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GDHAL:

--- Quote from: Nick B on April 08, 2023, 04:00:16 PM ---Never really had any interest in MQA as I’m mostly 16/44 anyway. Bit I am very surprised by the bankruptcy. Will read the article this afternoon.

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I'm surprised only in that it took this long.  :)

You're golden at 16/44 anyway.  8)

Best

Hal

Emil:
16/44 , if done correctly, can sound awesome!
Questions the need for MQA or Hi Rez

P.I.:
 
--- Quote from: Emil on April 10, 2023, 10:10:54 AM ---16/44 , if done correctly, can sound awesome!
Questions the need for MQA or Hi Rez

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:thumb:

Indeed!

GDHAL:
While it's true there is no "need" for anything greater than 16/44, I can tell you there is a "want". As in a marketable product.

MQA forget about. It's lossy and on that basis alone puts it out of contention.

But (lossless and uncompressed) high-res (defined as 24/96 or higher PCM, DXD or DSD) offers the best digital experience I've heard.

EDIT: and it's the high-res streaming, the latest crave, albeit compressed, where many audio folks are spending their cash. Even when folks are purchasing music to download (not streaming) they're presented with high-res options, at a higher cost...and folks are buying it.

Best.

Hal

Emil:
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/tidal-adopting-hi-res-flac-hifi-plus-subscribers

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