Nice MQA discussion

@mofimadness

The MQA process also includes a filter which will slightly change the sound even on the same master (an especially bad type of filter - minimum phase - which changes the sound audibly). Perhaps the audible filter is what you prefer. There is no magic in filtering the sound. Anyone can do this now with digital pro tools. This is not special technology just more hand waving from the promoters of MQA...of course they claim their filter is “special” and an improvement...

This is not special technology just more hand waving from the promoters of MQA...of course they claim their filter is “special” and an improvement...

Well, they have spent a lot of money and time saying the opposite.

I have owned several DACs that had numerous digital "filter" settings.  Nothing I have ever come across or heard does what MQA does.  No matter the DAC filter setting.

@shadorne...do you have an MQA DAC?  Or you just saying the "master" tracks sound better than their regular CD tracks on Tidal, (which I also agree do sound better, but even better if MQA decoded).

After many, many hours of listening, IMHO, Bob and his team did what they claim.  Sounds better to me.

I guess we will just agree to disagree...

This just in....Aurender N10/N100/W20 owners now able to purchase MQA Core Decoder license from within the Aurender Conductor app for $54.99.

This will allow users to hear MQA coded files at 88.2kHz or 96kHz sample rate through a non-MQA compatiable DAC’s.

http://www.aurender.com/blog/new-software-release-note-4/post/system-sw-4-5-11-36-app-2-9-3-93-189