I can confirm that since Golden Sounds' expose' of MQA, about a year ago, things have got measurable better. Some recordings in MQA are fabulous.
However it's greed as usual that has been their "unfolding", forcing the purchase of a specially equipped DAC for the full privilege is ridiculous.
All they needed to do was sell a $20 upgrade software package or add another buck to Tidal subscriptions.
This'll probably sink Tidal because now there's no advantage to using it bar geographical restrictions.
Since many hardware manufacturers and chip companies have heavily invested in MQA I expect MQA to be sold for a buck to prevent lawsuits.
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