Meridian Says It’s ‘Progressing Detailed Conversations’ on MQA Lossless Audio Codec

Meridian Audio continues “to work closely with the music industry” on its Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) lossless audio coding platform, and is “progressing detailed conversations with many content and hardware providers” toward the codec's adoption. So said Lisa Sullivan, Meridian strategic projects manager, in an emailed statement Tuesday responding to a Linn executive’s criticism that MQA lacks technological teeth and represents little more than “an announcement right now” (see 1503160030). At Meridian, “we were also delighted to report the recent, successful public demonstration of MQA streaming,” jointly conducted by Meridian and Tidal, the audiophile music streaming service, Sullivan said: More information and announcements will come "over the coming months.”