I was debating the merits of MQA on an Apple audio related forum. The vitriol expressed there by many towards MQA was breathtaking (including professed audio engineers).

One of them complained bitterly that Meridian were only concerned with charging $11k for an MQA player. When I pointed out that an Explorer2 costs less than $400, this only served to enrage him even more.

The objection appears to be that many perceive MQA to be some form of propriety stranglehold on their audio files.


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