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Re: Whoooa!!!
I wonder about that too for those reasons. I wouldn't bet any money on good sound there, for sure.
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April 22, 2020, 09:22 PM
Thread: A question about MQA
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Re: A question about MQA
Indeed. For that reason there's no point getting hung up on whether it's a patent application or an actual patent.
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April 20, 2020, 06:59 PM
Thread: A question about MQA
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I've heard MQA fully unfolded as well, and don't care about it either.
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April 20, 2020, 04:05 PM
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All good points. I would add that, as far as I read on the thread at Audiophile Style (former "Computer Audiophile"), on Tidal some titles are only available as MQA anymore. That means the customer...
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April 19, 2020, 03:39 PM
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If copying of digital files was not perfect, there would be the danger of altering of data during sharing of scientific files. But that is not the case, as I can confirm from my daily work as a...
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April 19, 2020, 03:21 PM
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As for MQA using PCM:
"The MQA stream is PCM."
Quote from answer 38 in:
"A Comprehensive Q&A With MQA's Bob Stuart"
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April 19, 2020, 03:16 PM
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Thank you for your reply. A couple of points:
1. As for pulse code modulation (PCM) predating the moonlanding: General relativity and quantum mechanics, cornerstones of modern science and... -
April 19, 2020, 06:13 AM
Thread: A question about MQA
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Well said. This is precisely why I was never interested in "high res". Too little music available, especially in the less commonly explored spaces that interest me.
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April 19, 2020, 05:55 AM
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And an exquisitely well deserved one at that.
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April 19, 2020, 05:49 AM
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While I agree with this very well formulated statement, it is rather funny to apply it in defense of MQA. If people were actually interested in -- technical -- understanding, they would realize that...
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April 18, 2020, 06:50 PM
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More dodging.
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April 18, 2020, 09:45 AM
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Oh I thought DSD was the great savior of digital. Never mind ;).
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April 18, 2020, 09:43 AM
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April 18, 2020, 09:37 AM
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It is!
(Although there is also some real 96/24 or 96/192.)
But this is too funny. I have been ridiculed here for still sticking to just CD by people who were praising the virtues of... -
April 17, 2020, 07:35 PM
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25,000. Wow. I'm impressed. Is that all they could come up with in, what, five years? Why bother with it if you can get real "hi-res" via Quobuz, for example?
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April 17, 2020, 01:10 PM
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Yes, I can see that!
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April 17, 2020, 11:45 AM
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If you prefer to believe an argument from "authority", rather than informing yourself technically, that's your choice.
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April 17, 2020, 10:31 AM
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Mep is right. MQA is not lossless.
MQA is one big fat marketing lie, and its technical arguments have been exposed as fraud. The problems with it are discussed is this excellent article:
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April 10, 2020, 05:40 PM
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And Frank Zappa who had technically brilliant musicians, while being one himself. Editing was his modus operandi, with incredible musical results to boot.
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April 5, 2020, 11:20 PM
Thread: Why no turntable?
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Sorry, I don't follow the logic.
And you say I need to spend all the money on an outcome I already know from elsewhere, instead of spending it on optimizing the one source that I chose to be... -
April 5, 2020, 10:26 PM
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One topic is logically linked to the other, Mike. That became even more clear to me as I just re-read your OP.
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April 5, 2020, 03:59 PM
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I am glad you think that's the case.
Undoubtedly that plays a role, yes.
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April 5, 2020, 09:06 AM
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Mike, the answer to your post is found in my previous one.
As for my perspectives, an attentive reader may have noticed that they are nuanced and try to be fair.
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April 5, 2020, 08:27 AM
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Re: Why no turntable?
As I explained, the differences in dynamics were so huge that they simply cannot be explained by differences in system dynamics, and that the other system also can sound very dynamic. And I have...
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April 4, 2020, 07:49 PM
Thread: Why no turntable?
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Re: Why no turntable?
You're welcome. Different systems, but it doesn't matter. The differences in dynamic range/compression were far too great as to be able to be explained by system differences. The system where I heard...
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This is a 12 volt LPS....is that sufficient ?....I thought one needed something like 19/20 volts, especially if doing DSP, etc.
Nucleus one