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In Reply to: I dumped TIDAL partly because of MQA posted by LtMandella on May 30, 2021 at 16:18:04:

There are many reasons for selecting a streaming service. If one is interested in current, mostly small label jazz, Tidal is the only choice. If you are interested in European jazz, Qobuz is the only choice. I don't know enough about other genres to have an opinion.

Quite by accident I have been using a Brooklyn DAC about as long as there has been MQA. I Leave the MQA decoder on. I occasionally think a track sounds especially good. Sometimes it is MQA, sometimes it seems to be just well recorded.

I tried to check out this guy's argument that MQA somehow causes anal warts, but if it is that hard to find out what you hear sounds good, you might just listen.

If this is the only hot topic the audiophile community has managed to gin up in 4 or 5 years, it is truly finished. Perhaps we can revive the digital vs vinyl debate. I still see articles in the popular press that vinyl is making a come back.

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Topic - Lossless MQA and Tidal - busted ? - soundchekk 06:55:30 05/28/21 ( 31)

I dumped TIDAL partly because of MQA - LtMandella 16:18:04 05/30/21 ( 1)
- Let's - Abstraction 06/28/21 15:41:22 06/28/21 ( 0)
I guess everyone missed Jason Serinus' Review in Stereophile. nt - oldmkvi 18:44:22 05/28/21 ( 12)
- What issue? I may have thrown it out after looking at the pictures ;-) - AbeCollins 13:34:25 05/29/21 ( 11)
  - Mmmmmmm, Topless Tubes...; Here is the review. - oldmkvi 14:50:02 05/29/21 ( 10)
    - I don't get it.... - AbeCollins 13:27:16 05/30/21 ( 0)
    - RE: Mmmmmmm, Topless Tubes...; Here is the review. - Dave_K 06:48:16 05/30/21 ( 8)
      - Well, unlike a lot of people, he actually listened to it. - oldmkvi 07:47:17 05/30/21 ( 7)
        
        I guess it comes down to whether one trusts his opinions or not - Chris from Lafayette 11:27:48 05/30/21 ( 1)
        
        He has more experience reviewing gear in his home than any of us can ever match. - oldmkvi 11:39:39 05/30/21 ( 0)
        
        And he preferred the lossy compressed version over the hi-res - Dave_K 10:37:13 05/30/21 ( 4)
        
        "MQA was exposed as fraud" Show me. You are the Expert. - oldmkvi 11:36:16 05/30/21 ( 3)
        
        It's right here in this thread, should you choose to pay attention to it - Dave_K 12:27:20 05/30/21 ( 2)
        
        The 2L Label has a new MQA Sampler. I guess they are Liars and Cheaters too. - oldmkvi 07:43:09 06/1/21 ( 1)
        
        No, just casting a wide net - Dave_K 09:41:39 06/1/21 ( 0)
"If MQA or Tidal have nothing to hide" - marcuslee841@yahoo.com 10:02:11 05/28/21 ( 2)
- RE: "If MQA or Tidal have nothing to hide" - soundchekk 00:34:30 05/30/21 ( 1)
  - RE: "If MQA or Tidal have nothing to hide" - marcuslee841@yahoo.com 06:28:32 05/30/21 ( 0)
I watched the videos last month.... - AbeCollins 07:10:57 05/28/21 ( 12)
- RE: I watched the videos last month.... - soundchekk 07:27:17 05/28/21 ( 11)
  - RE: I watched the videos last month.... - AbeCollins 08:40:15 05/28/21 ( 0)
  - RE: I watched the videos last month.... - zacster 08:05:13 05/28/21 ( 9)
    - "Does anybody even care anymore?" - marcuslee841@yahoo.com 10:19:00 05/28/21 ( 8)
      - RE: "Does anybody even care anymore?" - zacster 07:19:49 05/29/21 ( 0)
      - I have talked to some very knowledgeable people imo who swear by the great sound of MQA. - Roseval 13:03:51 05/28/21 ( 0)
      - RE: "Does anybody even care anymore?" - Cut-Throat 12:30:49 05/28/21 ( 5)
        
        RE: "Does anybody even care anymore?" - marcuslee841@yahoo.com 16:25:22 05/28/21 ( 4)
        
        The history of science... - mlsstl 09:38:49 05/29/21 ( 1)
        
        RE: The history of science... - AbeCollins 07:22:37 06/9/21 ( 0)
        
        RE: "Does anybody even care anymore?" - Cut-Throat 17:46:59 05/28/21 ( 1)
        
        RE: "Does anybody even care anymore?" - marcuslee841@yahoo.com 06:57:39 05/29/21 ( 0)