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Originally Posted by rushca01
From a novice stand point (which I most certainly am), what is the difference between the DAC unfolding the MQA vs the streamer (which doesn't have a DAC) unfolding the MQA?
I'm sure it's a simple answer for the educated..  |
There are two parts which compose full MQA decoding, MQA Core (also referred to as the first unfold which often go up to 24/88 or 24/96) and MQA Rendering which provides the final unfold to the highest supported resolution for a given MQA encoded file. MQA Rendering is DAC specific, so a streamer which doesn't incorporate a DAC cannot provide it. A DAC which supports full MQA decoding can either provide MQA Rendering on a signal which has already had MQA Core decoding provided by a streamer or software player, or full MQA decoding on its own. Hope this overview helps without getting too technical!