Full MQA music list.

mr m,

The issue here is the poor job that Tidal itself does at creating a central repository for MQA titles.

Why should paying customers have to resort to a spreadsheet to identify MQA titles, or worse, only find them by happenstance?

The "Masters" section of Tidal as such a central library of MQA titles is a joke. Appears to me that the same despots that select titles to highlight in the "New" (non-mqa) section of Tidal are in charge of the Masters Section as well. At least 50% of the titles added weekly to the Masters section are virtually unlistenable from a sound quality standpoint. As for the musical value of same, well I will just leave it at, "It is not my taste".

There are exceptions of course and infrequently a real gem gets included, but it is a rarity and seems to be getting worse over time, IMO.

We appear to have made a major mistake by inferring that Tidal MQA=audiophile/music aficionado.

Dave

Folks,

I recognize the MQA albums are scattered all over the place. I have spoken to Tidal, they are aware of the issue and working on improving the user experience.

The way I see it, it’s a work in progress. Be patient and continue to enjoy the MQA or non-MQA files based on your personal preferences.

And those who are not happy with MQA or Tidal content are free to make a switch to Spotify or other low resolution streaming services :-)

I am thankful for all the progress made so far with high resolution streaming, limited as it seems but never the less providing elevated musical experience.

Peace out!

Too much time as a "work in progress" may end in Tidal MQA becoming a "work in congress".

Dave

Been getting frequent emails from Tidal announcing their "exclusive" promotions and urging members to listen. Seems that they have plenty of resources for that.

This month this far:

1) Taylor Swift
2) Mount Joy "Where I'm From"
3) Indochine "13"
4) Arcade Fire
5) Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month (today)

Judge for yourself.

Dave

A bit off topic, but related to Tidal...

Anyone experiencing frequent buffering playing MQA or regular music files on Tidal.  Hadn't had significant issues until a month or so ago.  Now frequent interruptions for buffering seem the norm.  Would be curious to hear from other Tidal listeners.  Thanks.

(Hope linnlingo won't mind.)