botrytis Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Confused said: Indeed so. It has the effect of giving the listener a kind of fuzzy relaxed feeling of well being, which in technical terms is known as "blurring". In addition, the perception of time may become so distorted that an individual may become confused as to what actual domain he currently exists in, as the room seems to fold and unfold around him. This may all sound a little alarming, and I apologise if it sounds too technical. But this is all you need to know, if you use it to revisit one of your all time favorite rock albums from 1974, it is going to sound genuinely amazing. So much more detail, clarity, slam, silence and soundstage improvement. Introducing MQA, based on actual research into human neuroscience, Marijuana Quality Authenticated. Marijuana Quality Authenticated guarantees that you hear the music exactly as the artist intended in the studio.. (as long as the artist was Bob Marley, Jerry Garcia, Willie Nelson, Snoop Dog or one or two others) One top industry reviewer listening with MQA stated, "wow, this sounds amazing, and look at that blue light on the dac, its getting larger and moving, or is that just me?" (then giggles a bit) Don't throw Cannabis under the buss with mQa - I call it Muddled Quality Authenticated. Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Confused Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 26 minutes ago, botrytis said: Don't throw Cannabis under the buss with mQa - I call it Muddled Quality Authenticated. No bus throwing from me, it is the birth of a new world. Windows 11 PC, Roon, HQPlayer, Focus Fidelity convolutions, iFi Zen Stream, Paul Hynes SR4, Mutec REF10, Mutec MC3+USB, Devialet 1000Pro, KEF Blade. Plus Pro-Ject Signature 12 TT for playing my 'legacy' vinyl collection. Desktop system; RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Meze Empyrean headphones. Link to comment
botrytis Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 7 hours ago, Confused said: No bus throwing from me, it is the birth of a new world. Cannabis has been used over 2000 years, medically. mQa - well, I haven't heard a good use for it yet.... Currawong 1 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
lucretius Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 15 hours ago, botrytis said: well, I haven't heard a good use for it yet.... Send it to rogue states. mQa is dead! Link to comment
Popular Post FredericV Posted June 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2021 Now we need a blue light on record players, when an MQA record is being played .... Lossy++ UkPhil, Cebolla, AudioDoctor and 5 others 8 Designer of the 432 EVO music server and Linux specialist Discoverer of the independent open source sox based mqa playback method with optional one cycle postringing. Link to comment
Popular Post Cebolla Posted June 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2021 Blue light shining on the record from an MQA cartridge - how wonderful! lucretius, MikeyFresh, UkPhil and 1 other 1 3 We are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things that divide us. -- Jo Cox Link to comment
Popular Post AudioDoctor Posted June 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2021 57 minutes ago, FredericV said: Now we need a blue light on record players, when an MQA record is being played .... Lossy++ You've got to be fucking kidding... botrytis, UkPhil, The Computer Audiophile and 4 others 4 1 2 No electron left behind. Link to comment
AudioDoctor Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 So... if that entire project was done using MQA technology... does that mean that this is an MQA file converted back to FLAC? edit: Is this an ultra sneaky way of sneaking MQA out to places that are hostile to it? botrytis 1 No electron left behind. Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 On 6/26/2021 at 9:07 AM, Confused said: Introducing MQA, based on actual research into human neuroscience, Marijuana Quality Authenticated. You may be onto something here, just saw this logo - clearly a joint inside the 'Q'! But I'm slightly confused by that: Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 7 hours ago, FredericV said: Now we need a blue light on record players, when an MQA record is being played .... Lossy++ Not really a surprise. A really interesting question soon might be - what can't be MQA.? Is there such thing at all.? botrytis 1 Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I've just also seen this: beside the fact that I can clearly see a gramophone symbol in this logo , I began to think - is it possible that 'MQA' had not been a registered trademark before the birth of MQA audio clan.. And if so maybe they use the abbreviation unlawfully, which could potentially have some quite serious consequences.. botrytis 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Mayfair Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 6 hours ago, AudioDoctor said: So... if that entire project was done using MQA technology... does that mean that this is an MQA file converted back to FLAC? edit: Is this an ultra sneaky way of sneaking MQA out to places that are hostile to it? Excellent question. Does anyone know whether there is actually a non-MQA version of Nina Simone's Montreux Years? I understand from the label Metropolis that this album was "MQA encoded" (https://www.thisismetropolis.com/metropolis-masters-new-the-montreux-years-albums-from-iconic-artists/) but when I look it up on Qobuz (https://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/the-montreux-years-nina-simone/rzqyhgadfvukc) or HDtracks (https://www.hdtracks.com/#/album/60d1feb7747d7a64003b775a) it shows as downloadable in 24-Bit 44.1 kHz or 16-Bit 44.1 kHz. An interview with the engineer who mastered it, Tony Cousins, is also featured on MQA's website. (https://www.mqa.co.uk/newsroom/news/montreux-jazz-festival-mqa-releases-on-bmg). If this album was encoded in MQA, and there are apparently LP(?????) and "CD" (if the term "CD" can be applied to non-Redbook) versions of it in MQA, is there really an authentic non-MQA version for download in 24-bit/16-bit 44.1 kHz FLAC (i.e., *not* MQA in an FLAC container)? And if not, I wonder why Qobuz and HDTracks are not identifying it as MQA? botrytis, AudioDoctor and Archimago 3 Link to comment
UkPhil Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 11 hours ago, Mayfair said: Excellent question. Does anyone know whether there is actually a non-MQA version of Nina Simone's Montreux Years? I understand from the label Metropolis that this album was "MQA encoded" (https://www.thisismetropolis.com/metropolis-masters-new-the-montreux-years-albums-from-iconic-artists/) but when I look it up on Qobuz (https://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/the-montreux-years-nina-simone/rzqyhgadfvukc) or HDtracks (https://www.hdtracks.com/#/album/60d1feb7747d7a64003b775a) it shows as downloadable in 24-Bit 44.1 kHz or 16-Bit 44.1 kHz. An interview with the engineer who mastered it, Tony Cousins, is also featured on MQA's website. (https://www.mqa.co.uk/newsroom/news/montreux-jazz-festival-mqa-releases-on-bmg). If this album was encoded in MQA, and there are apparently LP(?????) and "CD" (if the term "CD" can be applied to non-Redbook) versions of it in MQA, is there really an authentic non-MQA version for download in 24-bit/16-bit 44.1 kHz FLAC (i.e., *not* MQA in an FLAC container)? And if not, I wonder why Qobuz and HDTracks are not identifying it as MQA? Located this image off Amazon UK, it seems to state that its an MQA CD ? AudioDoctor 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Confused Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 I notice that even the label is lossy, as I cannot read the names of tracks 3 & 4. On top of everything, it is a pretty stupid place to put a logo. sphinxsix, AudioDoctor, botrytis and 5 others 1 7 Windows 11 PC, Roon, HQPlayer, Focus Fidelity convolutions, iFi Zen Stream, Paul Hynes SR4, Mutec REF10, Mutec MC3+USB, Devialet 1000Pro, KEF Blade. Plus Pro-Ject Signature 12 TT for playing my 'legacy' vinyl collection. Desktop system; RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Meze Empyrean headphones. Link to comment
Confused Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 14 hours ago, sphinxsix said: I've just also seen this: beside the fact that I can clearly see a gramophone symbol in this logo , I began to think - is it possible that 'MQA' had not been a registered trademark before the birth of MQA audio clan.. And if so maybe they use the abbreviation unlawfully, which could potentially have some quite serious consequences.. Whilst it looks like a gramophone, I suspect it symbolises blue light on a miners hard hat. Maybe it lights up when he stumbles across purest gold? As for the MQA LP, I am truly flabbergasted. Maybe in this case it is Marijuana Quality Authenticated, it would make far more sense than actual MQA. AudioDoctor 1 Windows 11 PC, Roon, HQPlayer, Focus Fidelity convolutions, iFi Zen Stream, Paul Hynes SR4, Mutec REF10, Mutec MC3+USB, Devialet 1000Pro, KEF Blade. Plus Pro-Ject Signature 12 TT for playing my 'legacy' vinyl collection. Desktop system; RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Meze Empyrean headphones. Link to comment
Popular Post Confused Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 14 hours ago, sphinxsix said: You may be onto something here, just saw this logo - clearly a joint inside the 'Q'! You'll never get the job of roadie for Cyprus Hill if you think that is a proper joint. botrytis, AudioDoctor and sphinxsix 3 Windows 11 PC, Roon, HQPlayer, Focus Fidelity convolutions, iFi Zen Stream, Paul Hynes SR4, Mutec REF10, Mutec MC3+USB, Devialet 1000Pro, KEF Blade. Plus Pro-Ject Signature 12 TT for playing my 'legacy' vinyl collection. Desktop system; RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Meze Empyrean headphones. Link to comment
botrytis Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 @Confusedare these more like it? 😁 Current: Daphile on an AMD A10-9500 with 16 GB RAM DAC - TEAC UD-501 DAC Pre-amp - Rotel RC-1590 Amplification - Benchmark AHB2 amplifier Speakers - Revel M126Be with 2 REL 7/ti subwoofers Cables - Tara Labs RSC Reference and Blue Jean Cable Balanced Interconnects Link to comment
Popular Post Confused Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 9 minutes ago, botrytis said: @Confusedare these more like it? 😁 You've got the job .... sphinxsix and botrytis 2 Windows 11 PC, Roon, HQPlayer, Focus Fidelity convolutions, iFi Zen Stream, Paul Hynes SR4, Mutec REF10, Mutec MC3+USB, Devialet 1000Pro, KEF Blade. Plus Pro-Ject Signature 12 TT for playing my 'legacy' vinyl collection. Desktop system; RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Meze Empyrean headphones. Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 15 minutes ago, Confused said: You've got the job .... For the prerolled ones.?! Link to comment
Popular Post Confused Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 2 hours ago, sphinxsix said: For the prerolled ones.?! These are fine, as long as you do not try to fold and unfold them three times. botrytis, sphinxsix, AudioDoctor and 1 other 1 3 Windows 11 PC, Roon, HQPlayer, Focus Fidelity convolutions, iFi Zen Stream, Paul Hynes SR4, Mutec REF10, Mutec MC3+USB, Devialet 1000Pro, KEF Blade. Plus Pro-Ject Signature 12 TT for playing my 'legacy' vinyl collection. Desktop system; RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Meze Empyrean headphones. Link to comment
Josh Mound Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 17 hours ago, Mayfair said: Excellent question. Does anyone know whether there is actually a non-MQA version of Nina Simone's Montreux Years? I understand from the label Metropolis that this album was "MQA encoded" (https://www.thisismetropolis.com/metropolis-masters-new-the-montreux-years-albums-from-iconic-artists/) but when I look it up on Qobuz (https://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/the-montreux-years-nina-simone/rzqyhgadfvukc) or HDtracks (https://www.hdtracks.com/#/album/60d1feb7747d7a64003b775a) it shows as downloadable in 24-Bit 44.1 kHz or 16-Bit 44.1 kHz. An interview with the engineer who mastered it, Tony Cousins, is also featured on MQA's website. (https://www.mqa.co.uk/newsroom/news/montreux-jazz-festival-mqa-releases-on-bmg). If this album was encoded in MQA, and there are apparently LP(?????) and "CD" (if the term "CD" can be applied to non-Redbook) versions of it in MQA, is there really an authentic non-MQA version for download in 24-bit/16-bit 44.1 kHz FLAC (i.e., *not* MQA in an FLAC container)? And if not, I wonder why Qobuz and HDTracks are not identifying it as MQA? I hope one of our tech sluths can figure out of the Qobuz and HDT files are MQA-free. This is a release I was really looking forward to… 🔊 The Best Version Of... 🎧 Link to comment
Popular Post Josh Mound Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 I’m not sure if someone else has run into this, but I discovered an (uhhh) “interesting” MQA glitch: Qobuz integration with Audirvana was down for a few days for me. So I was listening on Tidal. I also happened to be using my Matrix XSP, which is MQA-capable. Not paying attention, I clicked on an MQA-encoded album on Tidal. I was quickly alerted to the fact that I was playing MQA because every 15-20 seconds, I heard a dropout. The entire file is loaded into memory on Audirvana, and I use a dedicated music-only Mac Mini. So dropouts essentially never happen in my setup. When I switched to a PCM file, even a 24/192 one, these dropouts went away. I was puzzled. After some experimenting, I found that the MQA dropouts occurred because I have an Ideon USB isolator between my Mac Mini and DACs. When I removed the isolator, the dropouts stopped. However, there’s nothing wrong with the Ideon. I also have an Audiophilleo, which has bit-perfect test files. Feeding those files — from 16/44.1 through 24/192 — from Audirvana through the Ideon to the Audiophilleo was bit perfect every time. So there’s something about the “authentication” (lulz) code in an MQA file that won’t lock if there’s a USB isolator in between the computer and the DAC. What a wonderful format! 🤢 Jud, The Computer Audiophile, botrytis and 2 others 5 🔊 The Best Version Of... 🎧 Link to comment
Popular Post UkPhil Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 Just checked the Qobuz stream and no MQA signaling is encountered not a little blue light in sight :-) Mayfair and ChrisG 1 1 Link to comment
Mayfair Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 5 hours ago, JoshM said: I hope one of our tech sluths can figure out of the Qobuz and HDT files are MQA-free. This is a release I was really looking forward to… I was looking forward to Nina Simone: The Montreux Years, too. Because of what I think is its uncertain provenance and uncertain authenticity as a unMQA-ed FLAC download, (who said MQA is irony-proof?), I looked elsewhere and discovered that Qobuz has the July 1976 Montreux concert (plus a couple of bonus highlights from her July 1987 Montreux concert) as a 16-bit 44.1 kHz download released in 2011. https://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/live-at-montreux-1976-nina-simone/yfu4dl6vmqw4a So I bought it. It's not only a great concert, it also sounds great IMHO. Link to comment
KeenObserver Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 I have to wonder what the current status of MQA is. It seems in recent times that more and more people are realizing that MQA is a useless scheme to extract monetary gain from the music consumer without providing any benefit to the music consumer. Does MQA, in conjunction with the studios that have shares in MQA, think that they can still ram this abomination down the throats of the music consumer? lamode 1 Boycott Warner Boycott Tidal Boycott Roon Boycott Lenbrook Link to comment
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