Sometimes my mind hurts when I read about new technology. Old ideas that just had to be true keep being\u00a0demolished. Even the idea that copies are never as good as the original seems to be dead, dead, dead. Now we are told that some\u00a0copies\u00a0are improvements. Genuine improvements,\u00a0not\u00a0just enhancements.<\/p>\n
We are being told by audiophile experts that Meridian’s MQA\u00a0digital\u00a0recording process\u00a0“encapsulates” master\u00a0recordings\u00a0into\u00a0files that,\u00a0when played through an MQA decoder, yield music that sounds\u00a0better\u00a0than the original master recording. Somehow MQA corrects flaws in the digital original, the\u00a0result\u00a0becoming an improved version of the master. It sounds better than HD audio\u00a0on players with an MQA\u00a0decoder. Even\u00a0on conventional players it is said that MQA\u00a0sounds better\u00a0than\u00a0CD quality.<\/p>\n
MQA files are smaller than you might expect – one online source said MP3 size, another said 1\/3 the size of a FLAC file.<\/p>\n
MQA\u00a0will be available on some streaming and download services.\u00a0Warner Music Group has\u00a0announced a long-term licensing deal with MQA. Some\u00a0MQA music is currently available via\u00a0High Res Audio, Onkyo Music, e-Onkyo, 7digital, 2L and Technics Tracks. I have read Tidal is already converting its music to MQA. Over the coming months, MQA\u00a0will expand to more streaming platforms and into download stores worldwide.<\/p>\n
Will wonders never cease?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sometimes my mind hurts when I read about new technology. Old ideas that just had to be true keep being\u00a0demolished. Even the idea that copies are never as good as the original seems to be dead, dead, dead. Now we … Continue reading