How Is MQA Fareing?


 In another thread here are posters are making comments about MQA suggesting that it isn't a big commercial success, that is should be called DOA, etc.  Yet there are always announcements about companies adopting MQA, testimonials from happy Tidal streamers, etc.
  I'm neutral on MQA but having witnessed more than a few formats go down in flames in my time, and still puzzling over the resurgence of vinyl, I wonder how one measures the marketplace progress of MQA.  Do we look at Tidal subscriptions?  Sales of MQA compatible DACs?  The size of Bob Stuart's house?
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"How is MQA fareing"?

Depends on who you ask.  I'm somewhat agnostic about it myself.  I've listened to it thru a Bluesound Node2 for nearly a year now and in general I like what I've heard.  I just recently changed over from my Bluesound to a Lumin T1.  Everything sounds a little better on the Lumin...including MQA.  But, you will never catch me doing any "serious" comparisons...I just find that very tedious.  There are a lot of more technically inclined folks than myself who think MQA is the devil incarnate and the sky is surely falling.  I don't know enough about the technical side to disagree with them.  I'm like a six year old eating candy...all I know is that it tastes good.  The "adults" in the room keep telling me "sure it tastes good but it's not good for you"....meanwhile I just shrug and keep listening to the ear candy.
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