9/15/2023 0 Comments Tidal connect mqa![]() ![]() I suggest that you simply forget about MQA or indeed any form of hi-res unless you plan to upgrade your system and simply continue to listen to standard resolution Tidal on your Muso as you currently do. It won’t be easy nor at all practical at this stage for Naim to introduce support for MQA in its hardware or firmware, so I suspect it will never happen. In a Reddit Q&A last April 10, 2023, Tidal CEO, Jesse Dorogusker, revealed that the streaming platform will soon be supporting FLAC in their Hi-Res format for HiFi Plus subscribers, days after MQA files for Appointment of Administrator, which is equivalent to bankruptcy in the US. I doubt very much that you would hear a significant difference on your Muso. MQA’s bankruptcy and Tidal’s switch to Hi-Res FLAC cast doubt on the future of high-resolution audio streaming. However, having said that, if I was purchasing a new DAC, the question of whether or not it supports MQA would be way down my list of priorities.īy the way, I also have a Naim Muso Qb for which I use Roon as my control software, and I am of the opinion that the difference between standard 16bit44mHz files and hi-res (MQA or otherwise) on the Muso Qb (or indeed the Muso) is negligible. Is it better than hi-res from Qobus? Not in my opinion, but I do think MQA is worth having if your primary streaming source is Tidal and if your DAC supports it. I do not hear any of the digital artefacts that some others claim to hear. On October 20, 2020, Tidal announced a new casting feature called Tidal Connect. My view on MQA for what it is worth is that MQA sounds pretty good on my main systems. Tidal Announces Tidal Connect: MQA and Atmos Music Casting Technology. My second system has a DAC that fully supports MQA. My main system does not support MQA, but Roon software performs the first unfold for this system. Essentially Spotify Connect for Tidal, it allows the native Tidal app to be a controller for connected devices like Chromecast can, only Connect supports Tidals MQA and Dolby Atmos Music catalogue. It is very unhealthily toxic, and exaggerations abound. I would recommend that you do not get involved too heavily into the debate. There are a number of individuals on the Roon forum who have appeared to make it their life’s ambition to campaign against MQA because A) they object to the way it works or B) because they think that one of MQA’s main purposes is to re-introduce DRM (Digital Rights Management) into the music chain, or C) they (claim to) hear unpleasant digital artefacts when they listen to MQA. ![]() ![]() Not so much on this forum but on the Roon forum itself. The debate around MQA is extremely toxic. For another, it’s probably really advisable to try Qobuz to test on certain music whether or not my ears perceive any difference at all.Ĭould you send me another link where the topic of MQA is discussed? Thank you very much. I also think that I just wait for the update from TIDAL or Naim or whoever. ![]()
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