[Ryokan]

Glad I never bothered with MQA, paying high prices for something I already had, in a different format, put me off.

Maybe I'm not an audiophile after all

 

[71 dB]

Maybe I'm not an audiophile after all

There are audiophiles and there are audiophools...

 

[bigshot]

I call myself a Hi-Fi nut!

 

[Ryokan]

Everyone's a fruit and nutcase

 

[BobG55]

My wife has a litany of these terms for me.

 

[Ieonasj]

How are you making the comparison?

with my ears. more details in hear cd vs flac quality

 

[gregorio]

with my ears. more details in hear cd vs flac quality

There isn’t a CD vs flac quality. FLAC quality is identical to whatever you encode with it. Therefore, if you encode a CD with flac, cd quality is what you get.

G

 

[Ieonasj]

There isn’t a CD vs flac quality. FLAC quality is identical to whatever you encode with it. Therefore, if you encode a CD with flac, cd quality is what you get.

G

flac 24/96 quality im hear more details vs cd quality 16/44.1

 

[Claypole]

with my ears. more details in hear cd vs flac quality

I meant, what are you comparing against what, exactly? Are you comparing an actual CD to a streamed track, or are you just switching sound quality levels on the streaming service?

 

[Ieonasj]

I meant, what are you comparing against what, exactly? Are you comparing an actual CD to a streamed track, or are you just switching sound quality levels on the streaming service?

tidal streaming msters is better more details vs same song from laptop

 

[bigshot]

tidal streaming msters is better more details vs same song from laptop

Different mastering. That isn't because of the file format.

 

[Claypole]

tidal streaming msters is better more details vs same song from laptop

As bigshot says, different mastering.

I listen to CDs that I’ve ripped, and if I compare them to the same albums in Tidal, they often sound different, even although the quality setting on Tidal is ‘Hi Fi’. The Tidal version of the album will sounds different because it’s been remastered.

Remastered versions of albums can often sound sharper, and possibly more detailed,

 

[bigshot]

…or they may be more compressed and louder and flatter sounding. It all depends.

 

[gregorio]

flac 24/96 quality im hear more details vs cd quality 16/44.1

The only details 24/96 has over 16/44 are above 22kHz, which is inaudible to human beings. Therefore, assuming you’re not a bot, either you’re comparing different masters or you’re imagining “more details” where there aren’t any.

G

 

[oldmate]

MQA is Bankrupt.