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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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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.
david_ten
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+1 @b_limo   

If you didn’t know that the Bluesound Node 2i is a network streamer / dac, what did you think it was?  

david_ten
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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?

Hi Larry. My advice is to learn all you can about the chain:

--- from how and where your Internet Service Provided (Provider) signal first enters your home all the way through to a (generic) DAC ---

You need to understand the fundamentals first.

I also recommend ceasing your MQA perseveration until all of the 100 level courses are passed.

The answer to your two questions are:

Many. [Look them up]

And,

All. [via the Bluesound (Output/Input matched)]
big_greg
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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?
You already have all of these things in the Node 2i.  There's nothing to "control" in a DAC, at least not in regards to your music selections, unless it is also a streamer (like the Node 2i). 

I have one of my Node 2's connected to my Auralic Vega DAC.  I control music selections with the Bluesound app on my phone or tablet.  You can also install an app on your laptop. 

I can change inputs and a few other things on my DAC with the remote, but it has nothing to do with music selections.  

Download the Bluesound app to your phone, tablet, and/or laptop, let it "find" the device on your network, and then you'll be able to use most of the major streaming services from your recliner as well as stream any music files you have available on your network.

This stuff isn't rocket surgery.  A little time spent reading the manual will go a long way.  There's also a lot of really simple and easy to read information on Bluesound's site and they also have forums.
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