MQA is Vaporware

[lucretius]

2 hours ago, Ishmael Slapowitz said:

Speaking for my self, there are countless ways I would rather spend $300.😃

 

Yeah, that's what she said.  ☺️

[jabbr]

22 hours ago, Ishmael Slapowitz said:

Another Stereophile MQA product placement, in a review of a pair of $599 active speakers:

 

I’m confused: does the Nordost USB cable unfold MQA when you unroll it?

[lucretius]

1 hour ago, jabbr said:

 

I’m confused: does the Nordost USB cable unfold MQA when you unroll it?

 

As is typical of Stereophile when reviewing "low brow" equipment, the cables used cost more than, by orders of magnitude, then the equipment under review. It's hard to take that kind of review seriously.

[firedog]

4 minutes ago, lucretius said:

 

As is typical of Stereophile when reviewing "low brow" equipment, the cables used cost more than, by orders of magnitude, then the equipment under review. It's hard to take that kind of review seriously.

What do you mean? Those cables are revealing the full potential of the inexpensive unit....😄

[firedog]

https://audiobacon.net/2019/07/16/chinas-first-music-service-with-mqa/

 

China’s First Music Service with MQA

 

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, firedog said:

https://audiobacon.net/2019/07/16/chinas-first-music-service-with-mqa/

 

China’s First Music Service with MQA

 

The use of “facts” in this quote is quite Presidential. 

 

“Mike Jbara, MQA’s CEO, added, “MQA is a consumer-centric technology company, driven by a commitment to deliver the master recording all the way through to the music fan, wherever and however they choose to listen – and it was clear from our first meeting that the Xiami team shared our vision.  Many of MQA’s current device partners have successful and growing relationships within Alibaba’s e-commerce businesses, so this collaboration is the perfect platform on which to create a complete MQA ecosystem for the Chinese consumer market.””

[rickca]

2 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

The use of “facts” in this quote is quite Presidential.

Recent MQA announcements remind me of the movie Weekend at Bernie's (1989).  If you've never seen this movie, it's hilarious.  MQA is doing it's best to convince people it's still alive.

[KeenObserver]

Even to A Communist dictatorial regime,  that is a horrible thing to do to a people.

 

Even in warfare they don't use poison gas anymore.

[KeenObserver]

The party chairman announced: "The party is implementing MQA".

 

A Billion people grew silent.

 

Perhaps this will ultimately lead to the downfall of communism in China.

[KeenObserver]

This could lead to new opportunities for Robert Harley and John Atkinson!

 

The party could hire them to produce propaganda!

[psjug]

This could be exactly what is needed to add a few thousand more pages to the thread.

[firedog]

I predict this thread will outlive MQA. We will be making jokes about it after it dies....

[Ishmael Slapowitz]

3 hours ago, rickca said:

Recent MQA announcements remind me of the movie Weekend at Bernie's (1989).  If you've never seen this movie, it's hilarious.  MQA is doing it's best to convince people it's still alive.

Well indeed this is the last gasp of a dying corpse. Pretty amusing announcement. I doubt it will ever even launch. 

[esldude]

MQA has gone Chinese. What's Cantonese for shill.

 

[FredericV]

Those who really know & understand hi-res, confirm MQA is a hoax:

 

[KeenObserver]

My God!  They're using "ecosystem" on the Chinese now!  Have they no decency?

 

I'll be here all week.  Tip your waitress.

[AMR/iFi audio]

9 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

The use of “facts” in this quote is quite Presidential. 

 

 

😁😁😁😁😁😁

[jabbr]

2 hours ago, esldude said:

MQA has gone Chinese. What's Cantonese for shill.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7783640.stm 

 

wumao?

[james45974]

“MQA is a consumer-centric technology company, driven by a commitment to deliver the master recording all the way through to the music fan, wherever and however they choose to listen.."

 

MQA stating this does not make it so, their actions speak much louder than words about how anti-consumer they are.

[Ralf11]

3 minutes ago, james45974 said:

“MQA is consumer-centric

 

this is true -  the consumer is central to them

 

 

just as a suitable host is central to a parasite

[KeenObserver]

48 minutes ago, jabbr said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7783640.stm 

 

wumao?

 

I wonder if that's where Scoggins studied?

[The Computer Audiophile]

18 minutes ago, james45974 said:

“MQA is a consumer-centric technology company, driven by a commitment to deliver the master recording all the way through to the music fan, wherever and however they choose to listen.."

 

MQA stating this does not make it so, their actions speak much louder than words about how anti-consumer they are.

Also, is there a list of all the “current device partners [who] have successful and growing relationships within Alibaba’s e-commerce businesses.”

 

I may be wrong but I haven’t seen any MQA certified HiFi on AliExpress lately. 

[Rt66indierock]

3 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

Also, is there a list of all the “current device partners [who] have successful and growing relationships within Alibaba’s e-commerce businesses.”

 

I may be wrong but I haven’t seen any MQA certified HiFi on AliExpress lately. 

 

Matrix Audio X?

[realhifi]

Haven’t checked in here in months and when I do the first topic is THIS?  Wow, moving forward I see. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

24 minutes ago, realhifi said:

Haven’t checked in here in months and when I do the first topic is THIS?  Wow, moving forward I see. 

Just because MQA is good for your bottom line doesn’t make it good for ours.