(11-Jan-2017, 21:33)Confused Wrote: I'm quite sure it's possible for a software solution to do the full 'unfolding' to 24/192, assuming Meridian would allow this. To be honest, I'm pretty sure that the difference between 24/96 and 24/192 would be miniscule to nothing, all other factors being equal. However, that does not answer the question of if a software conversion offers the full MQA A/D conversion time corrections, and whatever else it might do.
EDIT: I have asked this question over at the Roon forum. I figure that as Roon are soon to implement their own MQA software decoding, they should be familiar with the facts. I will report back if the Roon post gets a definitive response.
The part that is confusing is how would they ("whomever is creating the MQA file) even be able to know what time corrections needs to be applied for a A/D stage when starting with a digital source to create the MQA? Each instrument might have come through a different A/D converter or the music could have been created completely digitally. I assume this is only the case when starting analog and they use a specific A/D converter?
In theory Roon would be able to apply the specific D/A enhancements if they know the DAC. In theory.
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