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Originally Posted by bruno2009
... still really missing the connection to the Music... other than still not being convinced about the sound quality (yes - settings are right & I use MQA) there is just no heart & soul to it... played Tidal via the Auralic Aries Femto all weekend... first time back to Vinyl today & there it all is - the big & meaty sound, the „feel“ of actually engaging in something (Music 4 all it is).... really don‘t think Streaming will reach me... not in terms of SQ & certainly not emotionally... I‘ll give it some more time though before a final verdict...
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I'd try to hash some of my recommendations if I were you...
Why MQA? What do you think that MQA has and PCM/DSD hasn't?
Try checking out this article:
https://www.computeraudiophile.com/c...cautions-r701/
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