joeinid
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Mike They will tell you whatever you want to hear to further their cause and get dealers to keep pushing their gear. Since you are a PSA dealer...

I’ve been communicating with a few folks involved with MQA. The consensus is that converting MQA to DSD is not the desired approach and is not...

I really don't notice any major changes during warm up of the CJ gear... a slight change during the first half hour or so, but, it's sweet from the...

https://youtu.be/6cDHvw8fn2c Sent from my A502DL using Tapatalk

Nice setup and good looking Derral!

No... It sounds like the Simon and Garfunkel version. And our music sounds like Southern Pacifica by Josh Ritter, California Stars by Wilco, or Free...

Your Sounds of Silence sounds just a little like the version Disturbed performed. Anyway - Cool

What Yamaha Receiver do you have

Right now I'm liking SS. But that could change one day.

I have 3 MQA dac's although not $10k and up dacs but I can hear a difference, sometimes MQA sounds better sometimes not.. I have a Lumin, ExaSound...

mep has a true MQA DAC as do I, several in fact.

"I'll Fight" was a toughie for my uncle to sing. Finally just had to pile the best of his lines together to make a vocal track. It will be released...

If your position is that upsampling PCM files to DSD or DXD cannot improve SQ that is your opinion and it might be valid for you but you will find...

That will be AWESOME! The sound combo that I love.

Ha! Very cool Ryan. Can't wait for the grand unveiling.

And In The Endless Pause There Came The Sound Of Bees by Jóhann Jóhannsson

Some PCM files suffer being converted to DSD as well.

I leave MQA files alone and let the Upsampler and DAC process those with MQA filters. For the last month or two I have all 16/44.1 files going to...

To clarify, what I said was that upsampling a BAD 16/44 to DSD can help take the edge off. Of course there are plenty of great 16/44 recordings. ...

Ok, just tried it again. The MQA version had more natural piano and vocals UNLESS I use Roon DSP to convert it to DSD, then it sounds it’s been...

It does affect all PCM files regardless of resolution. Converting to DSD giveth and taketh away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here’s another one to try: Elton John - Mad Man Across The Water - Levon. Listen to how much more rich and full the piano notes are at the...

We did the same comparison with a DAC that doesn’t upsample everything to DSD and found the opposite. I’m telling you, converting everything to...

Is this with your DSJ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The A-70 is a beefy amp but, with Maggies, it would not have enough power for me. I've never tried that combo tho.

Thirty minutes works for me even with the hybrid BHK gear.

Studio2 are much easier to drive than Salon2. I could easily go back to that combo with nice tube preamp, IMO.

Welcome and I would say no. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk