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.

 

audioisnobiggie

Showing 4 responses by tomcy6

We get that you don't like MQA, @audioisnobiggie , but why get so excited about who is going to sue whom?  None of us will ever see any money from any lawsuit.  Calm down a little.

@audioguy85 

never understood why anyone would pay to stream

Streaming gives you access to millions of albums. If you add roon, you get links to other music you may be interested in every time you select an album to play. You also get additional information on many of the artists and albums, all at a reasonable cost.

If you like discovering new music or listening to albums you might want to hear once but not pay $10 to $15 for, streaming is the way to go.

@audioguy85 

It's much more fun interacting with a physical copy of something. Watching that record spin, or the reels of the cassette spinning in the Nak or Aiwa....I own 5 turntables for a reason....they all do something different and are a joy to use.

You enjoy physical media, I enjoy finding new artists and music that I really like but never would have known about without streaming. 

I have a large collection of albums in various formats that I had fun putting together, but playing them now really doesn't do anything for me.  To each his own.  Enjoy your music!