pjones5
100+ Head-Fier
As the title says - MQA; scam or not?
Absolutely, totally, completely 100% a scam.
This video explains it the best.
TLDR - even the creators/owners of the 'technology' refuse to give proper straight answers when questioned about the science/evidence.
Qobuz.I actually just finished watching that video lol - that's what spurred the post on.
Where do you go for HiFi music then? I'm currently using Apple Music ALAC, though I just signed up for Amazon Music HD. I have a lot of tracks I got from AudFree from Tidal (100% legal btw, if you strictly use it for personal use and do not distribute), but now I'm thinking I might as well dump those since they aren't legitimately lossless.
Let your ears decide?As the title says - MQA; scam or not?
I personally use Qobuz. Let your ears be the judge. I don't see any reason not to listen to MQA if it sounds good to youAs the title says - MQA; scam or not?
Cool. So don't listen to it / pay for a service that provides it etc. Vote with your feet (or credit card in this case).Paying money to satisfy your 'fear of missing out' (while remaining in ignorance) is the definition of 'getting scammed'.
Anyone who says MQA isn't a scam either has limited understanding of digital audio or audio science.
Unfortunately you're missing the point.Cool. So don't listen to it / pay for a service that provides it etc. Vote with your feet (or credit card in this case).
The only issue I'd have is if people who have an issue with MQA start telling other people they should also have an issue with it just because they have.
It is great to give people the opportunity to understand and to educate themselves on this if they choose but if someone is listening to MQA files and are happy I'm not sure they'll feel like they are being scammed.
If they keep getting told they are being scammed no doubt they will then begin to believe it.
People's ears should decide because maybe that thing you feel is inferior, and a scam, may just sound better to them.
I'm not missing the point at all. I perfectly understand your argument.Unfortunately you're missing the point.
Unlike headphones or amps where subtle differences amount to notable differences in personal taste due to tonal differences and presentation this isn't the case with digital audio.
Unlike analogue components which are many and varied in their subjective subtleties, digital audio is absolute and objective: there is no subjectivity to be gleaned from ones and zeros.
The simple fact is that MQA is lossy. It is by definition - missing information; all the while making outrageous marketing claims.
I know for a fact my ears aren't good enough to understand the complexities of digital audio and scam products - fortunately I've got a brain for that.