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Dear "MQA Partner" (Fill In The Blank): I have been admirer of your products in the past, and have aspired to one day own one of your (DACs/Streamers/Software suites). However, your decision to embrace MQA as a marketable feature puts you on my Do Not Buy List. An overwhelming number of highly knowledgeable and astute industry players have pulled back the curtain on MQA and have found it to be a major step backwards in the evolution of digital audio. The fact that you decided to go for short term gains in exploiting gullible audiophiles, instead of holding steady on the path of real engineering breakthroughs has shown me where your interests are. Turning over the blueprint to your designs to MQA and paying fees for the privilege shows me you operate from a position of weakness. When MQA evaporates, I hope you take a long hard look at the way you run your business. Sure, you can claim you are just giving customers what they want, or what the market demands, but sometimes NOT giving customers what they "want" is good business. Please note, I fully understand you are free to run your company as you please, and customers are also free to purchase your "MQA Ready” products. I am also free to vote my dollars. And I will. I assure you, there are a large number of audiophiles who feel the same way, and your reputation has been damaged. Peace out.