MQA Sounds Really Good!

[Ro808]

dmac6419 said:

It's your money your choice.

That's a core premise of capitalism as I understand it.

"Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit."

Let this one sink in.

 

[BDWoody]

"Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit."

Let this one sink in.

Ok...now what?
Am I supposed to have some kind of epiphany making me want to give my business to the poor? You know, now that the decades of risk, debt, difficult decisions and 80 hour weeks are paying off?

Maybe it needs to sink in more...

 

[Ro808]

Here's another one to chew on:
"Money makes the world go round."

A few years ago Amir published an interesting article about practices of American lawfirms on another forum.
You may want to look it up to get a clue of what I am talking about.

So much for being OT.


Around 2004, when I ditched traditional media in favor of digital, I started researching Hi-Res audio.
In short, this included reading numerous papers on the subject, studying Recording engineering, comparison of 16/44 audio
to Hi-Res equivalents etc.
My conclusion was (and still is) that Hi-Res audio is superior... on paper.
In practice the differences are often negligible, provided the source material has been recorded, mixed and mastered properly.

Even though prices of storage and high-end audio (production) gear have dropped over the last 20 years, it's still quite expensive to record and produce audio in Hi-Res formats. Add this to the fact that the number of high-end studios - able to afford said gear - decreased, as a result of the converging media landscape.
Obviously, the same applies to distribution and local storage of the respective media.
My personal media library contains around 20 TB of digital music, mostly FLAC files. The same library in uncompressed DSD format would require approximately 8-10 times extra storage capacity, depending on sampling frequency/quantification.

 

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[RayDunzl]

"Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit."

"In every language, the first word after "Mama!" that every kid learns to say is "Mine!".

A system that doesn't allow ownership, that doesn't allow you to say "Mine!" when you grow up, has -- to put it mildly -- a fatal design flaw."

 

[KozmoNaut]

Lots of people here confusing private ownership and personal property.

Funnily enough, every experience I've had with kids is that they're very enthusiastic about fairness and sharing everything in equal amounts, everyone gets the same number of candies and so forth. The egoism only comes later, suggesting that it's learned behavior from adults.

 

[Ro808]

It helps to have a background in economic sciences and not to be inhibited by personal (and/or political) circumstances in order to be able to zoom out.

If you think this implies financial autonomy, you're on the wrong track.

 

[BDWoody]

It helps to have a background in economic sciences and not to be inhibited by personal (and/or political) circumstances in order to be able to zoom out.

My masters in economics isn't helping you out so far... I still seem to want to keep my business...

 

[Ro808]

Additionally, attending master classes by a former Prime Minister / Minister of Economic Affairs, and experience with people of all walks of life, notably those of the supra-conglomerate class, broadens your mind.

 

[BDWoody]

Additionally, attending master classes from a former Prime Minister / Minister of Economic Affairs, and experience with people of all walks of life, notably of the supra-conglomerate class, broadens your mind.

Got it now...
I simply live, was educated, and built my business(es) in the very real world. I couldn't possibly fathom the view from on high...where mundane things like reality don't get in the way...

Back to your wokeness.

I'll go back to hiring more people.

 

[mattanderson]

What in the world happened here?

The Green Manalishi is a great song, though.

 

[dkinric]

We are watching a debate on who has the most relevant business experience to provide commentary on Jay-Z and therefore Tidal. Why, were you expecting audio discussion?

 

[Ro808]

My ex-girlfriend used to listen to Jay-Z, when she was still a little girl.

As a kid, I listened to N.W.A.

What about Tidal? Do you want an estimate of the expected end-of-life phase?

 

[dmac6419]

My ex-girlfriend used to listen to Jay-Z, when she was still a little girl.

As a kid, I listened to N.W.A.

What about Tidal? Do you want an estimate of the expected end-of-life phase?

My ex-girlfriend used to listen to Jay-Z, when she was still a little girl.

As a kid, I listened to N.W.A.

What about Tidal? Do you want an estimate of the expected end-of-life phase?

I would like an expected end-of-life phase for Qobuz and Deezer and all the rest.

 

[Ro808]

There's no future for any of these paid services in the long run, at least not in their current form.

Mind the use of the word 'Capitalism' in this article.
To complete the party, Jay-Z is present again.

 

[mattanderson]

There's no future for any of these paid services in the long run, at least not in their current form.

Mind the use of the word 'Capitalism' in this article.

Meh. The way for artists to make money is (and always has been) touring and live shows.

 

[Jimbob54]

The real intent of Meridian and the record labels supporting it, is to lock up music with DRM. Want to play the music you paid for in your car? Pay more.

Want to play the music you paid for while out walking? Pay more.

Want to play the music you paid for in kitchen, even? Pay more.

I see what you did there. I'm not massively keen on having to buy special kit with MQA capabilities to replay MQA content at "full" resolution. But good luck trying to play DSD files or very high PCM on your kitchen stereo at full res too.

The MQA file you buy or stream will play as "lossless"/ CD quality on anything that can handle FLAC. Just not at 24/192 or whatever.

 

[KozmoNaut]

Meh. The way for artists to make money is (and always has been) touring and live shows.

Augmented by direct sales of albums and merch, without the involvement of a record label.

 

[Wes]

economic sciences ...

oxymoron to put those 2 words together

 

[Ro808]

MQA is like paying extra for breathing a 'special kind of air', with - if you're lucky - a hint of Jay-Z's odour.

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