[doctorjazz]

I see it on the Pioneer, but where did you get it? HDTracks? Elsewhere?

 

[435279]

Tidal is the best place for MQA but as far as I know you can't play Tidal MQA on the Pioneer or Onkyo DAP's.

 

[doctorjazz]

So, begs the question, what good is it to have MQA compatibility if you can't get the music files...

 

[swesko]

I download them to my pc from tidal

 

[435279]

MQA has been very slow to get going in general and then there's the whole off-topic discussion about whether its worth bothering in the first place.

 

[trellus]

So, begs the question, what good is it to have MQA compatibility if you can't get the music files...

@swesko clearly showed he has a file in format "MQA Studio", from Tidal (offline), playing on his Pioneer... seems rather unambiguous to me that you can do it?

 

[435279]

I download them to my pc from tidal

You may have found a back-door route to playing MQA on the pioneer, let me check.

 

[doctorjazz]

So, you can access Tidal and download? (I have Tidal, but it allows 3 players the ability to download for offline listening unless you pay even more for the service. My 3 players are accounted for with my wife, daughter, and my phone, but I suppose I can drop my phone and add my Pioneer for this and give it a try).

 

[doctorjazz]

(the same topic is out there on high resolution files-and cables, and amps, for that matter; most that I've read think there is a benefit sonically from MQA and hi-rez. Can't judge for yourself without being able to access them...)

 

[435279]

I download them to my pc from tidal

I checked and I can't find anyway to do this, please provide the steps taken, PM me if you prefer.

 

[Ang Probinsyano]

Normal or High gain? What do you recommend?

 

[chris6878]

I checked and I can't find anyway to do this, please provide the steps taken, PM me if you prefer.

I want to know also, how to DL MQA from tidal onto a PC then transfer them to the PIO......Im gonna say it is not possible. but please tell me it is

 

[chris6878]

From tidal

How it the heck did you do that? I have songs from tidal DL on my Pio but how do you play it on the Pio music player? I cant find the files

 

[Steve Buck]

tidal mqa on pioneer xdp300

I have found if you use your pc to "favourite" the masters album, then access that favourite via your tidal app on the pioneer, then you are playing the mqa wrapped version ( not fully decoded). but as for downloading from a pc.. then its a mystery.
Hopefully Swesko isnt just gloating and will explain how this is possible..Because as far as i can see its not possible without a dedicated and as yet unidentified program.

 

[Steve Buck]

From a SWESKO post on another topic..

"the android app does stream MQA, if i open UAPP and play my albums (i chose them from the masters album list on the desktop app) well they play @ 24bit 48Khz so yea MQA is enabled and even my Mojo turns Orange indicating 48Khz"