[musicday]

I got a shipping confirmation even though I only ordered last night (from Musicteck).

 

[W1ll1eTheP1mp]

One question I am asking myself is if W2 will ever get MQA support as I couldn't find any reference that even L & P s flagship DAPs are supporting it?
I know other players like S1 have also introduced it in a later firmware update but still I am wondering if it is part of L & P s strategical roadmap considering what I wrote above...

Edit: just checked Lotoo TOTL DAP specs and couldn't find MQA support either. So we might still hope...

Who can we ask in that regard? is their any mailadress to L&P where i can contact them?

 

[FooFighter]

Who can we ask in that regard? is their any mailadress to L&P where i can contact them?

@HiFyAK2020 @twister6
Do you guys know L & P contacts where we can adress such questions?

 

[romekbono]

@HiFyAK2020 @twister6
Do you guys know L & P contacts where we can adress such questions?

It will be interesting to convince them to have one contact point L&P on head fi

 

[musicday]

If the device is very successful I see no reason not to implement MQA decoding later.

 

[W1ll1eTheP1mp]

I have sent them mail now on both adresse i found

 

[FooFighter]

If the device is very successful I see no reason not to implement MQA decoding later.

We are supporting their sales number now in this forum but I see a bit a hen - egg issue
For many audiophiles Tidal mqa is like a standard service.
So they won't buy before this feature is implemented.
I have read several cases here in head-fi forum where people bought concurrent products only because of that...
Thinking more about it I am even thinking it is a strategical important feature for a dongle device as its main use case is mobility.
For any mobile phone (Apple even more because of missing sd slot) music storage space is an issue.
MQA is the best way to compensate that up to now.
Therefore I find its support crucial.
For home usage where we have broadband internet access or attached NAS with hires files it's less of an issue but many are using desktop rig for that anyway...

 

[W1ll1eTheP1mp]

We are supporting their sales number now in this forum but I see a bit a hen - egg issue
For many audiophiles Tidal mqa is like a standard service.
So they won't buy before this feature is implemented.
I have read several cases here in head-fi forum where people bought concurrent products only because of that...
Thinking more about it I am even thinking it is a strategical important feature for a dongle device as its main use case is mobility.
For any mobile phone (Apple even more because of missing sd slot) music storage space is an issue.
MQA is the best way to compensate that up to now.
Therefore I find its support crucial.
For home usage where we have broadband internet access or attached NAS with hires files it's less of an issue but many are using desktop rig for that anyway...

Im actually agreeing with this. Thats the whole reson im pretty torned between Khadas Tone 2 Pro and the W2! The Khadas DAC measures objectively very very good. Desktop level. Same as W2`s DAC that one measures also very good. Khadas is also quite small, and can be used as both portable and desktop and it has MQA,DSD512, 384 etc. The W2 has maybe DSD 128/256, but seems ore tailored to IEMS. Hard choice and i dont now which one is best for IEMS or more "futureproof". If W2 had MQA it would be great. Mqa is not very important for me by itself, but since im using Tidal, i really want to have the chance to use it=)

 

[HIFIloverM]

Hey everyone!
I have the DX160 and while is sounds great, the UI experience is a bit underwhelming for me at least. I am tempted by a very good dongle USB Dac and using my Galaxy Note 20 Ultra with it. My cables are 4.4 balanced, so the W2 piqued my interest. I am really looking forward to the first experience reports!

 

[povidlo]

If the device is very successful I see no reason not to implement MQA decoding later.

Or could be the opposite: why pay for mqa certification if already selling well?

For S1, though not available for a while, mqa was announced at launch. While I dislike such strategy personally, I think that was a selling point for many.

 

[sindri1980]

Hi everyone,

If someone has a PS4/PS5 and/or a Nintendo Switch, would it be possible to test the incoming W2 with them?
I'm thinking of getting one soon, but I would like to confirm that it also works with consoles
Thanks in advance!

 

[musicday]

Khadas Tone 2 can do 210 mw @32 ohm and L&P 230 mw@ 32 ohm..
Yes if we get MQA will be a very awesome dongle. Looking forward to receive it tomorrow.

 

[snapandslide]

Khadas Tone 2 can do 210 mw @32 ohm and L&P 230 mw@32 ohm..
Yes if we get MQA will be a very awesome dongle. Looking forward to receive it tomorrow.

The khadas looks a bit chunky, not really a dongle in my book.

 

[FooFighter]

The khadas looks a bit chunky, not really a dongle in my book.

Yep + it will need extra powerbank for mobile usage as I understand.
1 usb for power, the other for music stream.

 

[snapandslide]

Yep + it will need extra powerbank for mobile usage as I understand.
1 usb for power, the other for music stream.

Gah, I start to wonder the point of the device at that stage!