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Tidal class-action

MQA declared bankruptcy.  I smell the fear of a class action lawsuit against Tidal.  We could do that.  Tidal has 8 million subscribers, we don't know how many or how long they all were paying double by subscribing to the 'nobody can prove Tidal has any tracks higher than 44.1khz' plan.  They probably have lots of people on phones who haven't even heard of MQA who trust them and wanted the one that sounds better.  They're right not to have to listen to any talk about MQA if they want the plan that sounds better.

MQA means you can't prove the file is an original copy or not. That Beethoven track you like it says is 192 could actually be Dua Lipa at 11khz.

The bankruptcy move was probably to protect themselves from Tidal, who is the receiver of people's funds.

 

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mitch2
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I never liked MQA.

Regardless, please help me understand.  Tidal offers levels of their subscription service.  Their HiFi Plus plan at $19.99 includes:

  • Innovative Audio Formats
  • Up to 9216 kbps
  • Master Quality Authenticated (MQA), Dolby Atmos, Sony 360 Reality Audio, and HiFi

I don't see that they promise every file to be processed using the MQA  format.  I am trying to understand who has been injured/damaged, assuming the people on the HiFi Plus plan (me included) received MQA processed files to listen to.  Are you suggesting that one or the other, MQA or Tidal, knowingly and fraudulently advertised MQA files that were not in fact MQA files?  Even if MQA goes into administration, isn't it possible Tidal can still offer MQA processed music files to it's HiFi Plus members?  Please help me understand who is the injured/damaged party and need for a class-action suit.

mitch2
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So, I am still trying to understand, - MQA sold something to Tidal, that sold it to many of us, and nobody can prove it is exactly what they say it is?

That doesn’t sound so different from most of the audio tweaks we buy.

mitch2
3,688 posts
 

I still don’t understand, why did you wait until MQA “declared bankruptcy” before bringing this injustice to light if it has been going on all this time?

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