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Yes... for now. But pay attention to what Tidal have just done. That's the point.

Yes... I'm not a happy camper.
Any update on how it's going for MQA Ltd?

Nothing new to add on MQA in general. I'll have to dig around the web if I get time.

Get an unhappy note over to Tidal !!

@Nick

Thanks for taking the time to glean this information and for sharing it.

Your thoughts mirror mine exactly. I want MQA and that is why I pay TIDAL a subscription.

Hopefully a flood (well trickle) of similar requests will, at the very least, provide TIDAL with the customer data they needs to consider (re-)modifying their proposition.

I doubt the business model would work, but perhaps MQA Ltd. should start a streaming service of their own to distribute MQA recordings.

I wrote Tidal support this morning requesting that they give users the option to select the format when there are options. Their reply: “While we currently don't have the option to choose MQA or FLAC, please know that we’ll make sure your request gets in the right hands. Your feedback helps us improve, and we appreciate your thoughts!”

I also wrote Tidal today and received a similar form reply. I made it clear that I subscribe for MQA. If they get rid of MQA, I will be canceling Tidal.

I must admit, Qobuz has some aspects I find pretty attractive if Tidal lose the USP of MQA content…

Like what ? Genuine question.
I used both Tidal and Qobuz for a while as part of the early Roon alpha testing. I was fairly ambivalent about them until MQA arrived. FWIW

At £10.83, Qobuz Studio is cheaper than Tidal HiFi+ at £19.99 - so why pay more for no defacto MQA?

It’s that or, if you go to the Sublime option, it’s still cheaper than Tidal’s hi-res offering, plus you get massive discounts off purchasing albums. If this has reminded me of anything, it’s that with streaming you are at the mercy of the streaming company as to which content comes and goes and in which format. Plus I’ve had misgivings for quite some time about how pitiful the payments are to artists from the streaming services. Buying the album is better in that regard also.

The downside is (possibly?) that I’ve heard their standalone apps aren’t as good as Tidal, and I do use these when out and about and away from Roon, but I haven’t tried them personally…

When I recently home-auditioned a Naim Atom HE, Qobuz played via the Naim app sounded comparatively dull and lifeless compared to playing Qobuz via Roon to both the Naim Atom HE and my Meridian Prime/PSU.

Then again, my Meridian Prime/PSU sounded comparatively much better than the Naim Atom HE.