According to the experts audio engineers @ gearslutz MQA is here to stick no matter what; even if it enhances our music on the plus side.
How do you get that idea, Bob? Many pros on Gearslutz hate its technical problems and its digital rights management (DRM) scheme, and want it to never gain traction.
I think its a case where most want it, but a few negative voices on forums dominate
Evidence for your claim? I've heard from several sources that there were few questions about MQA from visitors at recent shows, suggesting that interest has died down. But perhaps you have special insights into the situation that you can share.
My personal opinion is, as audiophiles,
Why should we care about the motives and success/failure about every new development in our hobby?
We are all consumers and individuals. We are all free to follow our choices in this hobby.
I haven't heard a single song in MQA format. My Rossini will have an update soon so I'll try one in my system.
If it sounds more pleasing to my ears, I'll follow the MQA, if not I'll stay with my classic PCM files.
Why should I be PRO-MQA or ANTI-MQA? It's really irrelevant to choose a side unless I am a MQA representative or a competitor who'll get hurt by it. What's the point?
Also, our hobby is a hobby of niches. I would like to see every product to have a place and live in the community however small the followers are. It's good to have those reel to reel tape guys even if they are only a few, it's good have guys still listening and enjoying their HDCDs, tape casettes. It's enriching as a hobby to have guys that are into quantum tweaks, single driver systems, horns etc.
I believe you can only LOVE a part of our hobby. There should be no place for HATE.
For example;
You can LOVE how your cables elevate your musical pleasure but there is no place for HATE in the cable myth. Don't hate it don't buy those cables. They don't hurt you.
You can LOVE music in MQA format but you shouldn't HATE it since if you think it's a scam just don't get in the boat with it.
I hope none of my fellow forum members misunderstands me. I don't have a right to belittle or patronize anyone, I am just trying to express my point of view on the subject.
So if MQA works for me I'll follow it even if we are only a handful.
And I won't buy a single MQA file if I don't like it even if every single member in this forum is crazy about it.
Love and respect,
Cagdas
Name your sources.......
Some comments somewhere in the last 15 pages in the long thread about MQA on Computer Audiophile, some comments on Gearslutz (I believe) or elsewhere. You can look it up yourself, if you are in the mood.
Your thoughts on love and hate, noble as they may be in themselves, may not be quite applicable to this topic.
This is not about free choice. It seems that MQA, with their digital rights management scheme, which wants to control everything in the chain from beginning to end, have something different in mind.
Essentially an internet fueled thread ...
Fortunately next weekend I will get unbiased direct opinions from Peter McGrath and Raveen Bawa of DCS.
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