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The purpose of this engineering brief is to detail a planned experiment in examining any perceived differences in timbre, clarity, and depth between WAV and Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) audio files. A study proposes examining the responses of engineers, musicians, and casual listeners on whether any changes to timbre, clarity, and depth are perceived between WAV and MQA. A blind listening test is considered in a controlled environment using both professional and consumer level loudspeakers and headphones. Additional interests include a comparison of responses between the target groups on different listening mediums.

Authors: Generale, Mariane; King, Richard
Affiliations: McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 143 (October 2017) eBrief:392
Publication Date: October 8, 2017
Subject: Posters—Part 3

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Ammar Jadusingh	Comment posted October 22, 2017 @ 18:06:29 UTC (Comment permalink) How do you plan to ensure that the exact same master is used for both MQA and WAV files? Some Tidal streaming tracks appear to use different masters www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php Best regards   (Respond to this comment)
Author Response Mariane Generale	Comment posted October 27, 2017 @ 17:27:45 UTC (Comment permalink) Hello! We will be using our own sources, not Tidal, and we have examples of pre- and post-MQA processing for each source. Thank you (Respond to this comment)

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