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I published music on Tidal to test MQA - MQA Review

610K views · Apr 15, 2021 · 38:01 · 1 HN recommender · 3 mentions · discussed 2021–2023

GoldenSound publishes music on Tidal to test MQA, a deep dive into the format's claims and problems including its leaky filter. Testing begins around the 5:45 mark.

Why Hacker News points people here: Cited in audio-streaming threads as a critical breakdown showing MQA is neither lossless nor transparent.

“the video breakdowns I've watched on MQA are interesting listens even as someone who doesn't use Tidal.”HN comment, 2021

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Recommendsthrow_nbvc1234May 2021

“the video breakdowns I've watched on MQA are interesting listens even as someone who doesn't use Tidal.”

Interesting breakdown of MQA even for non-Tidal users.

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Just to add to this comment, the video breakdowns I've watched on MQA are interesting listens even as someone who doesn't use Tidal. this video -- Critque of MQA link -- in defense of MQA At the end of the day, people should listen to what they think sounds good (is this an opinion?). If a placebo makes someone enjoy something more, is it really a placebo? If someone can't tell the difference between low quality recordings and high quality recordings, why should they go through the trouble of sourcing the high quality stuff. It's so easy to lose track of the subjective nature of audio in all of the objective details.

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CriticalPaulDavisThe1stJan 2022

“Alas, this is BS.”

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> a Tidal subscription (which has masters at supposedly higher quality than CDs) Alas, this is BS. this video link link

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CriticalLeoPantheraFeb 2023

“MQA isn't lossless and distorts audio”

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I can't forgive Tidal for their promotion of MQA, nothing more than a scam to fleece audiophiles who don't know better out of their money. MQA isn't lossless and distorts audio: this video Tidal HiFi isn't lossless either: link I don't think any of the streaming services are particularly friendly to artists either, but Apple Music pays more to the artist than Spotify does, and includes (real) lossless audio at no extra cost. For now, they've got my dollar.

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