Can someone tell me why Tidal MQA shows as 96Khz when using a non-MQA DAC?

I'm curious about this. On one of my DACs--the non-MQA one--MQA files stream at 96Khz. Any intel will be appreciated!

jbhiller02-02-2019 4:45pm

kalali Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,977 posts 02-02-2019 at 05:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mine does the same. Never seen anything higher from Tidal Masters. I'm guessing that's their highest rate for the streaming content.
erik_squires Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 16,395 posts 02-02-2019 at 06:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete As I recall, if you are using the Chrome or Tidal app, that's what it should do. I don't know of any way to pass the original MQA stream directly to an MQA enabled DAC.
jbhiller OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,442 posts 02-02-2019 at 07:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I thought it might display 44.1 if you use a non MQA DAC.