MQA is Vaporware

[SlimPickins]

Following this thread over the holidays has been pure entertainment.

 

Until I have a chance a to spend time listening to MQA, i will consider it equal parts audio snake oil and P.T. Barnum.

 

Thumbs up to Knickerhawk. 

He moved the thread further in one post than Samuel T. Cogley, Fair Hedon, Dr. Tone and kumakuma have in the last 20+ pages.

Between Star Trek and Dungeons & Dragons, I think you guys have most of the names covered.

Before reading this thread, I assumed most of the CA posters were grown men.

 

Unlike the keyboard warriors listed above, at least Lee has the stones to post under his real name and photo.

 

Maybe some of you guys should spend more time on the People magazine forums.

Drama, finger pointing and snitching carry more weight over there.

 

Carry on.  I have more popcorn in the kettle.

[SlimPickins]

56 minutes ago, esldude said:

Is that you Mr. Shillingsworth?

 

No.  I'm pretty sure our DNA is different.

[SlimPickins]

8 hours ago, Thuaveta said:

For those who'd like a slightly lateral take on whether bandwidth savings matter to the experience of even mobile users going forward, there's an interesting piece on Qualcomm (the guys who make the radio chips in cellphones) right here. It's a bit starry-eyed, but contrast this to the utility claims MQA is making :

 

 

It will be interesting to see if MQA enabled portable devices/phones come with a .25¢ DAC or a $25 DAC.

[SlimPickins]

8 hours ago, Thuaveta said:

Please allow me to rephrase your argument in a way you'll be able to comprehend:

 

"The 16/44 file is being compressed into a much smaller file at around 320kbps, then uncompressed while streaming with no loss of fidelity to experienced ears. That seems to indicate the claimed "lossy mp3 compression" contains all of the music."

 

I'm not saying that 320kbps isn't lossy, I'm saying it's indistinguishable from the lossless original.

 

My audiologist says I can't hear much above 9k and extended exposure to the lower registers sets my tinnitus off like the 1812 Overture.  So, I'm saving a ton on upgrades in search of more air, bloom, minute details and crickets chirping.

 

I will suggest that a Chris Jones recording @ 320kbps sounds better than your average lossless Allman Brothers album.  However, not being able to hear Gregg's roadies rolling a fatty in the wings doesn't minimize my enjoyment of their music.

[SlimPickins]

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/mcintosh-c52-solid-state-preamplifier/

 

About the only standard digital format the C52 doesn’t support is Master Quality Authenticated (MQA, about which McIntosh’s engineers prefer to take a wait-and-see position, finding the format too lossy, with distortion that doesn’t meet the company’s high standards).