Search results for query: MQA

  1. gasolin75

    Cheap soundcard,dac that supports 24 bit 192khz and MQA

    ...24 bit and up to 192khz It just don't support MGA and with latest tidal you get max sound quality no matter what subscription you choose(max, MQA as long as the songs,record support that) So why not get that, to hear music at highest quality including MQA (regardless of what people think of...
  2. Steve H

    MQA Update

    Time for an update. Lenbrook bought the MQA IP for $75k, The SCL6 IP for $25k and equipment for $25k. From the Administrator’s Progress Report with Pounds converted to dollars. Block Inc has put a hard cap on employees at 12,000 in their latest earnings letter. They currently have about 13,000...
  3. M

    My mysterious MQA misery

    So Tidal offers Low, High, and "Max" quality now ("Max" instead of HiFi I think...) Sometimes "Max" ends up being stored and sent by Tidal as MQA, and sometimes, FLAC (usually 24/96 FLAC, iirc). None of my DACs support MQA - Topping G5, Topping DX1, RME Babyface Pro, Arcam rDac. I thought my...
  4. S

    Still "MQA"

    Why is that the recently released DAC's still carry the " Futile, Pointless Bag - MQA " For example : https://shenzhenaudio.com/collections/dac/products/s-m-s-l-su9-ultra-ak4191-ak4499ex-digital-to-analog-convertor-dac?_pos=3&_fid=f56cc206a&_ss=c
  5. G

    Is MQA just on tidal……it seems not.

    I thought only Tidal has MQA. I only have Qobuz, so imagine my surprise when I saw the MQA indicator on my DAC lit. I was playing this album Dominique Fils-Aime. Stay Tuned http://open.qobuz.com/album/ynexny78by8uc This album is marked as ’Hi Res: 24bit. 44.1 khz’. When I play it My WiiM...
  6. Mulder

    Lenbrooke acquires MQA

    ...Corp., a diversified, privately-owned Canadian enterprise with activities in brand development, technology, and distribution in both residential and commercial audio and the communication sectors, has acquired the assets of MQA, a UK-based industry leader in high-resolution audio encoding.”
  7. Graham849

    SMSL DO100 PRO - HDMI ARC DAC

    Why "Supports MQA decoding and MQA-CD’ ! Non MQA compliance is why I like original.
  8. Nutul

    SMSL SU-1 Stereo DAC Review

    I meant: don't bother, you gain nothing. Anyway, the SU-1 is an MQA decoder, so I believe you should send the MQA stream to it as-is (at 0dB, as any digital alteration of the stream, such as volume attenuation, will "render" the MQA stream as invalid...) Enjoy.
  9. M

    Tidal vs Qobuz in 2024?

    Why you consider MQA which is loosy format better than FLAC files? I personally find kind of a nightmare MQA authentication system with DACs compatibility and the degree of detail is fewer than FLAC. As far as I know Tidal is going to gradually replace MQA by FLAC hi-res files because of...
  10. M

    Serious Question: How can DAC's have a SOUND SIGNATURE if they measure as transparent? Are that many confused?

    Yeah, MQA is bizarre, and even worse than some mp3 files. Also my DAC do crazy things sometimes when changing from CD to MQA and reverse… Apparently they are gradually changing MQA to CD or hi-res, at least I red comments telling that
  11. Veri

    Cheap soundcard,dac that supports 24 bit 192khz and MQA

    Off topic but isn't Tidal itself also moving away from MQA and to actual higher res masters, no funky encoding schemes? I wouldn't worry about MQA tbh.
  12. gasolin75

    Cheap soundcard,dac that supports 24 bit 192khz and MQA

    One on audiophincs say the SMSL SU-1 is harsh and has some fattigue A iFi Audio Go Link also supports MQA and is a little cheaper than the SMSL SU-1 and iFi Uno Found a cheap used Audioquest dragonfly black that supposrt MQA but only up to 24 bit and 96khz Forgot to aske what settings (bit...
  13. JSmith

    GoldenSounds passes apparently ABX test for DACs (NOT Really)

    Not really... he botched that "test" up as well (see mega MQA thread). JSmith
  14. M

    New Ferrum DAC WANDLA GoldenSound edition

    Probably now you have to pay for the exclusion of MQA.
  15. srkbear

    Review and Measurements of New Topping D50s DAC

    I think it’s awfully interesting how Topping, SMSL et al have been eschewing MQA of late. The cynic in me wonders how beholden to Tidal these DAC manufacturers are—is it a coincidence that now that Tidal has gone FLAC MQA is going by the wayside as well, or is it just because MQA went belly up?
  16. R

    Disappointed with Shanling CD80

    MQA is output by every CD player or digital CD transport via the digital interface. It only requires a DAC that can process MQA via this digital interface. There is no processing in MQA that can happen before the digital interface. So you can really use any CD player with a digital interface...
  17. Dunring

    Topping D50 III Balanced DAC with EQ Review

    When one manufacturer offered MQA then they all piled on. I hope this is a start of the equalizer competition for DACs instead of paying extra for MQA licenses which don't do anything. Let the DAC parametric EQ arms race begin!
  18. GeorgeWalk

    TOPPING D90 III、TOPPING D50 III

    Maybe that means "F-no MQA". My Chinese is very rusty.
  19. O

    Tidal vs Qobuz in 2024?

    Qobuz sounds better on my systems. Tidal will be better than Qobuz for MQA songs format. MQA is the best of all.
  20. S

    Tidal reportedly enabling bit-perfect playback to USB DAC on Android

    I have 2 dac's Topping ex5 and Smsl dl200.. in bout is same (bout are MQA).. Upsampling to 96 :) I can tray at work tomorrow with Topping DX3pro+ If I not forget to take Amazon tablet ;p
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