MQA is Vaporware

[The Computer Audiophile]

21 hours ago, 4est said:

Regardless, can we please not dilute this with cable discussions. They really have nothing to do with MQA and it is just a diversion.

You haven’t seen the MQA certified cables yet?

 

:~)

[The Computer Audiophile]

55 minutes ago, esldude said:

So when 4G on 900 mhz and 2.5 ghz get replaced by 15 ghz 5G that looks like a big problem to me.  15 ghz gets negatively effected by rain and leaves.  

 

My guess is 5G gets used for something like backhaul or in dense city centers or even partly replaces fiber in far flung places.  I don't see how it gets to be all that big an improvement for hand held cellular.  Now if it gets distributed in high density virtually everywhere anyone might be it could work, and I don't doubt in the future that is the likely result.  I don't think we'll see anything like that in the USA for 20 years.  

That's my opinion as well. I hope we have really fast 5G and it works perfect, but I don't think it's going to be here soon and work like most people want. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

8 minutes ago, Fair Hedon said:

Scoggie got Daddy Hoffman to ban me. He could not take the heat.

 

So telling lies, trolling, and fabricating information out of thin air is ok...but challenging that is not.

 

Hmmm..

 

Maybe it was because I asked Daddy Hoffman if he had been given an MQA demo in a mastering studio....

I'm willing to bet it has more to do with your use of the english language :~)

[The Computer Audiophile]

4 minutes ago, Archimago said:

Probably not unreasonable to consider that maybe ML is resurrecting that old blog post because his material is becoming less and less relevant and insightful.

 

Must "cash in" on all the clicks being dedicated to MQA on forums perhaps!?

 

I’m sure people will take the bait and comment up a storm. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

OK guys - We're getting a bit personal here. Please address what was said rather than him personally.

[The Computer Audiophile]

18 minutes ago, Fair Hedon said:

No, sorry, you don't get off that easy.

 

You show clear signs of sociopathic behaviour. Or you suffer from sever Aspergers.  Or Both.

 

Many of the posters here are going to make sure PTA sees all your wonderful posting history.

OK Hedon - This is your last warning. Your personal attacks and insults are over the top. One more time and you're banned.

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, Fair Hedon said:

Who made you a moderator?

It's a community. If you pee in the pool, others have a right to say something.

[The Computer Audiophile]

@Fair Hedon You had numerous warnings and second chances, but continued to personally attack people. This can't go on here at CA. Your account is now banned.

[The Computer Audiophile]

Here's a follow up from @Fair Hedon that I received via the contact us form.

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

3 minutes ago, mansr said:

He has a point.

No he doesn't. 

 

He claims I was OK with Lee's language. Absolutely not. I gave him a stern warning.

[The Computer Audiophile]

Hi @Brinkman Ship, Welcome to CA. Or, should I say welcome back to CA or welcome to CA under a new name?

 

Based on your posts, your registered email address (mqatruth@<domain>.com), and the fact you're obscuring your physical location pretty well (IP addresses from all over the world, just in the last few hours), I'm quite suspicious of you. It appears you have an agenda and/or something to hide. 

 

I don't mind anyone hiding his location or using an email address such as yours, but given the volatility of this topic, it seems you are hear for reasons other than to truly discuss MQA with the community.

 

Please be careful and follow the rules.

[The Computer Audiophile]

2 minutes ago, FredericV said:

He's probably using TOR or some VPN provider with different global exit points. In tor browser bundle, you can change your exit node by just clicking on some button.

Are TOR / VPN ip's allowed to post CA? Some fora filter those IP's, some admins already filter it in apache or webserver, so it does not reach the forum backend.

Yeah, with tor it’s simple. Even I use it sometimes. 

 

I prefer people don’t use tor or vpns or ad blockers, but trying to stop them is a fools errand. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

7 minutes ago, Brinkman Ship said:

Suspicious of what? I joined here to specifically participate in this thread.

 

I have my issues with MQA, but I am also trying to understand all the venom spewed towards it.

 

The email i created was so I could keep track of this forum and its posts. No malicious intent.

Thanks for the follow up. 

 

I'll take you at your word. Even though the signs point to something nefarious, they could equally be benign. 

 

Hopefully you understand my suspicion because MQA is such a volatile topic and many people have shown they can't handle this thread without losing their minds.

 

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

6 minutes ago, FredericV said:

Why does he need to randomize his IP? It only means he has something to hide.

I don't judge. There are plenty of other CA members doing the same thing. But, it doesn't help anyone when pleading a case that he is here for a good reason.

 

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 minute ago, Samuel T Cogley said:

I wonder how many PMs Chris is getting right now...

FML. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

48 minutes ago, Brinkman Ship said:

I ask the anti MQA brigade..why did Tidal, which has 2 million CD quality albums to stream, and the labels, sign contracts with MQA if it has so many supposed negatives? I ask for serious replies.

The only way anyone will be able to answer with the real facts is if he was in on the meetings at Tidal with the labels and MQA ltd.

 

Anything else is speculation. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

7 hours ago, Indydan said:

Forget about Schiit's brand new version of the Yggdrasil. According to TAS, it's already obsolete! I wonder what the Schiit guys would say about that?

 

 

That’s a good one. Now both of the old guard mags consider the Yggdrasil obsolete. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

 

12 minutes ago, christopher3393 said:

 

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On 1/30/2018 at 6:10 PM, The Computer Audiophile said:

FML. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Hi Guys - Just an update from me on MQA. I've reached out to a couple people to write MQA articles for CA and so far the response has been positive. Christoph is working on a series of articles for publication on the front page, as is another person who has done many measurements and has offered several technical explanations about MQA. I won't name him yet.

 

Perhaps I've finally had enough of the fact that MQA has been relegated to the "back page" when anything negative or questioning the technology is brought up. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

15 minutes ago, labjr said:

I had a phone conversation with Ted Denney about 25 years ago. It was like speaking to the head of the Scientology Church. I swear he was making stuff up as he spoke. 

There are some great stories throughout the industry about him. You can't make this stuff.

[The Computer Audiophile]

14 minutes ago, mansr said:

I think @Peter Markus is Peter Veth. The account was created on the same day Peter Veth was banned, and I'm already seeing similarities in writing style. @The Computer Audiophile, could you look into this?

You can't make this $#!+ up!

 

Here is just one example of many.

 

 

Nice catch @mansr

 

Bye Peter.

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

34 minutes ago, fung0 said:

 

Correct me if I'm wrong... but I seem to recall that, once upon a time in this thread, a number of people claimed that such a thing as an "MQA CD" would never exist. Just goes to show that "never" is never as far in the future as we might hope.

 

"...With no MQA designation on the album cover or disc..."

 

Just gets better and better.

MQA physical releases should not be sold as CDs nor have any Compact Disc logo. The only logo they should have is MQA which notifies the consumer of what s/he is purchasing. 

 

Good catch that the MQA logo isn't even there. It's advertised as CD on the link in that article.

 

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Perhaps I'm wrong and it isn't an affiliate tag, but it sure seems like one.

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 minute ago, mansr said:

That's not an affiliate tag. ArkivMusic puts those tags in the links to featured albums on the composer/performer pages.

Thanks!

 

I've removed the text from my comment so as not to report fake news.

 

I just signed up for the affiliate program to see if I could reproduce the link. Guess I can stop the research.

[The Computer Audiophile]

Peter is claiming he isn't Peter.