“MQA is a philosophy”..John Stuart


Full quote- “In brief, MQA is a philosophy more than it’s ‘just a codec’. 
Your thoughts??
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Showing 1 response by dgarretson

I have at least that many LPs and CDs/digital files, but I have to admit that MQA streaming of Tidal through Roon has been a revelation.  Roon core software does the first MQA unfold to 24/96 or 24/88.2, and you don't need an MQA DAC to hear the difference vs. 16/44.1.

Tidal has been poorly served by a marketing strategy focused on hip hop/rap.  The Tidal MQA library contains pretty much the entire '50s and post-bop jazz catalog of Blue Note, Impulse/Verve, Riverside, Prestige, as well as ECM from '70s to the present. Not to mention MQA of most of Bowie, Rod Stewart, Beach Boys, and many new release alt/indie hi-res artists like Father John Misty, Beach House, Calexico, etc. that I would have otherwise purchased on physical media.  For $20/month I'm all in.