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[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Does this mean we're stuck with MQA? Or can we still forcibly use FLAC. I was on the lower tier purely to avoid MQA.

[–] ominouslemon@lemm.ee 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

No, there is what Tidal calls "HiRes FLAC", which is 24-bit, 192 kHz. Their website does not even mention MQA anymore. They've moved away from MQA since early 2023, when the MQA company went bankrupt