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In Reply to: RE: Duped? Free? posted by Sprezza Tura on January 27, 2015 at 08:03:36
"Duped into thinking that 24/192 sample rate was somehow new.."
When Pono started to generated publicity somewhere in 2012 there was indeed a talk about an exciting new music format. There was also a talk about a streaming service of course in the same quality “as the musician hears it”. (Don’t think they had stage monitors in mind when they claimed this).
Now PCM is not really new (Alec Reeves, 1937).
However, at that time Pono was collaborating with Meridian.
My guesswork is that the initial plans might have been to use Meridian’s MQA, hence the “exiting new format”.
The Well Tempered Computer
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Yes, that is true, and NY and Pono smartly walked away from Meridian because we need a new "format" like a bullet in the head...So I see that as a smart move.
When Meridian fully explains and rolls out MQS, or is it MQC format I will certainly be open minded and curious...
EDIT: I see it is MQA..for Master Quality Audio?
Edits: 01/27/15
Master Quality Authenticated
Meridian is not very clear where this is about but of course you hear exactly what the musicians are hearing (stage monitors?) and it is smaller than a high res PCM and is lossless at 16/44 so probably something Redbook with something compressed for the remainder?????
The Well Tempered Computer
Interesting. Thank you for the follow up. Keeping an open mind. I am ALL for authenticated quality.
That jogged my memory that there *was* a question of what format Pono would use.
But I have to shake my head at Steve Nugent who, for some reason (conflating the unknown Meridian format for "duping" kickstarters?), felt compelled to publicly pee on Pono. Pono is not beyond criticism but computer audiophiles, I think, would be smart to support it, not knee-cap it!
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