Norah Jones - Tidal vs. Hi Res ?

Since Not Too Late was released 2007, and Copy Controlled ended in 2006, it's right on the edge of possible. 

I'm not sure the dates or sampling rates from the spreadsheet I received are accurate, it seems that the dates are not.  Sorry for that.

I do have the "Come Away With Me" SACD and have compared that to the MQA version streamed from Tidal...and the SACD version (to me) sounds better.

Having said that, I come to the same opinion for other Tidal MQA content vs. the SACD versions I own.  Anne-Sophie Mutter's Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto is strikingly better (to my ears).

Hi @ejr1953 

Can you try Tidal without MQA and tell me what you think? 

Best,

E

I've done some comparisons, and do find that I generally prefer the DSD64 of the Norah Jones "Come Away With Me" version off my NAS over the MQA version that's based on that remaster.  However, the caveat that I would put on there is upgrading components on the router does go long way in bridging that gap.  Upgrading the power supply and the ethernet cables. 

At the same time, I do prefer the MQA over non-MQA version over Tidal. 

What I would like to do at some point is get a local MQA file and compare that to whatever highest res non MQA verison of the file.  

Is “ Properganda “ the non MQA version of “ Propaganda “? BTW , my Harley Road King goes “ Potato Potato ! And then I put non MQA , Andrews Cams in her and I now have Catsup on my potatoes ! Catsup is the non MQA version of Ketchup ! It’s a viscosity variable ... And I was gonna get an MQA enabled DAC . Think I’ll just stay with fries .