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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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+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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larry5729 OP
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David,

Sorry for the confusion about the number of Albums Vincent Ingala has put out.  You are correct, it is 5 albums.  I had him confused with Herbie Hancock.

By the way, I was at the RMAF two weeks ago and I asked several exhibitors to play Vincent Ingala's song Nasty on his Coast to Coast song and before I knew it exhibitors were playing it by other exhibitors.  This is an incredible demo song.  I also had them play Herbie Hancock's song Watermelon Man on his Head Hunters album.  That too was played by a lot of exhibitors.  Great demo song for bass and separation.  Really shows off speakers.  I play these two songs when I want to hear what my system can do.  Sure glad I added a pair of REL S3 SHO's to my system.  Still dialing them in to make them seamless.
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larry5729 OP
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Big Greg,

I was talking about improving the sound quality of the DAC inside the Bluesound and being able to control TiDAl remotely by use of my iPhone and PC notebook.  Eventually, I will add a DAC in the $1,500 to $2,000 range to unveil more of what is there in MQA recordings.  I also am not hung up on MQA.  All I care about is being able to hear more detail and to play more 24 bit hi res recordings.

Again, everyone has really helped me to understand what I can do.  Still wonder if anyone owns the Bel Canto eOne stream?  Does this piece, costing triple the price of a Bluesound really sound better than the base sound of both units being connected RCA analogue?  So far, I think adding a Chord DAC to the equation might be a good move down the road should I decide to give up on MQA.  The jury is out on MQA anyway, as there are a lot of us who resent someone developing a format to take revenues from multiple sources.  If MQA becomes the norm, this guy is going to be rich, if he isn't already.
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