[itsnein]

Needless to say, other devices I had, on day one, also had Mqa rendering and decoding problems as well as other distortion problems. The seriousness of FiiO will be evaluated for how they will be able to solve problems as they arise because no device is free from problems. FiiO puts much of its future credibility on the K9 Pro and I hope they put a lot of effort into that

by the way:
I am playing from tidal from Macbook connecting to usb-c K9pro.
Tidal has an option path through MQA to K9.
No problem at all with such a setup.
Listening headphones via XLR.

 

[Giangi]

by the way:
I am playing from tidal from Macbook connecting to usb-c K9pro.
Tidal has an option path through MQA to K9.
No problem at all with such a setup.
Listening headphones via XLR.

The problem is on Roon rendering and via UAPP rendering. My curiosity, with native Tidal app do you see the purple ring?

 

[itsnein]

The problem is on Roon rendering and via UAPP rendering. My curiosity, with native Tidal app do you see the purple ring?

No. Color is blue, and all option is on.

Where it is written about colors?

 

[Giangi]

No. Color is blue, and all option is on.

Where it is written about colors?

If the color is blue, not mqa rendering on FiiO

 

[itsnein]

funny fact, I've got purple color with disabled passthrough

Can't understand it

 

[Giangi]

No. Color is blue, and all option is on.

Where it is written about colors?

Try to disable passtrough, which color do you have?

 

[Giangi]

funny fact, I've got purple color with disabled passthrough


Can't understand it

Ok, go on and try...

 

[itsnein]

Try to disable passtrough, which color do you have?

purple

And only in exclusive mode. When it is turned off - always blue.

So this is the only combination that works for purple:
- exclusive mode
- path through - off

 

[Giangi]

funny fact, I've got purple color with disabled passthrough


Can't understand it

It's normal. You don't need passtrough on renderer or decoding because if activate it, you disable the MQA software rendering or decoding. Try now with PCM and mqa, in a tracklist or switch to PCM and mqa

 

[itsnein]

It's normal. You don't need passtrough on renderer or decoding. Try now with PCM and mqa, in a tracklist or switch to PCM and mqa

For mqa purple for hifi - blue.
So all works

 

[Giangi]

For mqa purple for hifi - blue.
So all works

Go on and try...switch to pcm-mqa, mqa-mqa or single mqa. Tracklist or single track. Go on...

 

[itsnein]

Go on and try...switch to pcm-mqa, mqa-mqa or single mqa. Tracklist or single track. Go on...

In the tidal app, I have MQA albums and hi-fi (PCM) albums.
Playing hi-fi - color blue. Playing mqa - purple.
looks like options "pcm-mqa, mqa-mqa or single mqa" - it is roon terminology.
I do not have Roon.

 

[Giangi]

In the tidal app, I have MQA albums and hi-fi (PCM) albums.
Playing hi-fi - color blue. Playing mqa - purple.
looks like options "pcm-mqa, mqa-mqa or single mqa" - it is roon terminology.
I do not have Roon.

No, I suggest you to hear a tracklist made with only mqa files or PCM-mqa files in sequence. Or hear only mqa skipping from tracks. However which firmware do you have? v1.09?

 

[itsnein]

No, I suggest you to hear a tracklist made with only mqa files or PCM-mqa files in sequence. Or hear only mqa skipping from tracks. However which firmware do you have? v1.09?

Still can'tt gt an idea.

Playing only MQA album - all ok.
Playing mix MQA / hi-fi - all ok.
purple on mqa.
blue on hi-fi.

my device 1.01

 

[Giangi]

Still can'tt gt an idea.

Playing only MQA album - all ok.
Playing mix MQA / hi-fi - all ok.
purple on mqa.
blue on hi-fi.

my device 1.01

Ok, it's a firmware problem. Mine 1.09