MQA Discussion

asindc said:
To be fair to Berkeley, no one (aside from maybe dCS and MSB) has successfully implemented DSD and PCM in the same DAC without compromising the sound quality and/or usability of one if not both.
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Can't really argue that point since I only have an opinion, but my Lumin certainly seems to do a good job with both. Whether one would be better if the other wasn't implemented will have to remain one of life's mysteries. :)
 
still-one said:
If the database at DSD-Guide is accurate, there are already more MQA albums available than DSD. So I doubt that will have any impact on Exogal's decisions. Then again who cares what Exogal does when the arguably the two best DAC manufacturers (MSB and dCS) are all in.
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Exactly. All the big DAC manufactures support and have announced support for MQA. EMM Labs even has support coming but, hasn't formally announced it yet.

The only big name DAC/Digital company that doesn't support it is Playback Designs. More so, that has probably something to with the SACD/DSD and DVD-Audio wars of back then.

I believe Bob Stuart and Meridian pushed DVD-Audio when SACD was trying to take off. But, we have even Sony supporting MQA on small portable players and other Japanese brands (TEAC/Esoteric) are now on board with MQA.
 
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mdp632 said:
Exactly. All the big DAC manufactures support and have announced support for MQA. EMM Labs even has support coming but, hasn't formally announced it yet.

The only big name DAC/Digital company that doesn't support it is Playback Designs. More so, that has probably something to with the SACD/DSD and DVD-Audio wars of back then.

I believe Bob Stuart and Meridian pushed DVD-Audio when SACD was trying to take off. But, we have even Sony supporting MQA on small portable players and other Japanese brands (TEAC/Esoteric) are now on board with MQA.
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Schiit also does not support MQA, for good reasons:

http://www.schiit.com/news/news/why-we-wont-be-supporting-mqa

Of course you may think Schiit is not a big name DAC/Digital company. Think twice: It certainly is big. Last year they sold 65,000 units of equipment, much of it DACs. That's much more than MSB or dCS sell, for sure.

Oh, and Linn doesn't support MQA either:

https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/mqa-is-bad-for-music
 
Al M. said:
Schiit also does not support MQA, for good reasons:

http://www.schiit.com/news/news/why-we-wont-be-supporting-mqa

Of course you may think Schiit is not a big name DAC/Digital company. Think twice: It certainly is big. Last year they sold 65,000 units of equipment, much of it DACs. That's much more than MSB or dCS sell, for sure.

Oh, and Linn doesn't support MQA either:

https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/mqa-is-bad-for-music
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And Bose sells more than Magico and Wilson. :dunno:
 
Al M. said:
Schiit also does not support MQA, for good reasons:

http://www.schiit.com/news/news/why-we-wont-be-supporting-mqa

Of course you may think Schiit is not a big name DAC/Digital company. Think twice: It certainly is big. Last year they sold 65,000 units of equipment, much of it DACs. That's much more than MSB or dCS sell, for sure.

Oh, and Linn doesn't support MQA either:

https://www.linn.co.uk/blog/mqa-is-bad-for-music
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If 65K is true, than I am thinking they are over $100MM - seems a little big for Audio


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The majority of the units sold by Schitt are well under $1k so I doubt their total sales figures are anywhere near that high. The Yiggy is the highest price piece they sell.
 
Jack said:
The majority of the units sold by Schitt are well under $1k so I doubt their total sales figures are anywhere near that high. The Yiggy is the highest price piece they sell.
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Yes, they sell tons of $ 100 DACs for example. I assume their revenue is more in the $ 10 to 15 million range. But they're still growing.
 
And the friggin biggest mystery to me is why Porshe teamed up with Bose in my 911. I am on the fence with MQA. It will not make lemonade out of lemons though.
 
MarinJim said:
And the friggin biggest mystery to me is why Porshe teamed up with Bose in my 911. I am on the fence with MQA. It will not make lemonade out of lemons though.
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To induce you to upgrade to the Burmester, of course.:)
 
asindc said:
To induce you to upgrade to the Burmester, of course.:)
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Although from many Internet comments, there is minimal difference in the sound; supposedly the electronics are the same, only the speakers different, and except for the tweeters not that different. There are some owners who report a worthwhile and relatively inexpensive improvement replacing the Bose tweeters with the Burmester ones
 
rbbert said:
Although from many Internet comments, there is minimal difference in the sound; supposedly the electronics are the same, only the speakers different, and except for the tweeters not that different. There are some owners who report a worthwhile and relatively inexpensive improvement replacing the Bose tweeters with the Burmester ones
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I look at it this way. When purchasing a Porsche that has the $4,000 upgrade to the Burmester Surround Sound-System from a Bose I say, hell I'm paying over $100k for this car, why not. :D
 
CPP said:
I look at it this way. When purchasing a Porsche that has the $4,000 upgrade to the Burmester Surround Sound-System from a Bose I say, hell I'm paying over $100k for this car, why not. :D
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As I never listen to music in my car. No need to upgrade the stereo just for news radio, NPR or sports radio.
 
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