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In Reply to: RE: TIDAL and quality posted by Dave_K on April 26, 2016 at 15:43:12:
" even when comparing the same version".
I think that you allude to this elsewhere in your post but how does one know if the item provided by the record company to Tidal is identical to the one on retail sale? I mean one cannot even guarantee that what is apparently the same CD obtained from one territory is identical to that from another (I have a few American and UK CDs of the same item which, although looking the same, do not sound identical).
There is also the question of matters such as watermarking. There was a thread on PC Audio a few weeks ago stating that ALL repertoire from UMG supplied for streaming or downloading is watermarked. I don't know how true this is but someone from another major record company confirmed to me that all of his company's repertoire that he gets for validation (for copyright and label copy in his case) is also watermarked. However, before everyone panics, I am not absolutely certain that he understands exactly what watermarking is so I will question him again about this when I next see him.
Whatever the situation is, without proof that the streamed repertoire from Tidal and what the consumer may have in his/her personal collection are identical any comparison will be invidious.
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- RE: TIDAL and quality - PAR 05:43:13 04/27/16 (1)
- Right - Dave_K 15:54:49 04/27/16 (0)
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