Karlthehusky721
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Why would Schiit involve themselves with MQA? There's nothing in it for them, or their customers.
Cons of MQA vs 24bit FLAC:
MQA isn't lossless.
DSP manipulation cannot occur before the hardware MQA decoder in the dac, making room correction impossible without introducing extra ADCs and DACs into the signal path.
No conclusive evidence that MQA can be differentiated between 24bit FLAC from the same master in a blind test.
Anyone who wishes to make an MQA enabled device must jump through Meridian's hoops and pay licensing for a technology that hasn’t actually been proven to have audible benefits.
When Meridian says "remaster," what they really mean is running a file through a DSP.
And many more...
Pros:
Smaller size when Internet streaming.
The fact that video streaming sites are engaging in 4k video streams leads me to belive that this "pro" is a crock of s**t.
Cons of MQA vs 24bit FLAC:
MQA isn't lossless.
DSP manipulation cannot occur before the hardware MQA decoder in the dac, making room correction impossible without introducing extra ADCs and DACs into the signal path.
No conclusive evidence that MQA can be differentiated between 24bit FLAC from the same master in a blind test.
Anyone who wishes to make an MQA enabled device must jump through Meridian's hoops and pay licensing for a technology that hasn’t actually been proven to have audible benefits.
When Meridian says "remaster," what they really mean is running a file through a DSP.
And many more...
Pros:
Smaller size when Internet streaming.
The fact that video streaming sites are engaging in 4k video streams leads me to belive that this "pro" is a crock of s**t.