MQA is for chumps

blaktalon.
True dat. MQA was originally a solution for a problem that quickly vanshed most places and it morphed into a top secret cash extractor.
In Russia they can do their own upsampling, probably better sounding.

I have heard MQA albums that sounded very, very good. Actually much better than CD. I have also heard some that sounded OK. I really don’t fuss about it. Some like it, some don’t. Of all the things I feel are forced down my throat, MQA is the least of my worries. In the digital age I can listen to an analog rig or digital rig. I can steam or listen to CDs or listen to a reel to reel deck.... a great time for audio. I remember when CD’s came to market and I bought one of the first CD players, Sony CDP-101. Analog guys said it was the devil.....hahaha.

I said it before, and I'll say it again:
MQA is just Dolby for the 21st century.
Bob

Blacktalon hit the nail on the head.

Great video Fuzztone. 
The good news is unlike other hardware and software formats, I don’t have money invested in this one, and the alternatives sound great. So, I’m not stuck or vested in it. 
When I had an NAD M51 DAC , I could hear a difference with MQA and at times, depending on the recording, it could be great. I have a tube DAC now without MQA support. FLAC sounds great —better than Redbook to me. 
I’m also hedged as I have a good chunk of vinyl abs super analog setup. 
Do folks think MQA’s future is bleak?  That’s interesting. As ISP bandwidth increases maybe none of this is necessary anyway.