Ayre QX5 Twenty

Re: Ayre QX5 Twenty now fully MQA compliant

Thanks, after a quick look at their available models I'm guessing that the EN30 would probably be the one to choose. Any further thoughts on that choice from our network experts?
 
Re: Ayre QX5 Twenty now fully MQA compliant

I trust the guy I was speaking with. He gave me a couple of others to look at, but these are cheap and easy. You can also use the fiber optic converter deal with it if you feel you need it. I doubt that anyone really will need it. So many of these things are overkill and are you really lowering the noise floor that much more. Fiber optics will lower it GREATLY. I've heard it in too many places to know. I was also told that this inexpensive and easy to use device does nearly the same thing and they couldn't hear any difference between the two. Makes sense, but what do I know, lol. Would love to hear the engineers also.
 
Re: Ayre QX5 Twenty now fully MQA compliant

Ctsooner said:
Ok, I thought that's what it was all about. So why is it a big deal for these DAC's to be 'MQA Compliant'. Is it just marketing or is there something else going on here? I didn't worry about an MQA DAC when I bought and I assume that if Ayre feels it needs to do the full monty MQA, they will offer a hardware upgrade like they with the 9 and DSD after a few years of it being out.

Digital is just so confusing for many of us. I am close with a few of the digital guys on CA and other boards and they are walking me through things when it comes to servers and set ups for the network. So far the Aurender N10 is beating out so many of the computer based servers on SQ and ease of use. Heard that Lumin is doing nice job also and is very very simple to use and to rip your stuff to. I want to learn as much as I can, but with the MS, I lose so much of what I hear or read, so in the end, it will just be all about simple and sounding the best for my budget. Simple as that, but I'll still try and keep up the best I can....or can't, lol.....
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There are 3 parts to MQA.
1) 2 stage unfolding
2) Filter adjustment to undo the "evil" of the ADC used in the original recording
3) the lights that guanrantee provenance and artist approval.

Tidal can do part 1. You need MQA compliance to get 2 and 3. This means you HAVE to hand over details of your internal design and collaborate with them.
 
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so many designers won't do that. Hard to see anyone sharing since one of the owners of MQA is Stewart. Interesting. I've heard it a few times over the last couple of years and usually through a full Meridian system. For me, that's not a great high end system, but it sounded so much better with MQA, than the same recordings without it. Again, so much misinformation. Thanks for the tips.
 
Re: Ayre QX5 Twenty now fully MQA compliant

I've got an incoming Berkeley Reference 2 DAC with full MQA compatibility. The DAC is all ready to be shipped, Berkeley is just waiting for signoff by the MQA folks before they can ship it to me. I don't really know too much about the MQA process but the timing was right and I paid a few extra dollars to have it included in my unit. I'm looking forward to taking delivery, so I can give my opinion of it. I'm also really looking forward to using it with Tidal.

Best,
Ken
 
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Alpinist said:
I've got an incoming Berkeley Reference 2 DAC with full MQA compatibility. The DAC is all ready to be shipped, Berkeley is just waiting for signoff by the MQA folks before they can ship it to me. I don't really know too much about the MQA process but the timing was right and I paid a few extra dollars to have it included in my unit. I'm looking forward to taking delivery, so I can give my opinion of it. I'm also really looking forward to using it with Tidal.

Best,
Ken
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Wow. I look forward to your impressions. Especially since this should be a full MQA unfold in combination with Tidal? If you don't mind me asking. Or maybe Mike can chime in. Did Berkeley increase the MSRP of the Reference DAC? As a a result of MQA?

Thanks
 
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mdp632 said:
Wow. I look forward to your impressions. Especially since this should be a full MQA unfold in combination with Tidal? If you don't mind me asking. Or maybe Mike can chime in. Did Berkeley increase the MSRP of the Reference DAC? As a a result of MQA?

Thanks
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I believe the MSRP on the Berkeley MQA upgrade was $500, most of which goes to MQA licensing fees. So based on that, the MSRP of the Berk Ref DAC 2 would go to $20K from $19.5K.

Best,
Ken
 
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audio.bill said:
Thanks, after a quick look at their available models I'm guessing that the EN30 would probably be the one to choose. Any further thoughts on that choice from our network experts?
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At CA forum you'll find discussions about these medical-grade network isolator, comparison with audiophile product RLI-1, and fiber media converters. I think 6moons also have reviews for two or more of these network isolator products.

(Note: I've also read a few reports that claim isolators may also have detrimental effects on SQ while reducing noise...)
 
Re: Ayre QX5 Twenty now fully MQA compliant

Alpinist said:
I've got an incoming Berkeley Reference 2 DAC with full MQA compatibility. The DAC is all ready to be shipped, Berkeley is just waiting for signoff by the MQA folks before they can ship it to me. I don't really know too much about the MQA process but the timing was right and I paid a few extra dollars to have it included in my unit. I'm looking forward to taking delivery, so I can give my opinion of it. I'm also really looking forward to using it with Tidal.

Best,
Ken
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Excellent!

Enjoy.
 
Re: Ayre QX5 Twenty now fully MQA compliant

So it doesn't do MQA. Very interesting. I was just posting in March what Alex at Ayre told me to share. Obviously he didn't know what was going on at the time. MQA just seems to difficult to understand at times no matter how simple folks try to make it for the mainstream, lol. Sorry to all who misunderstood.
 
Re: Ayre QX5 Twenty now fully MQA compliant

Ayre are quite conservative on format evolution I guess. Remember how long it took them to get on board with DSD. Maybe it is a similar thing with MQA.

It also appears that MQA is still a bit of a political hot potato as well.


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Re: Ayre QX5 Twenty now fully MQA compliant

Ctsooner said:
So it doesn't do MQA. Very interesting. I was just posting in March what Alex at Ayre told me to share. Obviously he didn't know what was going on at the time. MQA just seems to difficult to understand at times no matter how simple folks try to make it for the mainstream, lol. Sorry to all who misunderstood.
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I echo those sentiments as well. Alex told me the same thing. Said a firmware update was imminent.
 
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I have updated the thread title and made a few changes to correct the misinformation we were given.
 
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Mike said:
I would suppose so.
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Once in a lifetime I tried to be politically correct, hence the cautious statement [emoji3].

I see Charley's point, but at the day's end, if MQA will prevail I believe he will come around. He has a business to run after all.

But that might take a while. Let's keep in mind, it takes a bit more than a bit of Tidal streaming to establish a new format in the market.


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