pablolie wrote: > This probably has been discussed before, but I just wonder why I should > be interested in MQA encoding for the music library I already have in my > home environment. It will have no effect on your present library, as non of those files are MQA encoded. So you should not be interested :D
pablolie wrote: > I see no bottlenecks to get even my 24/192 content (which I have, even > though its merits in a home environment are a tad questionable to begin > with, but that's another discussion altogether :D ) to any device in my > home. Even with lowly, old 802.11g wireless (which the SB ecosystem > supports), and even less so with 802.11ac which gets you a few Gbit/s > across the house. So thank you very much, at home FLAC or whatever I > already have works well enough. Again you are 100% correct. pablolie wrote: > Which makes me think the sweet market spot for MQA is HiRez music > streaming, since MQAs big virtue is it can pack a 24/192 stream > (~9Mbit/s) into the equivalent of a 16/44 stream (good ole 1.4Mbit/s). > Which is relevant if (a) your bandwidth connection is less than > ~12Mbit/s and (b) you still insist on listening to music in HiRez > wherever you are. Again you are 100% correct, but read my last comment b. Actually when I first read about MQA, I did not expect download MQA files as an option. pablolie wrote: > Well, I don't, I am perfectly fine with Spotify-like streaming when I am > not at home in front of the music shrine - but that's just me. Actually I ask myself as well if hi res streaming has any value when you are only using your phone and headset. As I think you need quite good equiment to benefit from this. However my Tidal Hi-Fi subscription sounds very well from my iPhone, and since I can download CD quality, I can even bring the files with me and play on a plane. Or in the car. Or just use Airplay / Chromcast. pablolie wrote: > So the question is - does the SB ecosystem even benefit from MQA? Yes, if: a: You are a Tidal Hi-Fi subscriber and has a Squeezebox Touch, and probably other SB products, but I'm thinking 24/96 is needed as minimum. Tidal is the only subscription available in CD quality on SB platform, and said to support MQA. If other will come, those should be included. b: Download (expensive) MQA fils, and use SBT / SB-products. Look at 2L or 7Digital store to get a price idea. Also it's said that even non MQA equipment will benefint from a MQA stream / file. (So Tidal Hi-Fi subscribers get a free ride:cool:) No, if Your DAC is MQA enabled. I do not know enough about Squeeze Lite as a possible option. Assuming MQA is as fantastic as those few who have heard say it is, I still think you need good equipment in order to benefit fully from MQA, but I may be wrong. But that apply to hi-res as well... Also any stremer or sw player will have a standard DAC profile, so in order to have the very best, you will probably look for a MQA enabled DAC. I predic there will be a lot of discussions at a later stage if you really need that last DAC specific parameter, as long as your SW player or streamer support MQA. I wonder if Chromcast Audio will support MQA :D Tidal will support CA. (Airplay does not support HRA) *(HRA = High Res Audio) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ R1200CL's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63832 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102648 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
