MQA is not lossless!

[petergabriel]

This has got to be the most thorough video on the matter. I for one will stick with the streaming services offering flac.
MQA seems like 'The Emperor's New Clothes' to me...

MQA is not lossless - MQA Review

 

[Marcus99M]

I am just waiting for Spotify lossless and then I will quit Tidal and Roon. I have a MQA dac and from listening I think 44.1 and 48 kHz is worse than flac but 88.2 kHz and up is better than 44.1 kHz flac. Very very few songs of the few song which come in MQA are high res. I guess it's like Netflix 4k compared to uncompressed yeah compressed 4k still looks good but uncompressed is better. The video suprissed med I thought the base flac contained in the MQA would be lossless and then add more info at slopes to sound higher res with little extra data but even the base flac is worse.

 

[nopiano]

I think this has been aired already.

Do i need MQA streaming

Both Amplifiers im thinking about dont support MQA Yamaha R-N803D Marantz PM7000N Are they worth buying now if they dont support MQA. Right now im using Amazon Music Unlimited i get for just under £7 a Month. Can only use Amazon by Bluetooth as Yamaha dont support it, the Marantz supports...

forums.whathifi.com

I be happy to see MQA die a quiet death, I must admit. Very sad too, as Bob Stuart was such a great audio designer.

 

[Friesiansam]

I be happy to see MQA die a quiet death, I must admit. Very sad too, as Bob Stuart was such a great audio designer.

I have no facility to utilise MQA and, don't feel as though I miss out.

 

[nopiano]

I have no facility to utilise MQA and, don't feel as though I miss out.

100% agree there.

 

[petergabriel]

Yeah, I will stick with Deezer hifi, flac all the way, and they have officially stated that they will NOT move into MQA.
Also, they are among the highest paying per 1000 streamed songs to the artist, which is also worth taking into consideration. Apple Music is the highest paying, Spotify among the lowest.

 

[Henri]

Yeah, I will stick with Deezer hifi, flac all the way, ......Also, they are among the highest paying per 1000 streamed songs to the artist...

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Very good point PG, one that is not much mentioned in reviews which tend to stick to 'perceived' sound quality/apps/functionality only. I strongly feel that this aspect needs to be given much more attention by the public (no breath holding here...). Good on Deezer.