This thread is mostly focused on issues with the communication and rollout of MQA, but I wanted to post a positive note to add a drop of hope:
A number of us have heard the MQA demo, and it’s not an incremental improvement, it’s a multiple order of magnitude leap into far greater realism and engagement. I come from a family of symphony musicians (absolutely no talent myself) and couldn’t believe how much more real the MQA demo was than any recorded music I’d ever heard before.
It’s driving us all crazy right now, but o’mama it’s gonna be worth the wait. A year from now, we’ll all be listening to MQA recordings with our jaws on the floor, pissed off that our favorite album won’t be released for another month.