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In Reply to: RE: 2L MQA Files posted by fmak on February 07, 2016 at 05:58:24
Were you decoding the MQA files?
Alan
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No, but I thought that this was not necessary. Otherwise, why would they put them up?
"why would they put them up?".
Presumably because MQA decoders became available to the public from last week.
Of course the comparison of undecoded MQA files with other formats is also of interest as presumably single inventory titles will be issued and compatibility with existing formats , especially 16/44.1, is of significance. I don't expect a rush to buy new DACs.
With hdds cheap and hires available, there seems little reason to buy a decoder.
Meridian's own 582 offers a significant improvement in CD resolution files.
I wonder if they are trying to recycle some of the technology which was very good but didn't take off.
I think it is for streaming.
We'll see what they come up with. If I can get a Sonos solution and perhaps an external DAC and Tidal or Deezer or what have you for $20 a month then it might be worth it, of course the software meaning content should also be available in mass quantities.
Give me Rick Ross "black dollar" in that format, give me remastered tape transfers from esoteric labels , we will see. Things just move so damn slow, you think this is NASA making this crap. Where is all this stuff? You move to South Korea they wouldn't put up with downloads and multiple year waiting sessions to have this happen.
" You move to South Korea they wouldn't put up with downloads and multiple year waiting sessions to have this happen."
Oh, they do. I was aware of the Koreans working on 24/192 audio for commercial exploitation in, what, 1998 or 99? Have a look at the period of gestation and ongoing journey to market for OLED TVs (all OLED panels being Korean). Hardly overnight.
Actually I think Meridian/MQA have done pretty well in moving from announcement to actual product on the market (albeit very limited indeed) in one year. Especially as they have to persuade other companies to make the software.
I can hear it properly, I shall regard it as another attempt towards monopoly. This is so wrt Meridian's history of leading the pack to kill sacd and failing to successfully promote DVD audio formats.
Why the heck do we need another propriety format which restores resolution lost in 'air'? If the format is open source and sounds better than CD, let's have it. If not, it's another attempt to make more money, needed or not.
Meridians 582 software actually works on CDs like a treat, but they failed to exploit it.
we already have very high-res FLAC, as well as all recording tools to record in high-res PCM and export to PCM/WAV/FLAC.
We have the bandwidth too. If can stream Netflix, I don't see this streaming high res 32bit FLAC/etc... as any different.
I agree with you 100%.
I am a big "open source" fan. It is the reason the internet took off as it did. Could you imagine everyone running Windows web servers? LOL!
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