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How many of you believe in MQA?

I have recently purchased a Bluesound Node 2i.  The dealer suggested I connect the Bluesound by way of digital coax to a Pro-Ject S2 DAC by way of RCA anologue to my ARCAM AVR550.  However, I found out I will not be able to control my Bluesound with an iPhone, iPad or PC notebook.  The only way to hear MQA completely unfolded is to plug in a computer USB.  This would mean I would have to get up from where I am sitting, go to the computer to change songs and albums.  I believe the Pro-Ject RS2 DAC would work, but not sure what the sales price is or if this is a good option.

The dealer asked me why I wanted to even bother listening to MQA completely unfolded when the DAC sounded better than the DAC inside the Bluesound.  He thinks MQA is way over rated and it may not be around a year from now.  If I hook things up with the Pro-Ject S2 DAC I will be able to hear one unfold which would be at 24 bit/88.2 kHz.  If I do this, I will be giving up the opportunity to hear MQA recordings recorded at 24 bit/96 kHz or 24 bit/192 kHz.  

How many of you are enbracing MQA?  
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larry5729 OP
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Hi David,

what i I was asking is what DAC’s are out that could be hooked up to the Bluesound that can totally unfold MQA and be controlled remotely by iPhone,iPad and PC Notebook without having to get out of a chair to change to another album?
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b_limo
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To my knowledge, the bluesound node 2i will decode MQA 24/192...

I’m confused here.  If you didn’t know that the Bluesound Node 2i is a network streamer / dac, what did you think it was?  
kongensfelt
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I'm confused and always have been about MQA and streaming in general. I have never been able to hear a difference between 44.1 kHz and MQA on Bluesound Node 2. Basically, I don't like Bluesound, and for iOS devices, not at all. Just to mention two things ...
If you go to favorites albums in the menu and click one of your favorites, and then you go back to the list, then the navigation will be lost. The list rolls back and you have to navigate down again to where you came from. The other thing is, that the BluOS application is not available on the home screen, when it's locked? It is for Android.

The last thing that (also) confuses me @larry5729 ... There are not 20 albums with Vincent Ingala on Tidal - there are only 5 in my view. What a mess.

Kind regards
david_ten
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A preponderance of confusion in this thread. : )
david_ten
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There are not 20 albums with Vincent Ingala on Tidal - there are only 5 in my view.

I don't know the artist so I pulled him up on Tidal/Qobuz. As you say there are 5 main albums listed, which is correct.

I checked online and HE HAS FIVE (5) albums released and credited to him. Where are his missing 15 albums???

If he has collaborations they may be listed under the primary artist, but even his Facebook Page shows very limited collaborations.
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