23-Jan-2016, 00:28
Just downloaded some of the free MQA files from 2L and -- truth be told -- they sound fabulous even without decoding on my Devialet Ensemble. Two in particular are stunning on my system: Frode Fjellheim: Kyrie Cantus & Frode Fjellheim and Finzi: Come Away, Death Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzo soprano
Sergej Osadchuk, piano. I played back the files via Foobar and Devialet AIR, so no wires in the chain. I was blown away. But, hey, maybe I was predisposed to the sound. I would be curious for others to try these files and see what you think.
You'll find the link below. Go to the middle of the page and you'll find the MQA files.
http://www.2l.no/hires/index.html
Sergej Osadchuk, piano. I played back the files via Foobar and Devialet AIR, so no wires in the chain. I was blown away. But, hey, maybe I was predisposed to the sound. I would be curious for others to try these files and see what you think.
You'll find the link below. Go to the middle of the page and you'll find the MQA files.
http://www.2l.no/hires/index.html
Devialet Expert 220 Pro Kinki EX-M7 power amp tethered to a fiber-fed Lumin X1 streamer via Grimm XLRs, Vivid B1 Decade speakers in Rosso Barchetta red (only 200 produced in a limited edition), Roon Nucleus with a Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SSD, etherREGEN switch fed by a Sonore opticalModule (and Sonore-supplied transceivers and 1M optical cable) with a SOtM dCBL-Cat7 cable to my Nucleus and a DH Labs Reunion Cat8 to my Lumin T2 streamer, Keces P8 linear power supply feeding a (to come) NUC and EtherREGEN switch with an external AfterDark OCXO clock., and opticalModule (5V/1A), AudioQuest Niagara 1000 power conditioner, ASI LiveLine loom (purchased directly from Franck Tchang when I lived in France), Less Loss Firewall for Speakers and Roon lifetime license with Tidal streaming.
