How many of you believe in MQA?

Thanks everyone.  I had hoped to hear 24/192, but probably would not detect much of a difference between that and 24/88.2 anyway.  When playing the Bluesound through RCA, it sounded harsher than through through the DAC.  Bass sounded more boomy and cymbals  with less detail. However, what would the Bluesound sound through a more expensive DAC that can be controlled remotely controlled by my iPone or PC.  Perhaps, you might know of an affordable option.  

Maybe the Pro-Ject RS2 would be a good option.  Be worth saving up for because I am not about to connect my PC to DAC and get up every time to change a song.

i feel like Elizabeth too.

i would still like to hear MQA played through a nice DAC.  Developer of MQA figured out how to make a buck from multiple income streams.

Thanks again everyone!

If you want to hear genuine hi rez sources, plenty of online stores for you like HD Tracks.

You asked about MQA though, which is a different story.

I've done the A/B twice with MQA - once with my Node 2 analog out vs Chord 2qute and once with a Node 2i analog out vs Schitt Yggdrasil and the outboard DAC easily won both times playing at 24/96.

It's an easy A/B to set up see what your ears like.  Depending on the DAC and cabling you may even prefer the sound of the Node 2i which is quite capable on its own.

audiojedi,

I thought if you play a Bluesound Node 2i RCA (analogue out) through a DAC on a receiver or an amplifier that is not MQA certified, it automatically defaults back to 24/88.2 because this is only one MQA unfold.  

If I were to connect the Bluesound Node 2i by way of digital coax to the Chord 2qute, will I be able to unfold MQA completely and be able to operate the Bluesound remotely by way of iPhone, iPad and PC.  If so, I wonder how this would sound.  I hear all of the market hype about MQA and about how great it is to be able to hear music the way it sounded when it was mixed in the studio.  However, maybe it is just hype, as so many audiophiles seem to not be impressed.  If I play play the Bluesound Node 2i through the Pro-Ject S2 DAC I WILL be hearing one MQA unfold, for whatever that is worth.

I would be completely satisfied with being able to hear 24/96.  However, again, I would guess it would be nearly impossible to detect any sound quality difference between 24/88.2 and 24/96.

I have thought about switching from TIDAL to QOBUZ, but QOBUZ just doesn't have much of a library.  For example, TIDAL has 20 albums by Vincent Ingala and QOBUZ has only one.  However, I will most likely switch once QUOBUZ's library is the size of TIDAL.  What TIDAL should do is upgrade their Hi-Fi songs to play 24/96 and 24/192.  They could crush Qobuz if they did this.  

I’ve been far happier with qobuz.  Not too many mqa albums that I listened to.  Hi Res files on Qobuz is a different story.  Michael Jackson sounds really good on Qobuz Hi Res; same with Norah Jones.  I can find quite a bit of edm in Hi Res on Qobuz.  When I type Mozart in Qobuz’ search engine it doesn’t bring up a rapper, like in Tidal.

I prefer the sound of Qobuz over Tidal