<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Bob,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This casual treatment of tracks fits with what I'm seeing in iTunes. One has to actively disable cloud replacement time after time so iTunes doesn’t steal your known-good tracks. From Tidal I’ve heard how record companies require them to carry only the newest (crappiest) version of a track, and make sure originals aren’t available.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Compared to such demolishment, I’m afraid MQA is a sheer marketing detail which is bound to disappoint consumers just like the myriad of previous attempts at promising “hidef". 24 bit, 16 bit, 14 bit, 12 bit resolution: Doesn’t matter. Dither or not: Doesn’t matter. Sample rate DSD, 192k, 96, 48, 44.1k: Doesn’t matter. Lossless, 320k, 256k, 128k: Doesn’t matter. The version of a track/squashing is what generally matters.</div><div class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">cheers,</div><div class="">Thomas</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 07/05/2016, at 00.20, Robert Ludwig <<a href="mailto:gatewaybob@mac.com" class="">gatewaybob@mac.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><a href="http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/05/apple-music-isnt-deleting-music-libraries.html" class="">http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/05/apple-music-isnt-deleting-music-libraries.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I think this article explains it pretty well. It isn’t as horrible as the blog describes, but it is still taking <u class="">way</u> too much control for me to ever want to use their service.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">BTW, Tidal has 300 albums with MQA so with an MQA converter you can hear streaming 96kHz or even 352.8kHz music!</div><div class="">MQA is really revolutionary.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class="">Bob L.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" class="">
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<pre wrap="" class="">Dear friends,
If this story is true it is unimaginably horrific.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-music-no-seriously/">https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-music-no-seriously/</a>
Can anyone please tell me it is not true?
Cheers,
Eelco
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