mqa

I am not quite clear at which point MQA is decoded and what is required for this. Does the decoding take place in the DAC chip or is an additional circuit or chip required? I don't want to spark a discussion about MQA here, enough has already been said in the forum. I'm only interested in the...

It must have: - Display - Remote control - BT 5.0 receiver or higher, with aptX HD and LDAC support - Optical/coaxial input (for a Compact Disc player), besides USB input for full performance - Warmest sound possible (simulating tube amp sound if possible) - Is Full MQA decoding desirable? (I...

Hello, I recently installed Roon on my computer and found out that some albums I've been playing are not being played in FLAC, but seems to be a downsampled version of the MQA version (see picture). I'm confused since I selected HiFi in streaming quality (and not master, as I've read it is...

I have a Tidal subscription, some content in wacky fomats like dsd, etc. I used to use apps like Audirvana and Tidal on Mac/PC. Now I'm mostly on linux all the time, it's just easier for work, and I work all the time. Problems with this situation include: 1) no MQA in Tidal web (I'm familiar...

Looking for suggestions of MQA done right. Any tracks / albums you would recommend checking out? A few that have stood out to me in the short time that I've owned a proper MQA DAC are Fleetwood Mac's Tusk and Marcus Miller's Laid Back.

I am trying to figure out what DAC I need and if I should continue to use Tidal HiFi. Tidal Premium sounds great to me. I know Tidal HiFi has two additional higher sound quality options over Premium. There is MQA which requires a specific decoder, but then there is HiFi. Does HiFi require a...

Per request, I did an analysis of the free music tracks which the Nordic label 2L kindly distributes for free: http://www.2l.no/hires/ It is a great service and I hope you all reward them by at least buying an album from them. For this test, I just grabbed the first track that was there: I...

Wanted to try out MQA on Tidal only to realize that Roon does not yet support decoding it (for non-MQA DACs). Went looking and looks like it is on their priority list according to their CTO: https://community.roonlabs.com/t/mqa-software-decoding-in-roon/20611/7 "In terms of new features...

MQA had a suite that was open half hour early so I went there before the show opened. To my surprise their demo equipment was not Meridian but MSB with YG speakers! I got there before a group of press joined. Of course I already had the best seat in the house. Hehe. :D My professional...