. It makes life easier and when I get home and want to listen to music, "easy" is important. Supposedly Qobuz is going to have a "Qobuz Connect" app soon if not already. We just need more streamers to incorporate it. But hey, I like Tidal just fine.