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RE: Hmm....

I don't think MQA gets to pick and choose masters. The label decides what they want to release. MQA just supplies the encoder.

The MQA that's coming out of WMG for streaming on Tidal is almost definitely made from the same common master as their DVD-A and hi-res downloads. I've done some comparisons of my DVD-A rips and HDTracks downloads with captured Tidal streams and they sound more or less the same and their spectral content appears to be the same within the envelops that MQA leaves untouched. I believe Archimago and a few other audio geek bloggers have done the same and posted about the results.



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  • RE: Hmm.... - Dave_K 10/9/1704:34:19 10/9/17 (1)
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