I published music on Tidal to test MQA - MQA Review

A deep dive into MQA, and its problems.
Testing starts at 5:45

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How to test MQA's leaky filter: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/62669-how-to-demonstrate-mqas-leaky-filter/
2018 RMAF MQA talk by Chris Connaker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSv0lcHlawk
Archimago's MQA article: https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/mqa-a-review-of-controversies-concerns-and-cautions-r701/
PS Audio vid on MQA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPfmWKjiccA
Schiit on MQA: https://www.schiit.com/news/news/why-we-wont-be-supporting-mqa#:~:text=Today%2C%20Schiit%20Audio%20announced%20that,so%20that%20they%20may%20choose
Linn on MQA: https://web.archive.org/web/20201111211105/https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/mqa-is-bad-for-music
Neil Young removes albums from TIDAL: https://neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/article?id=Tidal-Misleading-Listeners
Further reading on MQA:

GTO filter analysis: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/55951-ifi-foe-fum/#comments

Benchmark Audio's statement about MQA transient shifting: https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/benchmark-media-systems-la4-line-amplifier-and-dac3-b-digital-to-analog-converter

RealHD stops supporting MQA: https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=7218

Archimago on transient smearing https://archimago.blogspot.com/2018/02/musingsmeasurements-on-blurring-and-why.html

Rob Watts on digital filters: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/watts-up.800264/page-134#post-15968970

Benchmark on MQA: https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/application_notes/163302855-is-mqa-doa

Meridian has doctored tests of hi-res in the past: https://audioinvestigations.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-great-debate-amir-vs-arny.html

Filter ringing (with a link to Mans/troll audio) https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30381-mqa-is-vaporware/page/699/?tab=comments#comment-983918

Aliasing vs. imaging: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30381-mqa-is-vaporware/page/683/?tab=comments#comment-980885

Music aliasing distortion example: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30381-mqa-is-vaporware/page/683/?tab=comments#comment-980857

Linear phase vs. Minimum phase: https://troll-audio.com/articles/linear-and-minimum-phase/

Sox settings to duplicate an MQA filter: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/37821-stereophile-series-on-mqa-technology/page/7/?tab=comments#comment-754014

JA's post showing signal aliasing: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30381-mqa-is-vaporware/?do=findComment&comment=980401

mansr's original Dragonfly DAC analysis: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30572-mqa-technical-analysis/page/20/?tab=comments#comment-690307

Why MQA's digital filters blur the music: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30381-mqa-is-vaporware/page/470/?tab=comments#comment-936690

A Survey of Musical Instrument Spectra to 102.4 KHz https://www.cco.caltech.edu/~boyk/spectra/spectra.htm

RealHD Audio on MQA: https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=6517

Bob Stuart wanted to censor AS: https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic/30381-mqa-is-vaporware/page/584/?tab=comments#comment-958011
References in MQA's response:
[1] 'A Hierarchical Approach for Audio Archive and Distribution', JAES Volume 67 Issue 5 pp. 258-277; May 2019. http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=20456

[2] 'The Gentle Art of Dithering', JAES Volume 67 Issue 5 pp. 278-299; May 2019.
http://www.aes.org/e‐lib/browse.cfm?elib=20457

[3] MQA Q&A Sidebar 1: https://www.stereophile.com/content/mqa‐questions‐and‐answers‐sidebar‐1‐ example‐nielsen‐2l‐120‐track‐1

[4] MQA Q&A Sidebar 2: https://www.stereophile.com/content/mqa‐questions‐and‐answers‐sidebar‐2‐ example‐portland‐state‐chamber‐choir

[5] MQA Sidebar 3: https://www.stereophile.com/content/mqa‐questions‐and‐answers‐sidebar‐3‐example‐ portland‐state‐amazing‐grace‐audibility‐analysis

[6] Bobtalks: MQA CD https://bobtalks.co.uk/blog/mqaplayback/origami‐and‐the‐last‐mile/
0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Summary of topics
1:47 - Pre-video clarifications
3:44 - What is MQA?
5:41 - How I got test files encoded in MQA
6:57 - MQA 44.1khz vs Native 44.1khz
8:14 - MQA HiRes vs Native 88.2khz
11:11 - Reduced Dynamic Range
11:47 - Does unfolding work? (Many MQA releases are just upsampled 44.1khz)
12:41 - No Lossless on tidal if track is MQA
13:47 - MQA "Authentication" means nothing
14:30 - MQA Upsampling filter is leaky
15:33 - Filter attenuation analysis
16:54 - HiRes unfolding analysis
18:53 - Full decode analysis
19:54 - Conclusion
21:19 - My Opinion, and testing cables
25:46 - Why are manufacturers supporting MQA?
27:13 - Best way to play MQA files
27:44 - ifi GTO filter is MQA
28:56 - MQA's response
37:02 - Credits/Thank you

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