jmudrick

I would buy JBL and spend the savings on something else. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

+10 for mention of Richard Davis' bass. My favorite album of all time. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

JBL is making some fine speakers. I sold my Studio 530s, sorry I did. Still the LSR305 is stupid good for the money. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Details here: http://www.esquarterly.com/bellagio/monostereo.html Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

The Beach Boys label Capitol issued stereo releases from 61 but they were a mess of true stereo, "Duophonic", and rechanneled mono which Brian Wilson had nothing to do with. Brian was into mono through 67, with Friends being the first made for stereo release in 68 Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

It was a joke. The quote however is accurate. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

If George Martin owned a stereo in 1964 he certainly would have mixed the stereo releases differently. "They weren't meant to be listened to" is what he said about them. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

It solves a problem for many. We Tidal subscribers didn't have free access to 1300 streaming albums at worst sonically indistinguishable from 24/96 downloads (at least according to Archimago). Now we do. My guess is that the number of happy (dopey) Tidal subscribers far outnumbers the sky is falling numbers are everything audiophiles that inhabit these pages. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

If it's radio then no it's not really comparable Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

For all the reasons also discussed the definition of DRM is so inclusive to be devoid of much meaning. I'll enjoy actually listening and look forward to articles as referenced here which also address MQA's actual implementation rather than speculate on Bob Stuart's satanic quest. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Aside from the DSP issue your DRM elephant is a hypothetical, as is your FLAC alternative. MQA in Tidal's implementation is better than Redbook sound at no cost to the subscriber. When someone offers unlimited 24/96 FLAC streaming for a $10/mo premium over mp3 let us know. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Daughter in college ? (Sorry :-) ) Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

That's one take away. This, quoting from the author is another: "I do believe MQA achieved what they set out to do in terms of the files sounding as good as 24/96 or 24/192+ "high resolution"". Admittedly that falls short of MQA claims to superiority, but it still means audiophiles who rely on streaming are getting a pretty friggin good deal with MQA/Tidal for a $20 subscription sound indistinguishable from $15-20/album downloads. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Were not are. This assertion seems years out of date. Labels and consumers have long embraced streaming and care much less about piracy of physical product/downloads than you're suggesting. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Nail meet head. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk