TIDAL, a global audio streaming service, is now streaming MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) to deliver guaranteed master-quality recordings directly from the master source. TIDAL is the first streaming source to adopt the new technology to their streaming services. In addition to offering MQA recordings, TIDAL has offered HiFi audio in previous years, so what’s the difference between the two? HiFi audio is …
Meridian-Audio Ultra DAC Combines a Number of New Technologies
Meridian Audio, a pioneer of high-resolution audio, showcased the Meridian Ultra Digital to Analogue Converter recently at the Newport Audio Show. In typical Meridian-Audio fashion, the demonstration of the DAC included world firsts and innovative technologies not yet seen by any other audio manufacture which makes the Meridian Ultra DAC in a class of its own. 384 kHz/24 bit dedicated DAC …
MQA By Meridian Audio: A Revolutionary New Technology
After decades of attempts to make convenience and top quality happen in concert with each other, Meridian Audio has recently announced the latest in audio transmission, which promise to revolutionize the quality of digital audio files forever. The new technology is called MQA (Master Quality Authenticated). The MQA process begins with the original master recording. The master recording is considered …