Thanks for the suggestion... will consider, however not sure I want another remote in the form of a large orange button.How about one of these?
The source can, pc or laptop. Some poweretrips have a separate button or remote, so you have more options.Yeah how did ya do that if both the DAC and power amp can't turn themselves on/off or standby?
Thanks for the suggestion... will consider, however not sure I want another remote in the form of a large orange button.
JSmith
One of my plans for weekend is to run blind A/B test between CD rip and MQA. File source will be 2L database.Yes, yes: I just want to pass MQA through the RPi4, not for it to decode it. The moOde dev responds to all MQA related questions saying it will never be supported -- mostly because it isn't open source. But he seems to overlook (or ignore) the fact that moOde doesn't HAVE to support it, just pass it through. As long as you don't use resampling, software volume control or DSP, it WILL pass it through bit-perfect.
This obviously applies to MQA files played locally (like the 2L ones) but it ALSO applies to streaming through UPnP, as mentioned in my posts above.
UPnP Config in moOde allows you to enter Tidal username and password, but unfortunately that doesn't work. According to the documentation for the UPnP module (upmpdcli) this stopped working when Tidal changed their API.
Edit: And some general points:
1) I agree this belongs in a different thread, since it would apply to any USB DAC, not just X16.
2) I am neither a lover or hater of MQA. I understand it pretty well, enough to appreciate its benefits. But I also understand the concerns it raises. I wish we lived in a world where labels would just give us their HiRes PCM or DSD crown jewels, but that is not this world. I have little respect for the blind hate from people who barely understand MQA and haven't listened to it much. In any case does that debate NOT belong in this thread -- just as it doesn't belong in all the other threads where someone drops the word MQA. And that's all I'm going to say about that.
But, X16 is capable to play MQA files directly. MoOde on RPI4 is only bit perfect transport between my NAS and x16.The test files are from L2 free database.
For full MQA passthrough with moOde to the X16, mConnect is the only option I know (available for Android and iOS). .
That's what I am thinking too. But most of the current DACs (at least the Chi-Fi measuremaster DACs) only have a single USB input, so that can be a bottleneck. As @navin mentioned.
Yes, yes: I just want to pass MQA through the RPi4, not for it to decode it.
I believe pass through is possible but decoding might not be.
You can't listen to digital, unless you have powered speakers with AES/EBU input. You'll always need digital>analog converter to connect to e.g. an amplifier.To me that is the question. Analog or digital to have the best result ???
In both cases my main source will be the pc
The unites above are two different animals in audio ZOO.the question is what is better
a dac analog like this one here
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/topping-d70s-mqa-review-dac.18728/
or a dac digital with AES/EBU like this here ???
https://lnx.m2tech.biz/products/evo-two/hiface-evo-two/
To me that is the question. Analog or digital to have the best result ???
In both cases my main source will be the pc
I would just leave it offStill not 100% sure on the NOS on/off preference, mind helping me out? Listen mostly to Tidal hi-res, Amazon Music HD and flac files via usb (storage attached to Node 2). In case it matters, my X16 is downstream of my Node 2 via coax and then to AVR using analog outputs and played back in Pure Direct. Seems to me NOS should be “on” in my case according the manual since I am streaming CD and greater resolution files but I’ve also seen conflicting opinions. Thanks.