RE: MQA files sound very good on a good

Posted by Isaak J. Garvey (P) on October 29, 2016 at 15:19:23

In Reply to: RE: MQA files sound very good on a good posted by Jim Austin on October 29, 2016 at 14:52:05:

Jim. I appreciate you taking the time, I really do.

I will make my reply brief so as not drag this out forever, it is clear we have different views on the motives behind MQA.

First, I think much your opinion is based on faith, but that is MY opinion.

Again, to be brief..let us examine your "4 Pillars"...

First, you say MQA sounded the best of any previous digital format...that is your opinion...hardly a pillar...and your opinion on DSD is counter to most of the professionals I have talked with. Hearing numerous analog tapes archived to DSD, especially DSD128, tells me it is amazingly good format, and very analog like in its continousnes.

Second..the technology...so you and a few people you know think it makes sense and is elegant..again...opinions....Any thing applied AFTER the fact is DSP. Plain and simple.

Third, provenance. This has been an issue since the very early days of the music business. The Beatles American LPS on Capital were done from copies of the master tapes, with more reverb applied. Reissues of classic LPs were done from multi generation tape copies. CDs were initially mastered from LP masters, with rolled off bass and other quirks related to LP mastering. Then you talk about retailers upsampling music. Never happened EVER with HDT, Pono, 7Digital, Qobuz, etc. This is a NON issue. Any "fake" hi rez has originated with the labels. And those instances were so small in number.

Lastly...the toothepaste is out of the tube. An entire generation has grown up not paying for music. MQA will not change our society. That is totally magical thinking, but then again, Bob Stuart is a magical thinker.
The record companies, while slow to change with times know how to still make money. File sharing is never ever going to go away. And it is lossless now. Including SACD rips. But again to repeat, there are numerous other revenue streams.

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Topic - MQA hype, will this kill the industry? An observation from a consumer - bullethead 06:05:47 10/29/16 (34)

RE: MQA hype, will this kill the industry? An observation from a consumer - X1992 16:40:23 11/03/16 (0)

RE: MQA hype, will this kill the industry? An observation from a consumer - Isaak J. Garvey 10:19:22 10/29/16 (4)

A question for Isaac - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 13:12:25 10/29/16 (3)

RE: A question for Isaac-I think the - fmak 03:18:09 10/30/16 (0)

RE: A question for Isaac - Isaak J. Garvey 14:15:55 10/29/16 (1)

Understood, thanks (nt) - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 19:57:40 10/29/16 (0)

RE: MQA hype, will this kill the industry? An observation from a consumer - Isaak J. Garvey 10:17:53 10/29/16 (1)

thanks for the info Isaak - bullethead 11:31:25 10/29/16 (0)

RE: MQA hype, will this kill the industry? An observation from a consumer - Isaak J. Garvey 10:16:43 10/29/16 (3)

RE: MQA hype, will this kill the industry? An observation from a consumer - Kal Rubinson 12:55:24 10/29/16 (2)

RE: MQA hype, will this kill the industry? An observation from a consumer - Isaak J. Garvey 14:03:07 10/29/16 (0)

RE: MQA hype, will this kill the industry? An observation from a consumer - bullethead 12:58:37 10/29/16 (0)

RE: MQA hype, will this kill the industry? An observation from a consumer - Jim Austin 08:44:46 10/29/16 (19)

MQA files sound very good on a good - fmak 09:22:41 10/29/16 (18)

RE: MQA files sound very good on a good - Jim Austin 11:48:27 10/29/16 (11)

RE: MQA files sound very good on a good - Isaak J. Garvey 14:20:22 10/29/16 (2)

RE: MQA files sound very good on a good - Jim Austin 14:52:05 10/29/16 (1)

RE: MQA files sound very good on a good - Isaak J. Garvey 15:19:23 10/29/16 (0)

RE: MQA files sound very good on a good - ahendler 13:52:47 10/29/16 (2)

RE: MQA files sound very good on a good - Jim Austin 14:07:33 10/29/16 (1)

Plenty of examples... - mlsstl 08:52:43 10/31/16 (0)

Link? - bullethead 13:34:07 10/29/16 (4)

RE: Link? - Jim Austin 13:37:52 10/29/16 (3)

RE: Link? - bullethead 13:44:45 10/29/16 (2)

RE: Link? - Jim Austin 13:47:39 10/29/16 (1)

RE: Link? - bullethead 14:29:23 10/29/16 (0)

RE: MQA files sound very good on a good - Jim Austin 09:51:29 10/29/16 (5)

What is there to misunderstand? - fmak 11:14:57 10/29/16 (4)

RE: What is there to misunderstand? - Jim Austin 11:40:59 10/29/16 (3)

very obviously - fmak 12:04:08 10/29/16 (2)

RE: very obviously - Jim Austin 12:05:36 10/29/16 (1)

Be polite, or be gone - fmak 21:47:48 10/29/16 (0)

RE: MQA hype, will this kill the industry? An observation from a consumer - SpotcheckBilly12345 07:04:55 10/29/16 (1)

RE: MQA hype, will this kill the industry? An observation from a consumer - bullethead 07:07:16 10/29/16 (0)

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