Archimago wrote: > As others have noted about a "solution in search of a problem", I think > there's another angle here. I suspect the recording houses in their > heart do not like the availability of the true "studio masters" going > out the door. And I think they're realizing that the "HRA" angle isn't > selling. > > Other than yet "moar loud" or EQ'ed remaster, a good quality "studio > master" is the end of the revenue stream; they must keep the door open > for potential re-buying of the album and MQA allows another step in > that. It's "high resolution" in that it's potentially better than CD > (Wombat, I'd love to see if there is indeed evidence that it could be > <16-bits) - at least 48kHz is better than 44kHz, right? But it's not > -true -24-bits nor -true -96/192kHz. Call me conspiratorial if you like > but I think there's a big DRM/copy protection issue here as well. Of > course, we can bet this will be hacked pretty quickly just like all that > have come before. If I am correct, the big labels will get on board with > the idea of DRM capabilities and provide backing in a way that something > like Pono would never have. They of course need another way to sell this > to a public wary of copy-protection already and that's why we keep > seeing these fluffy comments about "connecting" the studio/artist to the > consumer, or the "analogue front end to the back end" or even the use of > the term "Authenticated" (through some indicator light).- I think we're > in for an interesting ride in terms of how they will continue to market > and push this "format".- > > BTW: I find Bob Stuart's "sales job" interesting... Here's a smart man > with technical experience talking ad-speak putting himself out there > like this as a mouthpiece. Unlike Neil Young who is clearly out of his > depth with Pono, we've got a smart fellow trying to get the public to > buy into his scheme. The responses appear scripted and vague by design. > I smell desperation. > > Another implication of this suspicion is that over time, the big names > will start deprecating HDTracks and Pono as it plays favourites with > MQA. Death to the "studio master", long live the almighty MQA? We shall > see :-).
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