Tintinabulum Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 minute ago, The Computer Audiophile said: MQA changes the original, and requires payment to hear what the company did to it No Chris, you're the one who's confused, we're talking about the Mona Lisa, not MQA. There is more detail in the Mona Lisa, did you look at the link? Modern technology revealing more information, was that your point? You asked need I say more, I just wanted to confirm what you were going on about? Link to comment
oneway23 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: OMG, it just dawned on me. The 16/44.1 MQA version of Space Oddity is MQA CD. Oh boy. It's even worse than I thought. MQA CD is an abomination of engineering. It's bad enough that the 16/44 versions have replaced the original masters, but, the huge swath of new 24/44 files by artists as diverse as Melvins, Mr. Bungle, Jane's Addiction, Madonna, & Notorious BIG will likely never be offered to consumers in their unmolested "hi-res" form, despite the fact that there were clearly a number of new masters prepared, which were subsequently folded into the MQA origami. This is a dangerous development, not only for the anti-MQA crowd, but, just as importantly, also a blow to those of us who still purchase digital files for our personal collections. Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Tintinabulum said: No Chris, you're the one who's confused, we're talking about the Mona Lisa, not MQA. There is more detail in the Mona Lisa, did you look at the link? Modern technology revealing more information, was that your point? You asked need I say more, I just wanted to confirm what you were going on about? Dude, you asked if you were confused. I said yes you are confused. Then you told me I was confused. I can't communicate with you. Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
KeenObserver Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Many artists painted over previous paintings that they were unhappy with. Artists also continually evolved their paintings til they got what they wanted. What Tin and MQA want to do is scrape off the Mona Lisa and give you what is underneath. And force you to pay for it. Boycott Warner Boycott Tidal Boycott Roon Boycott Lenbrook Link to comment
Popular Post KeenObserver Posted November 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2020 What MQA wants to do is take a blurry picture of the Mona Lisa and not let you see the original. MikeyFresh and The Computer Audiophile 2 Boycott Warner Boycott Tidal Boycott Roon Boycott Lenbrook Link to comment
oneway23 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Just now, KeenObserver said: What MQA wants to do is take a blurry picture of the Mona Lisa and not let you see the original. Worse yet, pretend the original was something which never actually existed in the first place. MikeyFresh 1 Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 What they want to do is take the original Mona Lisa off the wall and replace it with an infrared scan that shows all the covered up mistakes and changes underneath in fake color and tell you that, trust us, you will like it better than the original.then, every few years, they will bring the original out, place it in a special room and charge you extra to see it. Link to comment
KeenObserver Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Tintinabulum is ringing his bells, hoping we'll all bow down and pay homage to his God on earth, MQA. Boycott Warner Boycott Tidal Boycott Roon Boycott Lenbrook Link to comment
daverich4 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 51 minutes ago, oneway23 said: @daverich4 You mentioned earlier that you had some help from a thread over on the Roon forum. I'm now actively following Chris' thread there, but, I'm having a good deal of trouble finding another where this issue, in particular, is being discussed. Would you please be so kind as to link me to the relevant topic? Thank you. https://community.roonlabs.com/t/if-i-dont-like-or-want-mqa-how-should-i-set-the-streaming-quality/127924/18 oneway23 1 Link to comment
oneway23 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Appreciate that very much, @daverich4! Link to comment
Tintinabulum Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 44 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said: I can't communicate with you. You are doing but it needs some work. You need to read the post, it's quite clear. You made a bit of a faux pas, I get that. Own it though. Link to comment
Popular Post KeenObserver Posted November 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tintinabulum said: You are doing but it needs some work. You need to read the post, it's quite clear. You made a bit of a faux pas, I get that. Own it though. Just out of curiosity, were you at RMAF 2018? Confused and MikeyFresh 2 Boycott Warner Boycott Tidal Boycott Roon Boycott Lenbrook Link to comment
KeenObserver Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 It seems that in the world of MQA there are two opposing sides. The true believers that see world domination and gold. And the non believers, who see damaged music and forced taxes. In the Muslim world non believers would be considered Kaffir. It seems that the prevalent attitude at MQA is to consider music consumers to be Kaffir that need to told what to do. But the non believers want to buy music of their choice. It is a turning point. Boycott Warner Boycott Tidal Boycott Roon Boycott Lenbrook Link to comment
hmartin Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Out of ~800 tidal albums in my library ~150 had been converted to Mqa, was a real pain deleting them with Roon user interface. So stupid! Link to comment
KeenObserver Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, hmartin said: Out of ~800 tidal albums in my library ~150 had been converted to Mqa, was a real pain deleting them with Roon user interface. So stupid! People are just going to have to avoid Tidal and anything Warner. MikeyFresh 1 Boycott Warner Boycott Tidal Boycott Roon Boycott Lenbrook Link to comment
UkPhil Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, The Computer Audiophile said: OMG, it just dawned on me. The 16/44.1 MQA version of Space Oddity is MQA CD. Oh boy. It's even worse than I thought. MQA CD is an abomination of engineering. 13 bit lossless 🙄 MikeyFresh 1 Link to comment
The Computer Audiophile Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 9 minutes ago, hmartin said: Out of ~800 tidal albums in my library ~150 had been converted to Mqa, was a real pain deleting them with Roon user interface. So stupid! Oh wow. 2 minutes ago, UkPhil said: 13 bit lossless 🙄 Yes. It's worse than CD. Paying more for less is nobody's definition of an enjoyable hobby. asdf1000 1 Founder of Audiophile Style | My Audio Systems Link to comment
MikeyFresh Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, KeenObserver said: People are just going to have to avoid Tidal and anything Warner. Exactly, and when Warner's albums have little stream revenue to show for all of this BS, this little experiment will have failed miserably, but that does require dropping the TIDAL subscription entirely. Boycott HDtracks Boycott Lenbrook Boycott Warner Music Group Link to comment
KeenObserver Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 It just seems incredible that audiophiles have spent years refining playback only to reach a point where studios like Warner want to supply us with crippled music. And they have the audacity to tell us take it or leave it. I for one, will never buy another Warner product. I will continue to seek out non MQA music. If that becomes impossible, I'll be happy with the collection I have. I am boycotting Warner. Boycott Warner Boycott Tidal Boycott Roon Boycott Lenbrook Link to comment
JoeWhip Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Rather than Kaffir, the MQA folks think of us as chaff. Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 3 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Wow, it's MP3 or MQA. Ouch. Thanks to all who assisted in removing our freedom of choice. Lossy formats are more ..profitable I must say that I watch this thread (every now and then) from a comfortable position of a guy who relies on his own (mostly hi res) music collection. So I could actually just say - discuss on guys.. But I must say - this really gets as ugly as it gets.. And at the same time more and more people tell me 'I stream master quality' or can't wait for this and this on MQA CD.. So maybe sue them.? After all damaging Mona Lisas while not giving consumers a choice should be punishable.. Link to comment
Mayfair Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, The Computer Audiophile said: Oh wow. Yes. It's worse than CD. Paying more for less is nobody's definition of an enjoyable hobby. Yep, kind of like paying for a dozen eggs at the grocery store and discovering that there are only 11 in the box. Link to comment
Allan F Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mayfair said: Yep, kind of like paying for a dozen eggs at the grocery store and discovering that there are only 11 in the box. More like only 10. "Relax, it's only hi-fi. There's never been a hi-fi emergency." - Roy Hall "Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - William Bruce Cameron Link to comment
John Dyson Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 1 hour ago, KeenObserver said: It seems that in the world of MQA there are two opposing sides. The true believers that see world domination and gold. And the non believers, who see damaged music and forced taxes. In the Muslim world non believers would be considered Kaffir. It seems that the prevalent attitude at MQA is to consider music consumers to be Kaffir that need to told what to do. But the non believers want to buy music of their choice. It is a turning point. Well -- if it was just about ME -- go ahead, don't change anything except convert to MQA. I can effectively recover the lost bits (perceived as noise by the SW), and recreate the material as BETTER than fully decoded MQA. The end result in decoding MQA is still-compressed-material.... Link to comment
Tintinabulum Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 hours ago, KeenObserver said: Just out of curiosity, were you at RMAF 2018? I'm in Blighty, no time for that sort of stuff. Life to live. Link to comment
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