pablolie wrote: > we talk about money, and yet how successfully are encoding algorithms > when it comes to monetization? even the MP3 inventors gave up on it. > > i would get the software business motivation, hey, audiophile software, > subscription fees... sure. my posts in these very forums are still out > there when i said that Slimdevices or Logitech ought to have charged for > an LMS subscription license, the value was always more in the server > even though the streaming boxes were always great. but how Meridian > hopes to establish such a model with MQA is beyond me. no self > respecting competitor is going to adopt their stuff for obvious reasons. > unless they use it as a nice (yet meaningless) wrapper for products that > look and are priced a lot like Squeezeboxes, and the server streams in > MQA to the boxes, oh great, and the server software is sold as it should > - pay for updates. > > but with MQA i don't see the mega business opportunity out there. the > differentiation is questionable. the partner landscape limited. and > audiophiles don't care of it's MQA or DSD or two squirrels doing it in a > box as long as it sounds great and looks premium.
It's hard but possible Dolby and DTS manage to do it . I think the key is hardware devices you get a logo on the machine somewhere , not that I think the mfg behind a Chinese 50$ DVD player actually paid royalty for their Dalby logo :) but it usually works . Meridian had some sucess with MLP , and the rebranded improved variant do sell on blueray discs . But this is streaming so I share your concerns . But I do think the intent is again to sell chip or licenses for hardware devices . -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102934 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
