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In Reply to: RE: Well, posted by Isaak J. Garvey on March 30, 2017 at 07:57:23
I do not know what you mean by Tidal streamed native hirez. Non MQA files on Tidal are 16/44 flac files. They are the same as cds and sound the same as equivalent cds. So you can compare a Tidal MQA file against the same 16/44 tidal file which I have done. The best example I have heard is Fleetwood Macs Rumours album. The MQA file sounds better but I can't absolutely confirm that both files are derived from the same master.
This result is both into my non MQA Master 7 dac and the MQA Meridian Explorer2
Alan
Follow Ups:
The MQA bersion of "Rumors" is an obvious example of what MQA can achieve
or is achieving. I am not into the technical stuff but my ears are my judge.
I think this why folks keep going round and round.let me take this step by step.
-Tidal streams Redbook CD and so called Tidal MQA Masters, which are
supposed to be fold downs of Hi Rez masters, which then unfold to 24/96, which Tidal caps, even if the original master was 24/192.-so you are comparing the "unfolded" 24/96 and comparing it to a Redbook CD of UNKNOWN origin and mastering? Do you know how many Rumours CDs there are? It has been remastered at least 3 times, NOT counting "Gold Discs" and boutique releases.
Check this out. Look at just the CD releases
https://www.discogs.com/Fleetwood-Mac-Rumours/master/38722I know for a fact Rumours was remastered from the original two track mixes at 24/96 in 2013 and was also remixed for a DVD-A and 5.1 years ago. I was there when it was done.
So you see, when you talk about how great MQA you are comparing a hirez master, with MQA DSP, against a CD, which I know for a fact, even if it is the latest Anniv Edition, has more compression.
So it is all rather disingenuous (NOT you, but MQA/Tidal.
Am I unclear? Not being sarcastic I want to know if the above makes sense.
Edits: 03/30/17 03/30/17
You are perfectly clear. That's why I said I could not guarantee I am listening to the same masters. As long as MQA doesn't cost me anything I am having fun playing with it. Thanks for your input. I wish they would do a MQA mastering of something I recorded. Buddy Miles Them Changes would be good to start. I doubt it will ever happen unless when they do the UMG stuff
Alan
But it can, if streaming companies reduce cost and if tou need at least an Explorer 2 to listen properly.
Remastering changes SQ. Upsample some CDs and make spectrum corrections etc and you will HEAR the effects. Changing the Impulse response and phase can also have major effects.
Is this full hi-res as being advertised, or is it a lossy hi-res? I don't really care as it sounds better than CD and I'm listening to digital for the first time in a couple of years now, since I upgraded my vinyl.
Do you need a special MQA DAC or not? I would say not, since I don't have one and can still get 24/96 coming out of the Tidal app, whether full 24/96 or not.
Now if only I could bridge the final 15 feet between this computer (playing a Tidal master playlist through headphones as I type) and my main all tube system. It is the upper limit of USB, and an analog cable would pick up noise over that length, not that my wife would be happy with a cable running across the room like that.
And this hi-res costs less than the price of one LP per month, about a quarter of what I'd spend on LPs per month, plus I get the student discount for Tidal.
Use a Tripplite 16' amplified USB cable. My experience shows no downside to this
Alan
After I wrote that I figured out a way to get around the security on my work laptop and get Tidal to run on it. That was a much better solution. The funny thing is that I installed Tidal on my daughter's old macbook and it wouldn't work because the clock was off. Instead I just pulled the solid state drive from it and stuck it in a USB case and plugged it in to my laptop and execute it from there. Worked like a charm. I also installed a remote control app on my iPad so I don't have to get up.
It doesn't change the fact that Tidal MQA releases are slow to come.
I installed Tidal on my daughter's old macbook and it wouldn't work because the clock was off. Instead I just pulled the solid state drive from it and stuck it in a USB case and plugged it in to my laptop and execute it from there.
Why not just correct the time on your daughter's MacBook? If it no longer keeps time have you tried replacing the PRAM battery, which among other things also powers the RTC for timekeeping?
I didn't under your logic of pulling the disk from your daughter's Mac because it's clock was off.
I assume the other laptop is also a Mac?
The old laptop is basically junk. It isn't worth putting money into it. Even with a SSD in it it was noticeably slow. The SSD is of more recent vintage, in fact it is still current. So rather than spend money on an old laptop, I took the drive and put it in a case I already have and can now use as an external drive. This cost $0, and I had everything I needed already, including an install of Tidal desktop.
Edits: 04/02/17
"Tidal MQA releases are slow to come."
That's because they only have Warner Bros to work with. Soon they will have UMG and Sony so roll out of MQA should be faster
Alan
What's the rush?
Alan
You keep saying that, but it has been 3 months now. And WB has a lot more titles than Tidal. If they want this to hit some critical mass they'd have to release a lot at once, otherwise it is just a niche group of CSN & ZEP lovers that will sign up.
It just isn't compelling enough the way it is now.
Don't follow the true believers off the cliff.
Implosion imminent.
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