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Any News on MQA Lately?

Earlier in the year there was lots of "buzz" about MQA, especially when it was reported that Tidal would be streaming the format.

Since then it seems like Tidal might be shopping itself for a possible sale, maybe to Apple?

I'm not seeing much MQA "buzz" on the web lately.
ejr1953

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ptss
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Reference Recordings uses HDCD (developed by Keith Johnson, also of Spectral fame,and Pflash Pflaumer who is the technical wizard of Berkely Alphac Dacs) which is good enough that Microsoft bought it. How is MQA superior (significantly) to HDCD. At least HDCD was not involved in DRM.
ptss
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Cleeds,you sound spot on. Making MQA just another way to "repackage" music. What else is new?

ptss
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Thanks for your feedback Erik. I shouldn't have made any comparison to HDCD as it was not designed to facilitate transmission by reducing file size. My only experience with HDCD is with Reference Recordings,which I've enjoyed.As I think more about this topic I foresee less need for MQA as I feel download speeds will make it less relevant. 
ptss
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I'm not surprised that virtually all music providers or transmitters will jump in. 
They are forever looking for some 'magic' to boost sales.
 DVD-A, SACD, were supposedly leaps better than CD. They had a run. Now it's this new 'thing'. I  admit to being cynical about this process.
"Ultra refinement" when most consumers listen on $20 'buds' ???
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