04-Mar-2017, 10:27
Auralic Aries implementation of MQA is excellent. Straight from the Lightning DS app you can choose MAQ titles. But here is what surprised me, coax is limited to 24/192 but not with MQA. I have been listening to 24/352 titles over a coax connection. Essentially the signal received by my Mytek Brooklyn DAC is 24/44 from the Aries so it passes through without issues. Obviously the DAC then hardware decodes the MQA file to 24/352. Can't believe I am streaming 24/352 DXD files and they sound absolutely fantastic. Wow it's nice to get a taste of the future. More power to Bob Stuart and Meridian, a British company at the forefront of cutting edge hi-tech.