Heuer wrote: > There are three 'folds' IIRC that MQA makes to the file, two of which > can be unfolded by software and the third fold requires MQA hardware. > > It is a solution to a problem that really no longer exists for most of > us - they were trying (in 2013) to reduce the size of high quality files > like FLAC so they could be streamed over limited bandwidth internet > connections. A strreamed FLAC file probably runs to 5Mbps maximum so for > most homes today with fibre broadband there is no need to bother with > MQA, just stream lossless. > > They claim MQA improves the sound even though it is a lossy format and > it could be the final result sounds better to some ears, hence the > controversy.
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