Great MQA Finds

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Awesome Prog/metal find!
 

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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.
 
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 :yahoo1: 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....:S
 
Thanks to Lumin for continuing to update their list of MQA titles available on Tidal. I see that the list in now over 4500 strong. :D
 
Not hearing much about the difference the DAC makes in the sound quality of the MQA folding. Years ago I bought the Meridian Explorer as a nice portable DAC to carry with my laptop and headphones while travelling. Comparing it directly with my super PCM DAC (Pacific Microsonics Model Two), it was great for the price, but was no Model Two. If I can buy the upgrade to the Explorer ($199 currently), will it matter much, say compared to the Berkeley Reference DAC2 with MQA? That is, does the MQA unfolding make the vast majority of the difference, or is the basic DAC crucial in the sound quality?

I haven't experimented with MQA at all, but I'm not a non-believer.

Larry
 
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Not hearing much about the difference the DAC makes in the sound quality of the MQA folding. Years ago I bought the Meridian Explorer as a nice portable DAC to carry with my laptop and headphones while travelling. Comparing it directly with my super PCM DAC (Pacific Microsonics Model Two), it was great for the price, but was no Model Two. If I can buy the upgrade to the Explorer ($199 currently), will it matter much, say compared to the Berkeley Reference DAC2 with MQA? That is, does the MQA unfolding make the vast majority of the difference, or is the basic DAC crucial in the sound quality?

I haven't experimented with MQA at all, but I'm not a non-believer.

Larry
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Larry, I can see how you could be confused. But, the quality of the DAC still matters a lot. If you think about it the other way around, just because a DAC can decode a PCM or DSD file doesn't mean all DAC's sound the same. The other components inside the DAC still matter tremendously as does the method for delivering the files to the DAC (i.e. Aurender or Lumin).


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Larry, I can see how you could be confused. But, the quality of the DAC still matters a lot. If you think about it the other way around, just because a DAC can decode a PCM or DSD file doesn't mean all DAC's sound the same. The other components inside the DAC still matter tremendously as does the method for delivering the files to the DAC (i.e. Aurender or Lumin).


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Thanks, Mike. Currently I don't subscribe to Tidal. I was thinking about having it when I travel (normallly about a month or so a year in the UK.) With MQA, the Explorer II, headphones and Tidal, I could have a very nice portable music collection with me, for a cheap price. I'll have to find out whether my other DAC (mch NADAC) is going to have MQA capability, especially with HQP and Roon. That makes my music collection very accessible.

Larry
 
Tidal Masters

Stone Temple Pilots "Core"

I've heard this CD a thousand times, but NEVER like this!!!

Absolutely amazing sound.
 
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