Archimago wrote: > drmatt: "Actually I'd rather see a "thx like" mastering standard ..." > > Yeah, I think something like this applied as a "standard" for which > high-resolution recordings can be certified as such might be > beneficial... Hard to imagine this happening though given how far down > Wonderland the consumer associations and how meaningless the "Hi-Res > Audio" logo and definition has become. The "branding" is already damaged > and continues to be nothing more than hype, playing on impressionable > audiophile insecurities who desire "big numbers" like 192kHz, 24-bits, > DSD128+... Folks like Neil Young and Bob Stuart are not helping the > situation. > > As for MQA, I think it's pretty clear that it's DOA. With negatives > coming out of Schiit and PS Audio, and the obvious ridiculousness of > TAS's articles, the hype ain't working. This is good IMO. Unlike DSD > which is dying by virtue of just not delivering despite its time in the > sun, if audiophiles can stand up and call BS on stuff like MQA.......
Yes it sounds like MQA is already dying on its feet. No matter, perhaps the inertia or desire for a standard can be used to produce a better one... In the old days we'd have got the BBC to do it.. but that's been neutered and can't produce its own obituary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ drmatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105070 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
