BRIAN LUCEY OM MQA
Jeg synes disse oppsummeringene om MQA fra Brian Lucey er gode for dem som ønsker innspill fra en erfaren profesjonell:
"MQA is, in all of my tests so far, brighter and thinner with more distortion, and a sense of excitement (remember Aphex?) and even volume from the artifacts. Sure many lay people will be fooled. I don't like to see pros fooled, but oh well, that's why I'm busy I suppose and they're posturing next to a new product so I'm free to tell the truth here.
If there is a market for MQA sure that's great, all good. Yet I don't think we should let Audiophiles (who are a small market in the first place) set definitions on good sound quality. They're not even remotely objective as they don't have the source files and do not know the intentions of the creative team. They're also easily fooled by all sorts of things, because they are essentially experiencing creativity, by tweaking the playback.
That's fine, and I love them for paying money for great systems, but it is what is is. A form of creativity and control.
The bottom line for me, this whole "bettering" the source file and "deblurring" malarkey has to be stopped. It's less data and a new filter ... not better or equal to the source files, that are not that much larger, and are easily downloaded by most people in the world with 2017 tech.
To say otherwise is either greed, a dreamers imagination or just bad A/B listening skill".
Kilde:
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/12548751-post460.html
"I helped Mytek redesign the Manhattan II, and everything in the room was fine. Previously I also heard a flaw in the Bricasti M1 and helped them to make it greater, after years on the market. My room set up is working very well, thank you.
Fact is that BL the Elder, who no one dare critique, has a history of endorsing all kinds of things to save a buck, taking a day off if you're not seen as famous enough, and posturing for his elite position by going into Nashville etc, to sit on panels. I won't get into all that any further, inside dirt is messy and the work I do speaks for itself. I love Bob, don't want to make this personal.
Yet the fact is MQA is not better and not neutral, anyone who has done the tests that has endorsement integrity I respect, hears the same thing. Corporations are getting on board to make money, and people are lining up to get on that gravy train.
I'm fine with any new product clients want to pay for, I just think we need to live in reality. Less data and a filter is not better, and should seem a skeptical claim even without hearing anything. Better than the source, and any kind of "correcting PCM" claims are just absurd.
If they have an AD at 32 bits and full loop with DA, and that's amazing, then we can talk again".
Kilde:
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/12551196-post482.html
Bakgrunn:
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