RE: There is no DRM in MQA (nt)

Posted by Mr_Steady (A) on August 18, 2016 at 13:15:18

In Reply to: There is no DRM in MQA (nt) posted by 13th Duke of Wymbourne on August 18, 2016 at 12:00:59:

Seems you are correct.

"In addition to delivering unprecedented sound quality, MQA offers record companies a compelling solution to delivering to consumers the best possible sound while still protecting their archives. When you play an MQA file through an MQA decoder, you hear the high-resolution studio master, yet you never actually possess the high-resolution studio master. That high-resolution signal exists only at the decoder output, in analog form but matches very closely the analog in the studio. Of course, you can store an MQA-encoded file (it's formatted as a 44.1 or 48kHz/24-bit FLAC file) with all the high-resolution information embedded in it, but to access that hi-res information you must play it back. It must be noted here that MQA has no form of copy protection or digital-rights management (DRM) whatsoever. Contrary to what some Internet posters think, MQA is not an evil scheme to institute DRM."

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Big speakers and little amps blew my mind!

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Topic - Benchmark weighs in on MQA - Jeff Starr 21:49:47 08/16/16 (25)

Methinks Benchmark doth protest too much - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 11:17:09 08/17/16 (2)

i did a quick A-B at a show - G Squared 15:46:17 08/17/16 (1)

RE: i did a quick A-B at a show - ahendler 11:40:17 08/19/16 (0)

RE: Benchmark weighs in on MQA - Mr_Steady 08:28:48 08/17/16 (21)

RE: Benchmark weighs in on MQA - Fitzcaraldo215 10:30:25 08/17/16 (20)

RE: Benchmark weighs in on MQA - Mr_Steady 12:17:43 08/17/16 (19)

RE: Benchmark weighs in on MQA - ahendler 11:41:34 08/19/16 (0)

RE: Benchmark weighs in on MQA - Archimago 01:28:41 08/19/16 (5)

RE: Benchmark weighs in on MQA - Dave_K 11:15:54 08/19/16 (1)

RE: Benchmark weighs in on MQA - Fitzcaraldo215 14:21:51 08/19/16 (0)

"The audiophile press seems to have a hard time being critical of something which is so obviously flawed!" - Beetlemania 08:16:55 08/19/16 (0)

RE: Benchmark weighs in on MQA - Mr_Steady 03:27:56 08/19/16 (1)

RE: Benchmark weighs in on MQA - ahendler 11:45:58 08/19/16 (0)

There is no DRM in MQA (nt) - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 12:00:59 08/18/16 (1)

RE: There is no DRM in MQA (nt) - Mr_Steady 13:15:18 08/18/16 (0)

Could you be so kind - Jaundiced Ear 02:27:15 08/18/16 (9)

RE: Could you be so kind - Mr_Steady 05:21:33 08/18/16 (5)

RE: Could you be so kind - Jaundiced Ear 18:59:49 08/18/16 (0)

RE: Could you be so kind - Tony Lauck 09:08:52 08/18/16 (3)

RE: Could you be so kind - ahendler 11:53:07 08/19/16 (1)

Digital audio has already eclipsed the ability of humans to perceive a difference - Chris from Lafayette 12:06:24 08/19/16 (0)

RE: Could you be so kind - Dave_K 15:00:30 08/18/16 (0)

You need a DAC, Computer, Software player and some files. - oldmkvi 03:42:47 08/18/16 (2)

Beetlemania's report - Beetlemania 07:29:33 08/18/16 (1)

RE: Beetlemania's report - ahendler 11:55:23 08/19/16 (0)

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