Tidal's approach to me is deliberate they will quietly remove the non-MQA files from their servers and offer only MQA encoded files. After all they play as normal 44.1 FLACs anyway when you don't have the hardware. This is but a transitioning phase.

The other services should be interesting how they roll it out. I have very limited experience apart from Spotify. I recall reading that Spotify and Apple Music have lower res than TIdal even..this could put them under the gun.

I'll tell the CA folks but I now understand the timing tone and rationale for Linn's article on MQA being bad - they probably already knew the UMG decision was gonna happen, and expressed their frustration through the article.

My deepest of admiration and respect for Bob S and team; how they transformed the industry TWICE - first with MLP now with MQA - and did so with quiet earnestness, tirelessly working to perfect their art. Here we were oogling at the DSPs and Ref 800s, when in truth they had much more paradigm changing plans in motion over decades.

The guy should receive a Grammy Lifetime Award.

Zone 1: DSP5200SEs, 818v3, Sooloos MC200 (1 Master, 1 Slave), Samsung LED 55" TV and Bluray
Zone 2: F80, MS200