Bob Stuart launches blog to explain MQA

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1 hour ago, Ishmael Slapowitz said:

So let us counting the marketing lies:

 

1-MQA delivers "at least" 15x more resolution

 

2-"a lower environmental impact"

 

3-"gives the clearest sound direct from the studio"

 

Stunning. 

 

I coming up to that age when I my doctor will order a colon exam.  Surely Bob address this also...  

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Seriously, Bob Stuart is the L Ron Hubbard of the (digital) audio world.  MQA is like those old commercials where Dianetics is the solution to everything.  P. 123, how to improve your sex life.  P 345, how fix your bicycle.  P. 213, how to attain eternal bliss...

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12 minutes ago, ARQuint said:

The MQA-related threads at Audiophile Style remain an invaluable repository of informed opinion. Mr. Nuts (my apologies if it's Dr. Nuts) leaves me grasping for words, such is my awestruck admiration. In the context of his thoughtful posting above, we can contrast the engineering qualifications and relevant professional experience of two industry giants and confidently judge the utility of what each has to say. We are truly blessed to have so many beacons of truth selflessly offering their expertise on AS forums as, miraculously, these considered and authoritative opinions are not routinely celebrated elsewhere.

Bob Stuart                                                                                                       Metal Nuts

Education                                                                  

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and acoustics                           ?    

Masters degree in Operations Research                           

 

Design/Development Career Highlights

First audiophile CD player (1983)                                                                       ?

First DSP-powered loudspeaker (1990)

First digital surround processor (1994)

Meridian Lossless Packing (2000)

MQA (2014)

 

Professional Awards

 

AES Life Fellow                                                                                                       ?

CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award (2015)

 

 

Actual name

 

J. Robert ("Bob") Stuart                                                                                         ? *

 

* Metal Nuts may not be his real name

 

We are truly blessed to have TAS writers like ARQuint informing of us of their elitist attitudes and top down prescriptive, "guys like Bob know whats best for you, be good little boys and girls and listen".  This is what they really think of their readers, its just that most of them know to not actually express it...

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The anti-consumer, technically ignorant, elitist, and sycophant stance that trade publication writers have has known causes and motivations that are understood if not widely known/acknowledged by audiophiles.  When you don't know a bit from a byte or a volt from an amp your bound to be rely on and be falsely impressed by not only reliable engineers/manufacturers, but charltans like Bob S because you simply don't have the skills and attitude to tell the difference

 

Can someone speak to the AES however.  Why is Bob S a member of the current working group around "Hi Res" for example?  Do they not police their own, or is AES simply a vehicle for yet-more industry promotion and back slapping?

 

edit:  In other words, does the AES have integrity, or is its purpose to serve its members and give them "awards" and "accomplishments" which help them $sell$ stuff?  Is Bob S an aberration, or is it full of such charletons?

 

 

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8 minutes ago, mansr said:

There's multi-channel MQA?

 

Sure why not, I mean MQA even saves the oceans....

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28 minutes ago, Em2016 said:

 

I’m positive about the PSA and Pro-Ject S2 DACs.. and there are probably others that I can’t think of.

 

 

How are you positive?  I don't know about Pro-Ject, but is not PSA's MQA implementation buried in their USB controller  - how would anyone know how it is behaving vis-a-vis MQA filtering?  honest question...

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1 hour ago, mansr said:

No, that's not how it works. In stereo files, the MQA data is split between the channels. One channel on its own is useless; it can't even be recognised as MQA.

 

Very very interesting.  Just what sort of MQA did Kal receive then.  Any guesses Kal?   How many channels did you receive, and is it divisible by 2?