Originally Posted by Yetis
My overall comment is that MQA is a step forward. Was I blown away, no, but I was impressed. My expectations going in were very different than what I heard. I was expecting MQA to be a real powerful tool to reinvigorate older recordings. So was thinking that all the old jazz masters and classical offerings would be the first to remaster. However, what I heard last night left me thinking that isn't the case. The challenge is that I don't know how many MQA titles have been done at this point. I am sure that like any smart company, M has picked the ones that have yielded the greatest "return". I suspect that remastering via MQA one of countless classical recordings likely yields less play and interest than something more mainstream when out there trying to sell the format to recording studios and manufacturers. So initially I was surprised that not a single classical recording was offered up as a demo last night, though in reflection, I guess it makes sense.
I am sorry that they did not play you the MQA file of the Ravel String Quartet. This, for me, was the most impressive of all.

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