Feliks Audio Elise Impressions Thread – a New Start (please read first post for summary)

[pctazhp]

   
Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but if you go into the settings for your DAC in the Tidal settings area, and ensure that the 'MQA passthrough' option is not ticked, the Tidal desktop app will decompress the stream on the fly to 24-bit, 96kHz. 
 

I looked in the settings area of Tidal, but didn't see any settings for my DAC nor did I see the "MQA passthrough" option.

 

[richdytch]

  I looked in the settings area of Tidal, but didn't see any settings for my DAC nor did I see the "MQA passthrough" option.

 
If you click on the Streaming tab, your dac name should appear in there - if you then hover to the right of your dac name, a cog icon should appear. Clicking on that takes you through to MQA and other settings. It's only on the desktop version though. 
 
 Rich 

 

[UntilThen]

MQA or Turntable. 

  Thanks @connieflyer  !!!
 
Life couldn't be better with phase4stereo Stokowski Wagner:-
 
Leopold Stokowski
London Symphony Orchestra
 
Ride of the Valkyries
Forest Murmurs
Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla
Siegfried's Rhine Journey
 

 

[UntilThen]

Ok folks you got to read this from Lens Wallis, a respectable audio dealer in Sydney.
 
http://www.lenwallisaudio.com/blog/new-systems/tidal-hits-a-high-mark-with-mqa/
 
The genius of the Tidal offering is that their MAC and PC software has MQA decoding built in – allowing you to send the file at either 88.2/24 or 96/24 to any DAC supporting these resolutions. On the other hand if you do have an MQA enabled DAC the maximum resolution available is 384/32!

However if you are limited to 96/24 the results are still incredibly impressive.

 

 

[HPLobster]

  Ok folks you got to read this from Lens Wallis, a respectable audio dealer in Sydney.
 
http://www.lenwallisaudio.com/blog/new-systems/tidal-hits-a-high-mark-with-mqa/
 
The genius of the Tidal offering is that their MAC and PC software has MQA decoding built in – allowing you to send the file at either 88.2/24 or 96/24 to any DAC supporting these resolutions. On the other hand if you do have an MQA enabled DAC the maximum resolution available is 384/32!

However if you are limited to 96/24 the results are still incredibly impressive.

 

 I´m confused. This is basically what I wrote a few posts ago...

 

[pctazhp]

   
If you click on the Streaming tab, your dac name should appear in there - if you then hover to the right of your dac name, a cog icon should appear. Clicking on that takes you through to MQA and other settings. It's only on the desktop version though. 
 
 Rich 

Thanks Rich. I have the desktop version. I followed your instructions and found the settings. Passthrough MQA wasn't checked. I was pretty sure I was getting the partial advantage of MQA. Very much appreciate your assistance

 

[UntilThen]

 

 I´m confused. This is basically what I wrote a few posts ago...

 
Indeed you did but I need to read from an authenticated source. 

 

[pctazhp]

Also there's a tradition around here. Usually, everything important on a particular subject gets said in a single post. But everyone else must be given the opportunity to say the same thing over and over again. So best that we just humor UT on this one.

 

[UntilThen]

 
Thanks Rich. I have the desktop version. I followed your instructions and found the settings. Passthrough MQA wasn't checked. I was pretty sure I was getting the partial advantage of MQA. Very much appreciate your assistance

 
Go easy on the 200 albums on MQA. Don't finish it in one day.

 

[pctazhp]

   
Go easy on the 200 albums on MQA. Don't finish it in one day.

Excluding Rap albums brings the number down considerably

 

[aqsw]

Got the server, streamer today. Its huge.Didn't think it would be that big, but I've been told bigger is better.

 

[HPLobster]

Indeed you did but I need to read from an authenticated source. :bigsmile_face:

Alright, alright, I see, I see...

 

[UntilThen]

'In the air tonight' by Phil Collins on Tidal Masters just exploded in my brains. This is incredible. Pct you got to listen to this one.

 

[aqsw]

My T1s screw up my whole system. They are silver, but I think I may keep them anyways.

 

[UntilThen]

Got the server, streamer today. Its huge.Didn't think it would be that big, but I've been told bigger is better.

 
Aq that is big !!!  but has it got MQA? 

 How does your streamer sound?
 
Now you need something really small.