MQA is Vaporware

[kumakuma]

3 minutes ago, botrytis said:

 

I responded....

 

Let's see if they leave your comment up.

[KeenObserver]

4 minutes ago, botrytis said:

 

I responded....

 

How long do you think that will stay up?

[botrytis]

5 minutes ago, KeenObserver said:

 

How long do you think that will stay up?

 

A short time - we shall see.

[botrytis]

26 minutes ago, kumakuma said:

 

Let's see if they leave your comment up.

 

I don't expect them to. Then I will comment about how they do not want any discussion so how can democratization work, if you act like a DICTATOR. 

 

He didn't even use the term, 'DEMOCRATIZATION' properly. That is the real sad part.

[botrytis]

Other's have also responded.

[botrytis]

I must be related to @Ishmael Slapowitz. I tried to be polite in my piece but the nonsense spewed was enough to make me get out the rubber boots.

[The Computer Audiophile]

2 hours ago, firedog said:

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/hi-res-democratization/

 

Robert Harley continues his fanatic (and yes, the word fits) promotion of MQA. Note how he makes this corporate centric format somehow democratic, continues the lie that it has all those smaller file sizes needed for streaming, and calls it "true" hi-res. 

So, was that piece an advertorial? Check out the TAS email that was just sent. Sponsored by MQA. 

 

[botrytis]

7 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

So, was that piece an advertorial? Check out the TAS email that was just sent. Sponsored by MQA. 

 

 

I would think so. That means he needs to put a disclaimer on the editorial (that MQA is a sponsor of TAS).

[botrytis]

I started something on that editorial.. 4 responses, 4 anti-MQA ones at that.

[Hugo9000]

17 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

So, was that piece an advertorial? Check out the TAS email that was just sent. Sponsored by MQA. 

 

Someone should send that around to every non-MQA advertiser, and any manufacturers who send equipment out for review.  I can't see how any respectable brand would want any association whatsoever with that "magazine."  Not even the slightest pretense at integrity any longer.

 

Utter trash.

[Sonicularity]

Master Quality Advertising.

[JoeWhip]

I am sorry, but RH really went off the rails with this one. I don’t see how he thinks this will turn out well for his mag or his reputation. Seems like the Ed and the ad were coordinated. Bizarre.

[botrytis]

21 minutes ago, Sonicularity said:

Minimum Quality Advertising.

 

Fixed it for ya....

[Ralf11]

Will MQA unveil the Third Unfold ???

 

Laissez les bon temps rouler!!

 

(Yes, I am outside le hexagon...)

[MikeyFresh]

1 hour ago, botrytis said:

I would think so. That means he needs to put a disclaimer on the editorial (that MQA is a sponsor of TAS).

 

I think so too, those pages should be labeled "advertising supplement".

[lucretius]

2 hours ago, Ralf11 said:

Will MQA unveil the Third Unfold ???

 

Laissez les bon temps rouler!!

 

(Yes, I am outside le hexagon...)

 

No worry -- this is a Cajun phrase.

[Hugo9000]

2 hours ago, MikeyFresh said:

 

I think so too, those pages should be labeled "advertising supplement".

Just put it on the front cover and be done.  TAS=The Advertising Supplement

 

Must be the last gasp before TAS goes under, or they wouldn't be so obvious, would they?  It's certainly not sustainable, as reputable manufacturers wouldn't want to be tainted by suspicion that they're all involved in 'pay to play.'  This is one case where I'd disagree with the old saying "there's no such thing as bad publicity."

[Samuel T Cogley]

I just read that Harley piece.  It reeks of desperation.  I'm sincerely shocked by how vested Harley is in MQA.  His piece is so completely over the top, so in lockstep with Stuart and so dismissive of the critics.  I mean, he's just straight up trolling the critics:

 

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Many of the early adopters were computer geeks who viewed their capability as elevating them above the great unwashed masses. Plus, it was comforting to them to see very high bit rates and massive file sizes because of the prevailing assumption that more bits equal better sound. Absent a deeper understanding of what’s important and what isn’t in digital audio, file size became a proxy for resolution. 

 

To me, Harley has become a proxy for Stuart and this is Bob's middle finger to all the critics.  When @crenca talks about the Confidence Game, I never imagined it would be this brazen.

 

So, so glad I ditched Tidal.  Now I think I'm going to sell all my iFI gear 😡

[The Computer Audiophile]

4 minutes ago, Samuel T Cogley said:

I just read that Harley piece.  It reeks of desperation.  I'm sincerely shocked by how vested Harley is in MQA.  His piece is so completely over the top, so in lockstep with Stuart and so dismissive of the critics.  I mean, he's just straight up trolling the critics:

 

 

To me, Harley has become a proxy for Stuart and this is Bob's middle finger to all the critics.  When @crenca talks about the Confidence Game, I never imagined it would be this brazen.

 

So, so glad I ditched Tidal.  Now I think I'm going to sell all my iFI gear 😡

It’s truly amazing. 

[crenca]

That Robert Harley piece is a good example of the Audiophile Confidence Game.  Notice how he mixes truth (such as {recorded quality} music trumps format) with falsehood (all the claims around MQA, especially the ease of use and democratization).   He smartly and with no small amount of truth criticizes a false format focus so that he can sell you a certain format, one that just happens to be the least "democratic" of them all.

 

But all this is water under the bridge.  We all already understand that TAS, Stereophile, and most of the rest are co-conspirators with Bob Stuart.  Does not matter why (are they compensated directly or indirectly, or just 'true believers' and trade promoters or...), it's the end result that counts.  

[rickca]

1 hour ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

It’s truly amazing. 

So to mask the collusion of industry insiders to push MQA, position those opposed to MQA as the elites.  Wow!  Trump is outclassed!  We here at AS are now the enemy of the people.

[StephenJK]

I scanned the article, or advertisement.  I think the key words are “You simply stream MQA and get better sound no matter what the distribution platform or playback device.”

 

That’s a bold statement and obviously intended to be the answer to that supposed quest for better sound.  

 

Some of us have proposed that MQA was a solution to a bandwith broadcast limitation that no longer exists, that “a buck short and a day late” solution.

 

If now the focus is going to be on the MQA enhanced promise of “perfect sound forever” I think they need to be reminded that if you’re listening with earbuds you’ve already decided that you’re happy with you already have, and aren’t desperately looking for a solution. 

 

in other words, the horse is already out of the barn.  Slam the door as hard as you want.

[Ralf11]

Robert Snarley had zero credibility before this, and it is now negative.

 

Just read his idiotic book if you don't believe that.

[StephenJK]

On 8/16/2019 at 3:36 PM, The Computer Audiophile said:

Just finished Neil’s book. Tons to discuss September 9, 2019, the publication date. 

The countdown begins.

 

3......

 

(Maybe a topic for another thread?)

[Rt66indierock]

9 minutes ago, SJK said:

The countdown begins.

 

3......

 

(Maybe a topic for another thread?)

 

Nope right on point.