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I am no longer getting MQA?

I notice that with my Auralic Aries G2.1 streamer that I no longer get MQA. I now get flac 48KHZ 24 bit at the most where I used to get MQA. The sound is still good but it is not MQA. I know that there was a problem with Tidal and many streaming devices with regards to no more MQA. Does anyone know what the issue is and am I now only going to get flac 48KHZ 24 bit where I used to get MQA or at least Auralic’s version of MQA? 
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edcyn
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I kind of get a kick out of all the hostility there is on this site regarding MQA. I tried it. I liked it. It did allow me to wrest a bit more SQ from Tidal. The trouble was, I found that standard issue Qobuz gave me better fidelity than Tidal ever did, MQA switched in or not. Unless Mytek invaded my Brooklyn Bridge in the middle of the night and stole the feature from me, I probably still have it, too.
edcyn
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2psyop -- I totally understand where you're coming from regarding the, er, difficult choices we must face regarding streaming. For me, though, it was no problem. It was almost comedic how quickly they cut me off when, after I negatively responded to their message that my trial period was ending and that I was gonna have to start to pay if I wanted to keep getting Tidal.  Did it take 'em two seconds? Maybe three?

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