UkPhil Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Nice to see Arcams Amps with bullt in ESS chipset DAC’s give you the ability to sound like MQA without having to buy into the proprietary design, looks like the bottle is emptying of their special sauce 😉 “Apodizing (SA20 default) – A compromise between phase, frequency response and ringing. Its main advantage is that it removes most of the ringing that has been introduced upstream in the recording process when the original material was recorded and mastered.” Link to comment
UkPhil Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 5 hours ago, JoshM said: What happens when the only version of a mastering is an MQA version? It’s a horrible reality. Typically that’s what’s happening with Tidal, let’s hope it doesn’t migrate anywhere else Link to comment
Popular Post UkPhil Posted February 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2021 Jeez Guess what’s wrong with this advertising campaign, answers on a postcard please, the cheek of it The Computer Audiophile and MikeyFresh 2 Link to comment
UkPhil Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Could this help the cause to hurt MQA https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/22/22295273/spotify-hifi-announced-lossless-streaming-hd-quality?fbclid=IwAR1nYD9BRJeOg8qnfNkG2Ftg23I_iqQUu0NeaAhI83Hg3jJVRWdM2JyTwx0 Link to comment
UkPhil Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 hours ago, FredericV said: and deny having a commercial interest: But they are all over you like a rash when you query their beliefs it’s like a religion, they even stalk you on other Facebook groups diluting threads it’s pretty creepy to be honest Link to comment
Popular Post UkPhil Posted March 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2021 2 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Let’s hope they are not fans of MQA in the long run Confused, The Computer Audiophile, yahooboy and 1 other 4 Link to comment
UkPhil Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Looks like we have a poll on the go on social media Link to comment
UkPhil Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 10 hours ago, Ishmael Slapowitz said: "Promises was officially released a few days ago so I streamed it on both Qobuz and Tidal, where it’s available on both services as 44.1kHz/24 bit FLAC streams. Firstly, having acclimated to the vinyl, hearing either stream was disappointing, but especially the Qobuz stream. Often (but not always), the Qobuz stream bests the Tidal stream when Tidal isn’t an MQA file but this time the Tidal stream was fuller, sweeter and more expansive, like the vinyl, but still not quite as “wall-to-wall” or enveloping. If “digital is digital”, what happened? Whatever it was, get the vinyl!" More utter nonsense from Stereophile's 75 year old fossils. Qobuz only wins when the Master Quack lossy, distorted special sauce isn't applied. What a hoot. https://www.analogplanet.com/content/floating-points-pharoah-sanders-lso-offer-promises-they-keep My god it’ll be the same source file on both if it hasn’t been “quacked” jeez stop the world I need to get off Link to comment
UkPhil Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 2 hours ago, FredericV said: Why is PV on every forum / blog / FB group which mentions MQA? Why does he never learn and keep talking about second and third unfolds? He must never sleep Link to comment
UkPhil Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 It seems PV is firing on all cylinders again on the Roon Community Site https://community.roonlabs.com/t/comparison-of-pcm-and-mqa/149787/435 Confused 1 Link to comment
Popular Post UkPhil Posted April 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 13 hours ago, firedog said: In the early days of digital there were only a few ADC's in use, so it's probably possible. Today, not so much. Many recordings today are developed from multiple digital files sometimes at different bit rates and compressions then pieced together, that’s some amazing system if it can work out the multiple ADC chain from that digital soup MikeyFresh and botrytis 2 Link to comment
UkPhil Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Latest strap line from the company, not sure if this is will wash with the consumers after this weekends video revelation, now 66,000 views and counting. Link to comment
UkPhil Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Anyone cozying up for Bob’s fireside chat on Saturday with What Hifi, not me I’ll be too busy watching paint dry unfortunately. MikeyFresh 1 Link to comment
Popular Post UkPhil Posted April 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2021 @GoldenOne I see your efforts has got you added to the wiki MQA page The Computer Audiophile, Confused, Nikhil and 2 others 5 Link to comment
UkPhil Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Confused said: I suspect that the hardness of the hard hitting interview might be determined by this: Slightly MQA friendly me thinks 🙄 Link to comment
Popular Post UkPhil Posted April 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2021 I have been following a few Roon community threads in the last few days, jeez I’m seeing some serious censoring going on with deleted posts that attempts to argue against MQA, could desperation be setting in only this morning one thread went from 139 to 105 posts in a matter of hours MikeyFresh and lucretius 2 Link to comment
UkPhil Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 9 minutes ago, robi20064 said: There is some pricing information up on the AUS site now. https://support.tidal.com/hc/en-au/articles/115003662825-Subscription-Types Premium - $11.99 AUD a month with standard sound quality (320 Kbps) HiFi - $17.99 AUD a month with lossless High Fidelity sound quality (1411 Kbps) HiFi Plus - $23.99 AUD a month with lossless High Fidelity sound quality (1411 Kbps), Master Quality audio (up to 9216 Kbps), and immersive audio - 360 Reality Audio, Dolby Atmos Music Family Premium - $17.99 AUD a month including up to 5 additional family members totaling 6 on the account. Standard sound quality (320 Kbps) Family HiFi - $26.99 AUD a month including up to 5 additional family members totaling 6 on the account. Lossless High Fidelity sound quality (1411 Kbps) Family HiFi Plus - $35.99 AUD a month including up to 5 additional family members totaling 6 on the account. Lossless High Fidelity sound quality (1411 Kbps), Master Quality audio (up to 9216 Kbps), and immersive audio - 360 Reality Audio, Dolby Atmos Music Very confusing as I have just been given this screen shot is Tidal also going to give us 24bit lossless PCM in the options Link to comment
UkPhil Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 18 minutes ago, GoldenOne said: I can't imagine that this price model adjustment will change anything regarding the actual files that are being streamed. But once it's out here in the UK i'll test it It seems Tidal has gone into meltdown, if they are going to offer 24bit PCM too in the hifi plus package this could be the end of MQA's reign Link to comment
UkPhil Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, Dr Tone said: I doubt it, it looks like it’s sourced from MQA at all tier levels. https://community.roonlabs.com/t/tidal-hifi-plus-mqa-damage-control/157461/16?u=drtone More garbage marketing then, I will watch and see what unfolds (no pun intended) 😃 MikeyFresh 1 Link to comment
UkPhil Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 26 minutes ago, Currawong said: Report them to the Department of Fair Trading for false advertising. Australian regulations are very strict. Totally serious about this: If you want to do more than just make noise about this on forums, write out a careful, but detailed complaint with screenshots. They've already removed the word "lossless" from their MQA info, which suggests they anticipated that they couldn't legally advertise it that way. Speaking to a few contacts behind the scenes today it seems it’s just marketing errors (good try though) and it’s going to be changed, Tidal are not going to deliver PCM 24bit Hi Res, the Uk advertising standards agency would have fun with it too MikeyFresh 1 Link to comment
UkPhil Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, KeenObserver said: MQA is (like) a religion. You cannot question it and must accept it on faith alone. You have to continually repeat the mantra "It sounds better" until you actually believe it. If you repeat the marketing enough people will believe and follow Link to comment
UkPhil Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 2 hours ago, firedog said: Agree. But my guess is the CD tier will continue to stream "MQA-CD" as it does now. That will probably just help Qobuz ,Deezer, and Spotify CD tier a bit. I agree they would need to put back all the PCM files that were stripped away with MQA versions for starters, but seen as the MQA ethos is one file for all I cannot see it unless they are having second thoughts about MQA Link to comment
UkPhil Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 2 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Anyone heard anything about Apple’s HiFi tier? https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/01/apple-music-hifi-tier-new-airpods-coming-weeks/ Interesting I wonder if they will use their ALAC format to keep it in house Link to comment
UkPhil Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Daren F said: In Canada this false advertising is a violation of Canadian Competition Law. the same in the UK, our advertising standards agency would have something to say about it MikeyFresh 1 Link to comment
UkPhil Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, Thuaveta said: So we've got three people with fingers deep in the MQA pot (Chris Horton, a representative for a major shareholder, the fracking CEO of MQA Ltd, a strategic advisor to the only (western ? haven't been following the China debacle(s)) streaming service that uses MQA, an employee of a company with tight historical and current links to the principals at MQA Ltd), one that isn't, and your conclusion is that @The Computer Audiophile is unfairly calling the panel an infomercial, because there's one person on it that is clearly extraordinarily competent and likely still has a shred of integrity left. Yes I see it as round the Calvary up and create a wall around MQA I hope they allow Q and A sessions for registered participants as it’s going to be a pretty one sided affair if not MikeyFresh 1 Link to comment
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