[gimmeheadroom]

I honestly expected some audiophile minimalist jazz music under that link. Now imagine my surprise upon discovering Static X inside

Clearly you missed the point of him owing me a couple of beers (to which he graciously consented) after subjecting myself to headbanging

 

[Double C]

Metallica’s discography now On Tidal In MQA

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Metallica’s discography now On Tidal In MQA

Where's the Dislike button

 

[caleb66]

Thanks guys for some fun for me and my gf when I showed her this thread and what is Static-X
No one else for critical audiophilic headbanging?

Metallica’s discography now On Tidal In MQA

Still ... No Justice for Jason

 

[Left Channel]

Could that be connected to what @Left Channel is talking about? How can I possibly know if the album I am listening to is legal or illegal?

No I was just talking about the record labels allowing non-master albums to become MQA releases, which Tidal calls "Masters" whether they are or not. This is legal but it's still fraud.

But MQA is supposed to mean it's been "Authenticated". So it's low quality as the artist intended.

There are different types of authentication. Often it's the current rights holders, who are not artists at all, that approve what is to be MQA'ed.

 

[rkw]

There are different types of authentication. Often it's the current rights holders, who are not artists at all, that approve what is to be MQA'ed.

Is there any real "authentication" at all? If Warner is adding millions of MQA tracks to Tidal, it will be a server grinding through the catalog database and indiscriminately converting tracks.

 

[Double C]

Where's the Dislike button

I recommend listening to album S&M or S&M2.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

I recommend listening to album S&M or S&M2.

I'm willing to give it a try. I have read the audio quality is quite excellent on those

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Is there any real "authentication" at all? If Warner is adding millions of MQA tracks to Tidal, it will be a server grinding through the catalog database and indiscriminately converting tracks.

If it's blue then they're not remasters by a third party. I'm not sure what green means. I'm not sure if a third party is allowed to do MQA on somebody elses material.

 

[iFi audio]

Clearly you missed the point of him owing me a couple of beers (to which he graciously consented) after subjecting myself to headbanging

I have nothing against Static X. The noise of my youth

Enjoy your beers

 

[Left Channel]

Is there any real "authentication" at all? If Warner is adding millions of MQA tracks to Tidal, it will be a server grinding through the catalog database and indiscriminately converting tracks.

If it's blue then they're not remasters by a third party. I'm not sure what green means. I'm not sure if a third party is allowed to do MQA on somebody else's material.

That's my point: often the rights holders are not at all representing the original artists or their intent, and some of the stuff they have approved to put through the MQA grinder makes no sense. While listening to MQA I've come across a bassy remix that don't sound at all like the master tape, a low-res Motown cut, and other disappointments.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

That's my point: often the rights holders are not at all representing the original artists or their intent

Sadly, this is pretty much the way show business and the music business has always been. Plenty of incredible musicians died penniless while there are empires to this day built on making a business out of selling those talents.

 

[Left Channel]

Sadly, this is pretty much the way show business and the music business has always been. Plenty of incredible musicians died penniless while there are empires to this day built on making a business out of selling those talents.

Speaking of which, it's not MQA-related but this was posted by BBC News today: Seeking justice for Lion Sleeps Tonight composer.

 

[Soundizer]

Anyone running Tidal App with issues on Mac OS BigSur Mac Silicon. I get message Application Unexpectedly Quit message after i close the Tidal App.

 

[Soundizer]

Tidal is broken on new Mac M1 computers.