AudioStream MQA Coverage

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Music servers and other computer based digital audio technologies.

http://www.audiostream.com/content/supplementary-listeners%E2%80%99-notes-2l-test-bench#xhIjjCegBvVPtgS8.97

"About the MQA Files:

MQA uses a process called 'music origami' to 'fold' a high-sample-rate signal down to a smaller, lower-data-rate file which can be played back without a decoder. 2L-048 is folded once to 48 kHz 24bit; 2L-120 has no folds; the others are folded three times from 352.8 to 44.1 kHz 24 bit.

An MQA decoder will restore the original recording and 'unfold' it to optimally match its D/A converter. So, for example, on a mobile device, 2L-111 (which is from DXD) can be unwrapped to 44.1, 88.2 or 176.4 kHz whereas a higher-performance DAC can unfold all the way to 352.8 kHz. The ability of one file to be used in several contexts adds considerably to convenience; you don't need to make a down-sample of big download files to play them in your car, 'phone or 'legacy' equipment. If you have an MQA file it can be listened to without any decoder, it's a simple FLAC file."

http://www.audiostream.com/content/mqa-coming-meridian-dacs-and-barn-next-week#1kX3fuo2AVHhzkPo.97

"If you follow the hi-fi forums, I do because I view it as part of my job, you'll see lots of discussion over MQA (see MQA Continued). You'll also see lots of questions, confusion, skepticism, anger, accusations, death knells, cries of "snake oil" and "hoax", conspiracy theories, misinformation, personal attacks, and prognostications of the end of the good life as we know it. You know, hi-fi forums."

http://www.audiostream.com/content/mqa-continued#IsLQ2ujdWUty5MUf.97

"If anyone tries to tell you that MQA is just another compression technology, like a fancy form of FLAC, don't listen to them because they don't know what they are talking about. If someone tries to tell you how MQA sounds, while never having heard it, don't pay attention."

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Topic - AudioStream MQA Coverage - Isaak J. Garvey 10:03:05 01/29/16 (10)

MQA Will Be Available to the Public Later Next Week - PAR 22:19:04 01/29/16 (2)

RE: MQA Will Be Available to the Public Later Next Week - ahendler 09:46:49 01/30/16 (1)

RE: MQA Will Be Available to the Public Later Next Week - PAR 11:37:37 01/30/16 (0)

RE: AudioStream MQA Coverage - ahendler 13:37:52 01/29/16 (6)

Have actually heard it, or at least was led to believe that I have... - Ivan303 07:51:36 01/30/16 (1)

RE: Have actually heard it, or at least was led to believe that I have... - Tony Lauck 12:55:42 01/31/16 (0)

RE: AudioStream MQA Coverage - skolis 20:07:24 01/29/16 (3)

RE: "Well, I've heard it, and imho, there is still no point to these discussions." - Ivan303 08:56:47 01/30/16 (0)

The same thing has been posted here about: - oldmkvi 00:08:07 01/30/16 (0)

Another non starter!! nt - jazz1 21:09:58 01/29/16 (0)

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