In Reply to: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" posted by DAP on August 17, 2017 at 20:54:29:
> Doug Schneider's point is that it's very difficult to find references that
> unequivocally say: I compared x res PCM files with MQA files for these
> recordings with an MQA supported dac, I also listened with another dac that
> I know for the PCM files.
This is the exact comparison I performed and have written about in
Stereophile, using the hi-rez PCM master files for some of my recordings
and MQA versions that I had had prepared. Doug Schneider had asked Bob
Stuart to prepare and send him files to compare, but Bob Stuart didn't do
so. Hence in Doug's view, such comparisons have never been performed.
John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile
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- RE: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" - John Atkinson 08/18/1716:13:22 08/18/17 (49)
- RE: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" - rt66indierock 15:57:45 08/21/17 (5)
- RE: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" - John Atkinson 11:07:41 08/22/17 (2)
- RE: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" - rt66indierock 09:08:12 08/24/17 (1)
- RE: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" - John Atkinson 09:52:59 08/24/17 (0)
- RE: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" - ahendler 20:02:51 08/21/17 (1)
- RE: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" - Charles Hansen 20:33:18 08/21/17 (0)
- RE: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" - DAP 03:51:50 08/19/17 (41)
- RE: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" - John Atkinson 04:09:54 08/19/17 (40)
- Thanks nt - DAP 16:54:47 08/19/17 (0)
- RE: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" - Doug Schneider 07:29:00 08/19/17 (38)
- It doesn't exist if Doug hasn't heard it? - Michael Lavorgna 17:44:01 08/19/17 (37)
- Have you heard MQA. If so, compared to what? nt - Rick W 19:38:38 08/19/17 (15)
- There's this - DAP 09:10:10 08/20/17 (1)
- Thanks. I'm 1/2 way thru, finish reading later. nt - Rick W 16:50:08 08/20/17 (0)
- I've been writing about MQA... - Michael Lavorgna 21:17:12 08/19/17 (12)
- RE: I've been writing about MQA...Not for - fmak 09:18:14 08/22/17 (5)
- I think "promoting" is the wrong word - DAP 10:06:44 08/22/17 (3)
- RE: I think "promoting" is the wrong word - ahendler 12:50:27 08/23/17 (1)
- RE: I think "promoting" is the wrong word - Charles Hansen 13:29:57 08/23/17 (0)
- RE: I think "promoting" is the wrong word - why not? - fmak 13:30:56 08/22/17 (0)
- RE: I've been writing about MQA...Not for - Michael Lavorgna 09:32:22 08/22/17 (0)
- I can see why nobofy likes you - 4everyoung 22:17:12 08/19/17 (5)
- LOL! - mkuller 14:32:15 08/20/17 (3)
- Although it seems Michael likes Sue better than Doug - DAP 19:12:47 08/20/17 (2)
- Is this high school? - mkuller 20:03:37 08/20/17 (1)
- Or perhaps another episode of "As the Table Turns" nt - DAP 21:07:26 08/20/17 (0)
- Clearly - Michael Lavorgna 00:00:39 08/20/17 (0)
- RE: It doesn't exist if Doug hasn't heard it? - Doug Schneider 17:49:36 08/19/17 (20)
- Oh please. - Michael Lavorgna 17:51:38 08/19/17 (19)
- RE: Oh please - You need to desist - fmak 13:25:01 08/22/17 (14)
- RE: Oh please - You need to desist - Michael Lavorgna 13:31:58 08/22/17 (13)
- RE: Oh please - You need to desist and respect - fmak 23:37:48 08/22/17 (12)
- Do you see the irony, Fred? - Michael Lavorgna 01:33:31 08/23/17 (11)
- this is a forum and I'm really not a fan - fmak 10:36:39 08/23/17 (10)
- The real truth about MQA - Michael Lavorgna 11:18:05 08/23/17 (9)
- RE: The real truth about MQA - fmak 00:51:41 08/24/17 (1)
- Here's the answer, Fred. - Michael Lavorgna 06:45:41 08/24/17 (0)
- RE: The real truth about MQA - ahendler 12:53:13 08/23/17 (0)
- Why the snark? - Beetlemania 11:50:33 08/23/17 (5)
- It's never been done - ML was the closest - Charles Hansen 14:26:57 08/23/17 (4)
- RE: It's never been done - ML was the closest - Michael Lavorgna 06:33:30 08/24/17 (3)
- RE: It's never been done - ML was the closest - Charles Hansen 14:33:18 08/24/17 (2)
- RE: It's never been done - ML was the closest - Michael Lavorgna 15:23:56 08/24/17 (1)
- RE: It's never been done - ML was the closest - Charles Hansen 23:14:26 08/24/17 (0)
- RE: Oh please. - Doug Schneider 17:54:36 08/19/17 (3)
- Methinks Michael enjoys the occasional libation.... - Ivan303 19:31:49 08/19/17 (2)
- RE: Methinks Michael enjoys the occasional libation.... - fmak 13:43:01 08/23/17 (0)
- Methinks... - Michael Lavorgna 21:14:27 08/19/17 (0)
- RE: "MQA is presented as an improvement in sound quality" - Doug Schneider 17:38:40 08/18/17 (0)