MQA is DOA. It was debunked as a fraud and worse. Do some research. I not paying more for less.
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MQA is Legit!
Ok, there is something special about MQA. Here is my theory: MQA=SACD. What do I mean by this? I mean that since there might be the "perception" it sounds better, then there is way more care put into the mastering and the recording. Of course I have Redbook CD's that sound just as good (although they tend to be "HDCD" lol)... Bottom line: a great recording sounds great. I wish more labels and artists put more time into this--it's great to hear a song for the 1000th time and discover something new.
What are your thoughts on MQA and SACD?
What are your thoughts on MQA and SACD?
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@mofimadness I find "almost" without fault that the MQA tracks sound better than their standard CD counterparts. Not all the time, but pretty much. Is MQA perfect, hells no, but I sure do hear an improvement. Every MQA-compatible DAC I have seen has degredated PCM performance. It’s not the manufacturers playing a trick, one stating it simply is a drawback of merely having the capability. So it’s no wonder you hear PCM as worse if using an MQA-compatible DAC. Look at the Stereophile measurements of the Mytek Liberty when fed a 44.1kHz PCM signal, it’s filter response is absolute garbage and causes aliasing (here’s the filter response of the Chord DAVE as a reference). |
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mzkmxcv...how many MQA DACs have you actually HEARD? Looking at specs and listening are two different things. I learned many, many years ago, that just because a unit tests a certain way, does NOT mean it sounds that way. You mentioned the DACs you've "seen", but how about hearing? I get from your posts above that you are anti-MQA and I have no problem with that as long as you have practical application, (have actually heard) these units. I had at least, half a dozen MQA DACs here and they all have excellent PCM performance, so... |
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