MQA already dead in the water? No full decoding DAC alternatives...

[CPP]

Yep CD sells in the US, downward downward and further downward :badnews:, I guess I'm the only one still buying

https://www.statista.com/statistics/186772/album-shipments-in-the-us-music-industry-since-1999/

Streaming

https://www.statista.com/statistics/437717/music-streaming-revenue-usa/

LP

https://www.statista.com/statistics/188822/lp-album-sales-in-the-united-states-since-2009/

The Digital Download stats encompass any thing digital, but the bars on the graph do note what is contained in that year be it digital music, ringtones etc,

https://www.statista.com/statistics/186710/digital-music-revenue-in-the-us-since-2008/

 

[Dr Tone]

Downloadable MQA content has been around for well over a year now. So that part of your post has come and gone. There are many options as with some content you can select from MQA, 16/44 or 24/96 or 24/192.

I'm talking the big studios not the puny amount of downloadable MQA content currently available by a couple of specialty tiny labels.

Not sure where you get your information that people are still buying CD's.

Are you saying that lossless downloads have overtaken CD purchases? I consider purchasing MP3s from iTunes a different classification, as they are lossy, they already protects the labels crown jewels.

 

[still-one]

I'm talking the big studios not the puny amount of downloadable MQA content currently available by a couple of specialty tiny labels.



Are you saying that lossless downloads have overtaken CD purchases? I consider purchasing MP3s from iTunes a different classification, as they are lossy they already protects the labels crown jewels.

I guess you haven't been to the Onkyo site. The artists are far from what you are thinking about on 2L.

Lossless downloads have never had an impact on the market.

 

[Dr Tone]

I guess you haven't been to the Onkyo site. The artists are far from what you are thinking about on 2L.

Lossless downloads have never had an impact on the market.

No I haven't, that's new for me, I'm Canadian so my choices are limited to 7digital and prostudiomasters.

That was kind of my point, lossless downloads are such a small market, user demand in this niche market won't impact their decisions.

 

[Dr Tone]

On a side note those Onkyo MQA prices are little ridiculous. $16US for a lossy version of the album? That's $20CAD.

 

[still-one]

On a side note those Onkyo MQA prices are little ridiculous. $16US for a lossy version of the album? That's $20CAD.

Oh you prefer to pay ~$24 for DSD or Hi Rez that don't sound any better. Go ahead.

 

[Dr Tone]

Oh you prefer to pay ~$24 for DSD or Hi Rez that don't sound any better. Go ahead.

I don't. I can get the 24/96 for $16 or less Canadian on 7digital or prostudiomasters. Or the CD for even less sometimes. All better quality than MQA.

 

[still-one]

I don't. I can get the 24/96 for $16 or less Canadian on 7digital or prostudiomasters. Or the CD for even less sometimes. All better quality than MQA.

So you say.

 

[wisnon]

Oh you prefer to pay ~$24 for DSD or Hi Rez that don't sound any better. Go ahead.

I can get CDs for free at my local recycling center. Ha.

 

[rbbert]

Jon Iverson's editorial in the latest Stereophile isn't yet online, but know that it takes dead aim at MQA. Long, long overdue IMHO.

 

[nicoff]

So... how does MQA sound compared to hi Rez files?

Anyone can do the blind test referenced to in the article. Here is the link.

http://archimago.blogspot.com/2017/07/internet-blind-test-mqa-core-decoding.html

After you have done the test, you can go to Archimago’s blog (from September 2017 I believe) and see what you actually preferred from the blind test.

 

[AJ Soundfield]

Jon Iverson's editorial in the latest Stereophile isn't yet online, but know that it takes dead aim at MQA. Long, long overdue IMHO.

Well now it is https://www.stereophile.com/content/mqa-benefits-and-costs
Hopefully the fanboys don't freak