Jim Audiomisc
pfm Member
The antagonists should consider very carefully what they might have shot down here. If all the MQA tracks revert to 44.1/16 and the push for higher resolution formats loses momentum the audiophile community will have lost a very great deal in my view.
You conflate two different issues for your IF and presumed outcome.
It seems reasonable to me that If people continue to want genuine hi-rez then suppliers will follow the money and supply it. Ones who do - at a price - will gain added income compared with those who fail.
Similarly, MQA would be a market success if people flock to buy it.
The decision simply hinges on market forces, not on engineering.