Tidal MQA vs Qobuz hi-res

I don't hear a huge difference between hi-res files on Qobuz and MQA files on Tidal.  I'm of the mind that the original recording process and mastering are more important than if the file is high-res.  I have some hi-res files that sound amazing.  Santana Abraxas dsf files for example.  But then again, if you play a good vinyl copy of Abraxas on a good vinyl rig ... it's also a big "wow!"   

A FLAC file of well recorded, produced, and mastered music is much more enjoyable to me than a hi-res file that is none of those things.  There's a lot of mediocre quality music that's labeled as hi-res that's nothing more than a lipstick wearing pig.

I don't like being forced to buy new equipment to listen to MQA.  I don't care for all the "unfolding" going on and I like that Qobuz is more affordable and caters more to my musical tastes - classic rock, jazz, and electronic. 

All that being said, I have subscriptions to both Qobuz and Tidal as there are sometimes things I'd like to hear that aren't available on Qobuz.  However, I find myself switching over to Tidal much less often than in the past.

I'm going to start using Amazon HD..

I’m brand new to streaming. Just got Tidal and Node2i 4 days ago, and i’m in the "comparing to CDs & LPs" phase. I’m noticing a few things. The albums on Tidal are sometimes EXACTLY the same as the CD. But sometimes they are the same master, but a couple dB louder, and thus more compressed/limited. I have 3 CDs of one album that are 3 different masterings (1985,2001,2009). Tidal has the 2001 & 2009 masters available. The 2001 sounds exactly the same, but Tidal’s version of the 2009 master is about 2 dB louder than the 2009 CD.
As for MQA, it seems like the highs are a bit soft and squishy sounding. I was expecting better sounding transients from MQA, but they sound less exciting instead.
I have heard several 70-80’s rock tracks that are simply crushed. I pull out my old vinyl to A/B with Tidal, and sometimes it’s better, and sometimes it’s worse, but the new versions are always more compressed. MQA isn’t worth a damn to me if the dynamics have been squashed.

rosevarte, smallgreencomputers.com isn't responding for me. typo?

Qobuz offers different file formats to download. All that I have seen have "CD quality" (16/44.1) as an option with a few lower options (mp3s, I think).

The files you dowload at 16/44.1 will be just that, 16/44.1. However, is that really what it was originally? Is there a possibility that some of those are upconverted files?

I ask because I have seen a few somewhat obscure albums in "CD quality" while I have doubts that they ever made it to CD. I am probably just paranoid, but provenance of streaming files seems unknown at times to me.