tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post204959211405867041..comments2024-03-28T00:31:13.472-07:00Comments on <em>Archimago's Musings</em>: MQA: "Final" thoughts... On Politics & Paradigms.Archimagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-48307177473540247062018-01-14T12:22:53.220-08:002018-01-14T12:22:53.220-08:00I watched 32 mins of the RMAF MQA LIVE. Who is thi...I watched 32 mins of the RMAF MQA LIVE. Who is this guy? his noise to content ratio is like 80%. Andrzejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468830968130726439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-29152416124672355412017-10-23T09:30:11.870-07:002017-10-23T09:30:11.870-07:00Fyi
https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/mqa-is-bad-for-mus...Fyi<br />https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/mqa-is-bad-for-music<br /><br />It's from a Meridian competitor, but does highlight some recording industry concerns.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190822977665192295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-43685055636372933522017-10-23T04:48:10.683-07:002017-10-23T04:48:10.683-07:00Congrats Archimago - from the text of the brief it...Congrats Archimago - from the text of the brief it seems somebody is copying your MQA-blind-listening test ;)Gimme Nameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727816762619224207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-28270550213711229272017-10-22T15:20:13.956-07:002017-10-22T15:20:13.956-07:00Thanks for the note Tim.
Yup. It's about the ...Thanks for the note Tim.<br /><br />Yup. It's about the speakers and expanding immersion, potentially with multichannel but even that has a limit!<br /><br />As I wrote above, if a CD is worth $10, I would not even spend that 10 bucks on an MQA album download!<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-27142853346437130642017-10-22T15:16:29.730-07:002017-10-22T15:16:29.730-07:00Absolutely Tim. Well reasoned.
By right, MQA shou...Absolutely Tim. Well reasoned.<br /><br />By right, MQA should be a niche product. I suspect though that Meridian/MQA/music labels have strong aspirations. It is without doubt a sort of "weak" DRM at this point that's mostly an annoyance. But in time, there is certainly potential for it to impose a stronger form of control. This is the "other side of the coin" for their Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-38908806363002423982017-10-22T15:00:47.171-07:002017-10-22T15:00:47.171-07:00Thanks Crispin,
I've heard that Bruno Putzeys ...Thanks Crispin,<br />I've heard that Bruno Putzeys has been vocal as well and actually brought up concerns at that AES session on Friday! Since I'll be heading off overseas soon, please get in touch with me on Computer Audiophile via PM. Will be great to chat...<br />Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-88813658341160529582017-10-22T13:23:37.720-07:002017-10-22T13:23:37.720-07:00The invention of MQA seems to me to be simply addi...The invention of MQA seems to me to be simply adding confusion to a market already well served by audio codecs, lossy and lossless. I was astounded to hear Bob Stuart in the youtube interview you linked to claim that MQA is lossless, and in the same breath say that they are only including the "necessary" audio information, based on their review of the neuroscience. That is grossly Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419856625684722806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-75640050971542956182017-10-22T13:09:50.340-07:002017-10-22T13:09:50.340-07:00Hello unknown / Crispin,
I appreciate your sente...Hello unknown / Crispin, <br /><br />I appreciate your sentence, "If properly engineered, for consumers, everything is now down loudspeakers, and has been for a while."<br /><br />Exactly, that's what I feel, too. With CD, digital transmission and hard disk recording, most of the consumer gear is at a level where sound quality is only limited by the speakers or headphones. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106681503046026032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-41755333883678392692017-10-22T12:17:58.690-07:002017-10-22T12:17:58.690-07:00Hello Archimago,
I feel that "Hi-Res" ...Hello Archimago, <br /><br />I feel that "Hi-Res" downloads or streaming by itself is a niche market. If I had to pay prices like on the "Hi-Res" download sites, I would rather like to have a physical product. <br />On the other hand, if I don't care for a physical product, I feel the MP3s from Amazon or other sites, for less than a Euro per song, are good enough. <br />SoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106681503046026032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-55129399524487497492017-10-22T12:06:34.683-07:002017-10-22T12:06:34.683-07:00Yes, Archimago,
your articles contain a lot of re...Yes, Archimago, <br />your articles contain a lot of real content. <br />The denisty of information and facts is much higher than in "audiophile" websites.<br />Practically nearly all "audiophile" magazines, online or print, don't do any critical objective testing. <br />But simply, every new piece of gear is "excellent". Embedded in lengthy "feel-good"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106681503046026032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-31454978847563199892017-10-22T11:01:33.882-07:002017-10-22T11:01:33.882-07:00Sorry about the unknown tag, I couldn't figure...Sorry about the unknown tag, I couldn't figure out quickly how to get my own name to appear. I got the MQA news second hand via another engineer. If you can PM me, I can give you more details.<br />I'm not sure this will get industry acceptance, but anything can happen in todays wonderful world where we have to keep on re-inventing wheels to sell more carts...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190822977665192295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-73895423822322595792017-10-22T09:13:39.954-07:002017-10-22T09:13:39.954-07:00Thank you Unknown,
I appreciate the comment and yo...Thank you Unknown,<br />I appreciate the comment and you feedback from a seasoned voice.<br /><br />I see that Mr. Stuart spoke at the AES as recent as this past Friday in NYC (with Bob Ludwig and Ian Shepherd). I hope that was recorded. Was it at that event that you spoke to him? On another forum there was also this AES "brief" mentioned:<br />https://secure.aes.org/forum/pubs/ebriefs/Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-89118129040556086542017-10-22T06:39:31.333-07:002017-10-22T06:39:31.333-07:00As a pro audio manufacturer for 25 years, what wor...As a pro audio manufacturer for 25 years, what worries me is how marketing based "consumer physics" is now being applied to pro audio. There are a few old boys like me in the industry who essentially have perfected audio transmission and reproduction. We know the limitations, and they certainly aren't solved by hi res, or new codecs. We know how studio techniques "create&Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190822977665192295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-14096231096702014892017-10-22T06:17:26.346-07:002017-10-22T06:17:26.346-07:00There's no contradiction there. Without new pr...There's no contradiction there. Without new products, there would be no old ones for the vintage lovers.Mans Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079233294599701785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-25806266794123365772017-10-22T05:18:34.055-07:002017-10-22T05:18:34.055-07:00Hi Archimago,
would you consider audiophool world ...Hi Archimago,<br />would you consider audiophool world of products to be suffering from planned obsolescence? Because from what I observed, it does, albeit in its own peculiar yet predictable way - the new device always sound better. But then, there are also vintage lovers. <br />SUBIThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286857243022976100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-56967676018886713122017-10-21T09:42:45.173-07:002017-10-21T09:42:45.173-07:00Funny stuff Jeff. Raised $50 for Mr. Harley to go ...Funny stuff Jeff. Raised $50 for Mr. Harley to go to EE school? I didn't know about this.<br /><br />Oh... Fremer... Yeah... Some entertainment value I suppose, but that persona is problematic. I recently read that he provided testimony at the Michael Jackson vs. Quincy Jones legal case but his testimony was excluded by the judge. Strange that he would be asked to be an expert witness (the Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-86448943288057419532017-10-21T09:31:05.046-07:002017-10-21T09:31:05.046-07:00Greetings Martin,
It has been fun putting this blo...Greetings Martin,<br />It has been fun putting this blog together over the last 5 years.<br /><br />Yeah, life is busy with the job, family, extracurricular activities :-). Something I realized after reading the usual on-line audiophile sites over the years is basically that so much of what is written contains little actual *content* that can be generalized over the years. Subjective opinions andArchimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-3167368465980044882017-10-20T21:47:54.919-07:002017-10-20T21:47:54.919-07:00I enjoy Fremer, his tour of his audio room at his ...I enjoy Fremer, his tour of his audio room at his house on Youtube recently was easily the most entertaining of the crib tours so far on Stereophile youtube channelMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419856625684722806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-69950838413629076592017-10-20T21:08:35.090-07:002017-10-20T21:08:35.090-07:00Years ago Peter Aczel started a fund drive to send...Years ago Peter Aczel started a fund drive to send Harley to EE school. I think he got about $50. Harley claims now he has a degree in something, and has even taught. Who knows? Maybe it was all some audiophile Make-A-Wish thing. ("Class? This is Professor Harley! And what do we say when we meet someone new, children?"<br /><br />Fremer, OTOH, is simply a nasty, obnoxious person. jsrthetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09471258641340325875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-64864010657457302602017-10-20T21:06:29.393-07:002017-10-20T21:06:29.393-07:00Yes they are a hoot, I find the kooky TAS articles...Yes they are a hoot, I find the kooky TAS articles hilarious. Sorry for the multiplicity of repliesMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419856625684722806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-63664309765454923362017-10-20T21:04:52.648-07:002017-10-20T21:04:52.648-07:00I read the kooky articles in TAS just for the ente...I read the kooky articles in TAS just for the entertainment value!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419856625684722806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-54902477851173745782017-10-20T21:03:20.493-07:002017-10-20T21:03:20.493-07:00I am in awe of your output... you have a full time...I am in awe of your output... you have a full time job, yet this blog seems like a full time job to me!! I love it, a revelation after reading the usual hifi magazines. I first found you via your review of the Google chromecast audio, a wonderful device, but almost certainly not to be found in the pages of audiophile magazines!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419856625684722806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-57502544041847275742017-10-20T08:57:29.715-07:002017-10-20T08:57:29.715-07:00Thanks Steven for the link and discussion.
I'...Thanks Steven for the link and discussion.<br /><br />I'm getting too old to weep over articles like these, so I choose to laugh about the claimed significant effects of these qualities he speaks of in the crystal structure :-).<br /><br />Yes, AE is not EE and I as well have heard of strange claims from the AE crowd. At least most of the ones I come across seem pretty reasonable and level Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-75150859254446274282017-10-20T08:39:57.868-07:002017-10-20T08:39:57.868-07:00Hey Martin,
:-)
Those articles by Zeilig and Cla...Hey Martin,<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Those articles by Zeilig and Clawson which included a series on computer audio I think in 2014 were a hoot. Total mish mash of assertions, opinions, delusional insinuations, loose associations dressed up in supposed scientific methodology!<br /><br />Really frightening that TAS would print something like these in all seriousness and speaks to the poor Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4781727111866727703.post-43887624545906999702017-10-20T08:31:28.833-07:002017-10-20T08:31:28.833-07:00Hi Tim,
With each passing day, month, year, the n...Hi Tim,<br /><br />With each passing day, month, year, the need to turn a profit on this is strong, I suspect. No doubt there must be pressures to get the job done with expectations not just for themselves but for the partners.<br /><br />Considering that Tidal is really the only significant source for MQA consumption, I still wonder what kind of #'s we're seeing with subscription and Archimagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642574001287787545noreply@blogger.com