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Tidal now streams "master quality"
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<blockquote data-quote="user 997" data-source="post: 748224" data-attributes="member: 997"><p>This is just MQA as far as I understand, it is extremely vaguely worded? What is so special about it, is it also not proprietary technology requiring a new DAC/decoder? If its just the higher resolution which is worthless in any event or are these new masters made from original recordings?</p><p></p><p>Okay, I see this is MQA tech. So they are using their compression tech to stream higher bit rate music.</p><p></p><p>The bitrate will be about the same as for a 24-bit/48KHz PCM stream, but with the higher res bits encoded into the noise floor e.g. the stuff you cannot hear.</p><p>So when you receive this stream it will either pass through it directly to the DAC for decoding or of you don't use pass through it will use your computer to decode and convert this to 24-bit/96KHz PCM.</p><p></p><p>What I find unfortunate is that I cannot select between Hi-Fi and Masters. I have no control over the bandwidth and no control over the bit-rate any longer. Might just as well cancel my subscription and go with something cheaper.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 997, post: 748224, member: 997"] This is just MQA as far as I understand, it is extremely vaguely worded? What is so special about it, is it also not proprietary technology requiring a new DAC/decoder? If its just the higher resolution which is worthless in any event or are these new masters made from original recordings? Okay, I see this is MQA tech. So they are using their compression tech to stream higher bit rate music. The bitrate will be about the same as for a 24-bit/48KHz PCM stream, but with the higher res bits encoded into the noise floor e.g. the stuff you cannot hear. So when you receive this stream it will either pass through it directly to the DAC for decoding or of you don't use pass through it will use your computer to decode and convert this to 24-bit/96KHz PCM. What I find unfortunate is that I cannot select between Hi-Fi and Masters. I have no control over the bandwidth and no control over the bit-rate any longer. Might just as well cancel my subscription and go with something cheaper. [/QUOTE]
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