Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MQA and its problems

2021-06-04 Thread zordaz
slartibartfast wrote: > AFAICT the FLAC stream is still available completely independent of the > MQA stream. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk So they really will be offering two streams of the same content and one stream is the pristine, unaltered lossless flac stream? Interesting.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MQA and its problems

2021-06-04 Thread slartibartfast
zordaz wrote: > Well, I'm afraid that only means that your are able to listen to the > same stream with both normal equipment and with MQA equipment. In the > former case you are listening to a 16/44 stream which simply is not > lossless because of the MQA content is added to it. And as we now k

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] MQA and its problems

2021-06-04 Thread zordaz
Heuer wrote: > I see Radio Paradise are offering a MQA stream via Bluesound. Hopefully > it won't impact the normal FLAC service. Bill writes: > > -"It will always be an option, not something forced on anyone."- Well, I'm afraid that only means that your are able to listen to the same stream w