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    I have a transport that will decode them, so just out of interest I had a look to see what there was available.


    https://www.bing.com/shop?q=mqa+cds+...3DB7EFAF817D80

    The prices are ridiculous ofc. No way I'd be paying that for albums I can get off of Music Magpie for two quid.

    I mean £34 quid for charity shop perennial 'Queens Greatest Hits' lol - but it's surprising how many there are given it was never popular.
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    What's a MQA CD?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pieoftheday View Post
    What's a MQA CD?
    MQA coding and decoding, but on a CD.

    https://www.stereophile.com/content/mqa-encoded-cds-yes

    It's balls, obviously, which is why they went bust. But I thought I might get one just out of interest until I saw the prices. Thought they'd be a tenner, tops.
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    Not something I'd heard of before, obviously not quite as amazing as the article makes out
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    I had heard of MQA as a recording process, but have not actually heard an MQA recorded disc.

    It doesn't seem to have caught on; even less than HDCD. And at the prices being charged, is unlikely to do so. Shame really.
    Barry

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