I agree with everything you said. I've only had my streamer for about 6-months and it is MQA ready. I took a trial subscription to Qobuz due to the many recommendations here and subsequently bought a lifetime subscription to Roon. However, I've been curious about MQA and read many comments disparaging it and a few comments from users that were okay with it. I saw the holiday special and figured I would hear for myself. It didn't take long to decide that it was not for me. In my system, it's clear that there is an audible bass boost which I don't need or want. The music catalog does appear to be larger though.
Tidal holiday trial offer
I didn't see anyone mention this anywhere so just thought I'd pass it along to anyone interested -- 3 months of HiFi Plus for $2.