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robelvick
Exactly! I only subscribe to Tidal for MQA :) I hear a big (positive) difference.
My point is that MQA and Redbook CD will sound identical for a given recording when played back through equivalent gear... I think that tracks that are offered up via Tidal in MQA have more to give as they tend to be better mastered and delivered via streaming in a very high quality (timing-wise and resolution) way. In other words, i dont care much to stream non-MQA as it tends to sound too "thin".
Bottom line: MQA=lossless reproduction @ smaller footprint + more quality (from an audiophile perspective) in production.
It is interesting how passionate this discussion has become though :)
Exactly! I only subscribe to Tidal for MQA :) I hear a big (positive) difference.
My point is that MQA and Redbook CD will sound identical for a given recording when played back through equivalent gear... I think that tracks that are offered up via Tidal in MQA have more to give as they tend to be better mastered and delivered via streaming in a very high quality (timing-wise and resolution) way. In other words, i dont care much to stream non-MQA as it tends to sound too "thin".
Bottom line: MQA=lossless reproduction @ smaller footprint + more quality (from an audiophile perspective) in production.
It is interesting how passionate this discussion has become though :)