LewisBell92
Novice Member
Meridian Explorer 2 MQA Dac to Cambridge Audio CXA60
Hi Everyone,
New to the forum following a recent HiFi purchase. I have gone for the Cambridge Audio CXA60 and Q Acoustics 3050 floorstanders with Tidal HiFi streaming as the source.
My question is this.... I am a Tidal Hifi user and therefore have access to MQA Masters. I had previously been listening to these masters through a Merdian Explorer 2 DAC and Oppo PM3 headphones. However, if I were to have my Meridian DAC plugged into my laptop and then a 3.5mm RCA to the CXA60 receiver from this DAC, would I get the full MQA master playing through the speakers. ie. has the Meridian unpacked the MQA file, therefore allowing the Wolfson DAC (non MQA) within the CXA60 to be able to read the format and out the full 192kHz (or whatever the MQA may be)??
The Wolfson DAC within the CXA60 is 24-bit/192kHz compatible but I am unsure whether it would still need to be MQA compatible even though the Meridian has unpacked the file?
I hope that makes sense, the staff in the Richer sounds store I bought the system from were unable to answer my question so I would greatly appreciate if anyone could advise me on this.
Thanks everyone.
Regards,
Lewis
Hi Everyone,
New to the forum following a recent HiFi purchase. I have gone for the Cambridge Audio CXA60 and Q Acoustics 3050 floorstanders with Tidal HiFi streaming as the source.
My question is this.... I am a Tidal Hifi user and therefore have access to MQA Masters. I had previously been listening to these masters through a Merdian Explorer 2 DAC and Oppo PM3 headphones. However, if I were to have my Meridian DAC plugged into my laptop and then a 3.5mm RCA to the CXA60 receiver from this DAC, would I get the full MQA master playing through the speakers. ie. has the Meridian unpacked the MQA file, therefore allowing the Wolfson DAC (non MQA) within the CXA60 to be able to read the format and out the full 192kHz (or whatever the MQA may be)??
The Wolfson DAC within the CXA60 is 24-bit/192kHz compatible but I am unsure whether it would still need to be MQA compatible even though the Meridian has unpacked the file?
I hope that makes sense, the staff in the Richer sounds store I bought the system from were unable to answer my question so I would greatly appreciate if anyone could advise me on this.
Thanks everyone.
Regards,
Lewis