MQA DAC with Coax Output
You might want to look at the MQA website for the equipment that is currently capable. They break out streamers, DACs, etc. this could give some direction for research. Most MQA equipment is very capable of other formats even before the license was obtained to add this additional format. https://www.mqa.co.uk/how-to-get-mqa |
I've gotten a couple "tut, tut, oh you poor boy" responses from other posters here but I really like my Mytek Brooklyn Bridge. A good fifty percent of the time I get better fidelity streaming Qobuz and Primephonic through the device than I get from my vinyl. If I have an LP of a performance I want to hear, a good fifty percent of the time I'll leave the vinyl in the jacket, crank up the Qobuz and just read the record's liner notes. As for the MQA I got from Tidal, I liked it an awful lot but the hi-rez I get from Qobuz was better enough to induce me to bid farewell to the Swedish streaming site. |
Okay cool. Thanks for the suggestion. Why are other members critical of the Mytek? It seems like a nice piece to me as well. I’ll look into it some more. What do you think of the Brooklyn+? Unfortunately being in Canada I’m unable to get Qobuz hence the desire to squeeze everything I can out of Tidal Masters MQA. Otherwise I probably wouldn’t be doing any of this. |
Look into the stuff from matrix audio. The products I would suggest matrix SPDIF-2 (it will convert a USB to basically any known output and as of now it does it to the highest we’ve figure out. It will even transport DSD over IIS, thought to be LITERALLY impossible) Matrix Sabre-X DAC (MQA edition) one of the record breakers for SINAD. Enough said imo together about $2500 OR (for single unit) Matrix Element (MQA) All In one streamer from them has A bunch of outputs. About $3k |
