If true... I wonder how else they are going to deliver "better than CD quality" (which resonates of MQA), because I'd be surprised if they are really going to stream 2x rate material (which has a limited catalogue for non-audiofools). So it's either MQA, 24/44.1 (which won't deliver much more than 16/44.1), or an MQA competitor that we've not heard of yet.
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There are even ultra HD tracks although not sure how many. It’s a real shame they didn’t engage with MQA, I’d be interested to know if MQA were even approached. As you can imagine, it’s competitively priced with a discount for Prime customers.
Roon integration would be key for me. If that happened, I’d have to assess whether or not MQA is worth an extra £7 a month.
Main system - Sources (Kodi-HTPC, Vero 4k, FireTV, Sat) into Trinnov Altitude 32 (8-16) (+Roon), Trinnov Amplitude 8 amp & Vivid Audio (Giya G3, V1.5) and REL Stentor III speakers. Others: F80 + Raspberry Pi and other Pi systems.
Obviously I sincerely hope not, but with only TIDAL (to my knowledge) delivering MQA in any meaningful volume, the answer has to be an unequivocal "yes".
Edit: OTOH, the opposite is true if Spotify and/or Apple decide that MQA/Masters/Super-duper-better-than-Amazon gives them a marketing edge over Amazon HD.
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Roon Developer and ex-moderator of this Forum I am #25 in the HH1 photo of fame.
To say I have been disappointed with MQA would be unfair but after nearly a year of listening and comparing what has struck me is how great upsampled CD quality can sound. I’ve never heard an example where MQA sounds inferior to say the High Res FLAC version
DSP3200, 218, Roon, M80, GIK Acoustics Monster Bass Trap, GIK Acoustics 244 Bass Trap x2, GIK Acoustics Tri-Trap x2, Partington Broadside Stands.
Do you believe MQA would have widespread appeal to the subscribers the Amazon competitors would be trying to attract, it is not us it is the ‘younger generation’ they need to attract. When I have discussed MQA with people including the ‘younger generation’ other than HH’s or Roon forum members NOBODY had heard of it or when I took time to explain what it was cared about it.
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