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Thread: Great MQA Finds
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August 9, 2017, 11:52 PM #1
Great MQA Finds
Post your great MQA album finds here:
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August 10, 2017, 12:01 AM #2
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August 10, 2017, 12:29 AM #3
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August 10, 2017, 08:24 AM #4
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I tell ya, any music released by Mark Knopfler sounds pretty darn good from hi-rez, LP. and MQA unfolded. He likes his music produced and engineered a certain way and it works for me. A lot has to do with Chuck Ainley who has worked with Knopfler on every album since 1991 ( On every Street, which I really enjoy.) Sounds really nice upsampled to DSD via the Lumin.
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August 16, 2017, 09:08 AM #5
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Great thread! Glad you started it! CPP I agree on Mark's music. I have a couple of his sacd's and they sound fantastic. I will need to check out the mqa version.
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August 16, 2017, 11:13 PM #6
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Mike,
You beat me to the Shangri-la album by Mark Knopfler. I am listening to the MQA version using digital feed out of LUMIN T1 to Resolution audio Cantata DAC. Absolutely spellbinding is all I can say!! MQA is the real deal!
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August 17, 2017, 04:44 AM #7
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Interesting , i was looking for the Shangri-La album from Mark knopfler and here in Denmark we only have the "original! version aka non MQA.
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August 17, 2017, 08:29 AM #8
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If I understand your setup correctly as a point of clarification, using the digital output from the Lumin T1 would be feeding MQA Core (first unfold only) to your Cantata DAC so you're not actually hearing fully decoded MQA. The Lumin T1 provides full MQA decoding from its analog outputs or if you feed its digital output to a DAC that provides MQA rendering.
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August 17, 2017, 08:34 AM #9
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You are correct Bill.
Anshul - try just the T1. MQA in full glory!
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August 17, 2017, 10:39 AM #10
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Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly
Jim
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August 17, 2017, 10:55 AM #11
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Mike & Bill,
Thanks for the input. I plan to do that today. Although I thought it was earlier mentioned in another thread by Peter (from Lumin admin) that you could get the full expression of MQA using the digital feed out of Lumin. In other words, whether you use Lumin as the DAC or connect to an external DAC, the MQA processing you are getting is the same. Does Lumin provide the final rendering if you take analog out? I wonder if Peter could clarify this.
Anshul
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August 17, 2017, 11:00 AM #12
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The Lumin U1 will do the full MQA unfolding, but the DAC must then have the capabilities to do the MQA rendering.
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August 17, 2017, 11:05 AM #13
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August 17, 2017, 11:23 AM #14
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Anshul - The MQA upgraded Lumin's analog outputs provide fully decoded MQA, but its digital outputs can only provide MQA Core decoding (first unfold) since rendering (the final stage of MQA decoding) is considered to be DAC specific. That is actually according to the MQA certification, MQA players or streamers with digital outputs can only output an MQA Core decoded data stream. Hope this helps to clarify the somewhat murky MQA waters!
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August 17, 2017, 11:38 AM #15
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Please read:
https://www.computeraudiophile.com/c...for-civilians/
audio.bill is correct. When you use any Lumin digital output to feed another non-MQA DAC, you're doing case B - it is doing the first unfold of the MQA to 96 or 88.2kHz. Only if you use the Lumin analog outputs do you get the full unfold in case D.
(To complicate the matters, if Lumin digital output is used to feed Berkeley Reference 2 MQA Renderer, then it becomes case C.)Peter Lie
LUMIN Firmware Lead
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August 18, 2017, 10:03 AM #16
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August 18, 2017, 10:22 AM #17
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Give the third song a listen.
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August 18, 2017, 11:51 AM #18
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Kraftwerk sounds wonderful. Check out the remake of Numbers.
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August 18, 2017, 11:54 AM #19
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Emerson Lake Palmer also.
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August 18, 2017, 10:32 PM #20
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Really liking this album. A glass of scotch, feet up, man this is good!
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August 19, 2017, 11:43 AM #21
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Just listened to Brent. Very enjoyable.
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August 19, 2017, 08:00 PM #22
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Try this
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August 25, 2017, 05:28 PM #23
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August 25, 2017, 05:51 PM #24
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August 25, 2017, 05:59 PM #25
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August 25, 2017, 06:47 PM #26
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Rance
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August 25, 2017, 07:16 PM #27
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August 25, 2017, 08:04 PM #28
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August 25, 2017, 09:27 PM #29
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Here is another superb album that is available in MQA-- Gershwin's World. Herbie Hancock is superb (as always) on the piano. 5/5 for sound quality & content
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August 25, 2017, 10:00 PM #30
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Mike,
For this album, I prefer the regular, non-MQA version. Much more dynamic and alive compared to the MQA version. The MQA version sounds smooth but it is as if they sucked the life out of the music. Truly a surprise as for most other stuff, I tend to prefer the MQA version.
Anshul
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August 30, 2017, 09:31 AM #31
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Supertramp...'Crime of the Century' is great..
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August 30, 2017, 03:15 PM #32
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Listening to Imelda May - Life Love Flesh Blood -
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September 6, 2017, 04:01 PM #36
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Agree. Had not heard of her before but listened last night and was very pleasantly surprised. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Great MQA Finds
I have another one for you... do you all know Lianne La Havas? You may wish to check out two of her albums (both in MQA). The first is entitled "Blood". The other is "Is Your Love Big Enough?" To be clear some tracks I enjoy a lot, others less so but if you choose to listen try "Ghost" and "No Room for Doubt". These are my favorite tracks. "Tease Me" is also great. "Good Goodbye" too... Happy Listening!
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September 7, 2017, 11:37 PM #38mauidanGuest
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September 13, 2017, 10:08 PM #39
Re: Great MQA Finds
Tonight I compared this to the MOFI pressing (below):
Boy, it was close. I preferred the vinyl at the end of the day, but man, it was soooooo close and the detail retrieval and presence of the MQA version was superb. And as with all MQA, no typical digital fatigue.
$7000 Lumin A1 MQA vs $100k vinyl setup (Kronos Pro, Vitus Masterpiece Phono, ZYX Universe Premium, Siltech Royal Signature Phonocable).
Ken (Alpinist) will tell me to bring home the Berkeley REF2 MQA and a Lumin U1.
I'm afraid to.My Systems: http://www.audioshark.org/showthread...481#post158481
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September 13, 2017, 11:04 PM #40
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Mike...I agree it is a great MQA demo album...interesting in that I could not get 'chain of fools ' to play either in Lumin / Tidal or in Roon...!!!strange
Listening Room: 25' L x 18' W x 23' H..system on the long wall
Speakers: Tidal 'Contriva Diacera-SE
Amps: Chalice Audio 'Grail' SET mono blocks with Psvane WE 845 / 300b tubes
Source: Lumin X-1 Network Music Player
HighFidelity MC-1 Pro Helix conditioner
Cables:
Audience-Studio One RCA interconnect
SilverSmith 'Fidelium' speaker cables
Silent Source 'Music Reference' Power Cords x 3
Innuos 'PhoenixNet' Switch
CAD-CG-1
Audioquest 'fog lifters' under the Fidelium cables
Arya Audio-RevOpods under my Tidal Speakers
REL 212 SE Subwoofer x 2
Nordost V2 ethernet cable
EVP Isolation footers- subs-speakers- Lumin
Tweaks:
Stillpoints Ultra SS under amps
EVP HDR isolators 2" x 8...under my Lumin A1 and PSU
EVP HDR isolators 4" x 16..under my Tidal speakers and my REL 212 SE subs
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September 25, 2017, 02:49 PM #41
Re: Great MQA Finds
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September 25, 2017, 03:34 PM #42
Re: Great MQA Finds
Jim
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September 25, 2017, 03:34 PM #43
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September 25, 2017, 05:07 PM #44
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Jim - good one!
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September 27, 2017, 09:54 PM #45
Re: Great MQA Finds
My Systems: http://www.audioshark.org/showthread...481#post158481
"We can hear everything we measure, but we can't measure everything we hear. Let your ears be your guide."
Dealer for: Aqua Hi-Fi, Aurender, AudioQuest Cables & Power Products, Berkeley Audio, Block Audio (distributor), Boulder Amplifiers, Bowers & Wilkins (B&W), Bryston, Clarisys Audio Loudspeakers (distributor), Classe’ Audio, Degritter Record Cleaning Machines, Esoteric, Finite Elemente, FirstWatt, Focal Loudspeakers and Headphones, GigaFoil, Harbeth Loudspeakers, Hegel, HiFi Man, Innuos, ISO Acoustics, Keces Power Supplies, Kharma Loudspeakers and Electronics, Kuzma Turntables, Lumin, Luxman, Magico Loudspeakers, MBL Speakers & Electronics, MSB Technologies, MySonicLabs Phono Cartridges, Nordost Cables, Ortofon, Pass Labs, Quadraspire, Rega Turntables and Electronics, Shunyata Research, STAX, Stein Music Products, Stillpoints, Soulution, VAC, Vicoustics, Viva Audio, VPI Industries, WireWorld Cables.
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September 27, 2017, 10:16 PM #46
Re: Great MQA Finds
Awesome Prog/metal find!Tidal/Roon>exaSound Playpoint>exaSound e22>Marchand XM44>Nord OneUp NC500 x2>Magneplaner 3.6r: Wireworld digital, Audio Zen Silver reference II XLR, Audio Zen Satori speaker cables, Transparent Plus & Audio Sensibility Statement XLR's, Transparent Plus speaker cables, Audio Sensibility Testament power cords, Solid Tech reference rack, Feet of silence, Mye Stands, Plixir BDC linear power supply, RCPC Pro 400, Audio Magic Stealth power conditioner, Hubbell outlets & dedicated lines, DIY RPG and N11 Quadratic diffusors and Primacoustic absorption panels
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September 27, 2017, 10:23 PM #47
Re: Great MQA Finds
Mike....that great. 'Brick House' is superb....thanks
Listening Room: 25' L x 18' W x 23' H..system on the long wall
Speakers: Tidal 'Contriva Diacera-SE
Amps: Chalice Audio 'Grail' SET mono blocks with Psvane WE 845 / 300b tubes
Source: Lumin X-1 Network Music Player
HighFidelity MC-1 Pro Helix conditioner
Cables:
Audience-Studio One RCA interconnect
SilverSmith 'Fidelium' speaker cables
Silent Source 'Music Reference' Power Cords x 3
Innuos 'PhoenixNet' Switch
CAD-CG-1
Audioquest 'fog lifters' under the Fidelium cables
Arya Audio-RevOpods under my Tidal Speakers
REL 212 SE Subwoofer x 2
Nordost V2 ethernet cable
EVP Isolation footers- subs-speakers- Lumin
Tweaks:
Stillpoints Ultra SS under amps
EVP HDR isolators 2" x 8...under my Lumin A1 and PSU
EVP HDR isolators 4" x 16..under my Tidal speakers and my REL 212 SE subs
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September 27, 2017, 10:37 PM #48
Re: Great MQA Finds
Watts...would have never picked that to listen but just did and it is great. Are they celtic.?the MQA version is also much superior to the cd version.thanks....do you play golf...if so...do a google search for Primland resort...only 1 hour away. Have played it about 5-6 times...bill haas and Webb Simpson play out of there.
Listening Room: 25' L x 18' W x 23' H..system on the long wall
Speakers: Tidal 'Contriva Diacera-SE
Amps: Chalice Audio 'Grail' SET mono blocks with Psvane WE 845 / 300b tubes
Source: Lumin X-1 Network Music Player
HighFidelity MC-1 Pro Helix conditioner
Cables:
Audience-Studio One RCA interconnect
SilverSmith 'Fidelium' speaker cables
Silent Source 'Music Reference' Power Cords x 3
Innuos 'PhoenixNet' Switch
CAD-CG-1
Audioquest 'fog lifters' under the Fidelium cables
Arya Audio-RevOpods under my Tidal Speakers
REL 212 SE Subwoofer x 2
Nordost V2 ethernet cable
EVP Isolation footers- subs-speakers- Lumin
Tweaks:
Stillpoints Ultra SS under amps
EVP HDR isolators 2" x 8...under my Lumin A1 and PSU
EVP HDR isolators 4" x 16..under my Tidal speakers and my REL 212 SE subs
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September 27, 2017, 11:11 PM #49
Re: Great MQA Finds
I would have never heard of that group either; a gem to which credit goes to Tidal for popping it up in front of me whilst browsing. This find alone is worth 2 months of Tidal fees to me It is a creation from a Dutch multi-instrumentalist with MANY guests. Interesting stuff! I recognize James LaBrie from Dream Theater sings on several of the tracks; not sure of many of the others.
Yes, serious golfer from March-September; now back to work....Tidal/Roon>exaSound Playpoint>exaSound e22>Marchand XM44>Nord OneUp NC500 x2>Magneplaner 3.6r: Wireworld digital, Audio Zen Silver reference II XLR, Audio Zen Satori speaker cables, Transparent Plus & Audio Sensibility Statement XLR's, Transparent Plus speaker cables, Audio Sensibility Testament power cords, Solid Tech reference rack, Feet of silence, Mye Stands, Plixir BDC linear power supply, RCPC Pro 400, Audio Magic Stealth power conditioner, Hubbell outlets & dedicated lines, DIY RPG and N11 Quadratic diffusors and Primacoustic absorption panels
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September 29, 2017, 08:09 PM #50
Re: Great MQA Finds
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkMy Systems: http://www.audioshark.org/showthread...481#post158481
"We can hear everything we measure, but we can't measure everything we hear. Let your ears be your guide."
Dealer for: Aqua Hi-Fi, Aurender, AudioQuest Cables & Power Products, Berkeley Audio, Block Audio (distributor), Boulder Amplifiers, Bowers & Wilkins (B&W), Bryston, Clarisys Audio Loudspeakers (distributor), Classe’ Audio, Degritter Record Cleaning Machines, Esoteric, Finite Elemente, FirstWatt, Focal Loudspeakers and Headphones, GigaFoil, Harbeth Loudspeakers, Hegel, HiFi Man, Innuos, ISO Acoustics, Keces Power Supplies, Kharma Loudspeakers and Electronics, Kuzma Turntables, Lumin, Luxman, Magico Loudspeakers, MBL Speakers & Electronics, MSB Technologies, MySonicLabs Phono Cartridges, Nordost Cables, Ortofon, Pass Labs, Quadraspire, Rega Turntables and Electronics, Shunyata Research, STAX, Stein Music Products, Stillpoints, Soulution, VAC, Vicoustics, Viva Audio, VPI Industries, WireWorld Cables.
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