MadScientist wrote: > Well, for those who wish to try it, there should be available material > shortly. I remain open minded about the format but if it encourges > better audio mastering practices that has to be a bonus. > > > http://www.audiostream.com/content/what-mqa#iWT9o5sylEKO2eO3.97
I remain skeptical that the *entire* Warner catalogue has been converted. That's gotta be ALOT of material and that would be amazing if they could convert it all within months like this! More likely is 'Dr. AIX's comments about conversion of the 3500' (http://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=5864) "hi-res" material. Unless specified, none of this suggests special care in encoding. Just reconversion of previously available material but in a smaller partially lossy container because they don't want us to actually have the 24/96 or 24/192 data which inevitably they'll use to sell us another version down the road. (No, I don't think this is cynical, it's likely the truth based on comments from the Industry.) Anyways, I couldn't help but put up another blog post on MQA after RMAF 2016: 'MUSINGS: Keeping it simple... MQA is a partially lossy CODEC.' (http://archimago.blogspot.ca/2016/10/musings-keeping-it-simple-mqa-is-codec.html) As consumers, I believe we have the power to "suggest" what we want or need. Not this spoon feeding of questionable "technology" as if it's yet another "revolution". Ultimately, we have the power to vote with the credit card of course. Archimago's Musings: (archimago.blogspot.com) A 'more objective' audiophile blog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105070 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
