[MLA] TIDAL & new beta site

[Kevin Gross]

Audiophiles can have anxiety about bit transparency so could shun loudness
normalization on those grounds. But MQA is not bit transparent so that
doesn't seem to be a reasonable objection in this context. Is there some
nice story we  can tell about a symbiotic relationship between high
resolution or MQA and loudness normalization?

Kevin

On Dec 12, 2017 8:19 AM, "Robert Ludwig" <gatewaybob at mac.com> wrote:

Hi Bob K!

I cannot justify a Tidal subscription each month so I am not subscribed.


But Bob K. you CAN *test out* the TIDAL Hi-Fi/ TIDAL-Masters for free for
30 days.

It should sound identical to the MQA site you are beta testing. You can
compare buffering algorithms when used for DSL and less-than fast internet
hook-ups.  Tidal used to work well on my home DSL, now not as much after
the last software revision.  The new beta site seemed to be better in that
regard.

But I am currently beta testing a new high resolution MQA streaming service
that has not yet become public. The sound quality of the MQA on the stream
made from good 2496 and higher resolution masters is astounding. If this
service can obtain more high resolution masters and have a good selection,
I would subscribe to them at $19.99 a month.


Just playing devil’s advocate:
So, being that TIDAL already HAS lots more high resolution masters than the
beta site, and the fact that they are BOTH $19.99 a month, why favor the
beta site?

I have not yet brought up the issue of loudness normalization to them, as I
suspect the director of the company will hit the roof…


I completely agree here, I would not want to be the one to bring it up.

As a matter of curiosity, have you come across titles that do NOT seem to
benefit from MQA?  For me, I have found quite a few pop titles and even
some  classical titles where they sounded better without clearer
transients.  Just curious!

Best!
Bob L.

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