19-May-2019, 19:01
I recall from the Munich 2018 thread that Devialet had advised that the second ‘unfold’ would compromise ADH, but they were looking at maybe implementing the first unfold. So if correct, full implementation is somewhere between not planned or impossible. (and where would you put the blue light?)
As things stand, software like Roon or the Tidal app will do the first unfold, so this aspect is covered anyway. The second unfold is nothing more than upsampling with a specific filer, the Devialet upsamples to 24/192 anyway, and as mentioned above you can use HQPlayer to upsample and apply an MQA style filer, if you really want to.
As Tidal is pretty much the only place you can get access to MQA, the first unfold is already covered.
The one exception to this would be someone who wants to play downloaded and locally stored MQA, but this is likely to be a very small proportion Devialet owners, and they would still have the option to use Roon if they really wanted to do this.
So taking all this into consideration, I can’t see why it would be high on Devialet’s priority list.
Maybe something to ask Matthieu Pernod about at the upcoming Devialet event at Oxford Audio?
Another factor is the uptake of MQA. There were some rumours about Amazon music adopting MQA, which would have propelled MQA into the big league. However, it now seams Amazon are planning conventional hi res instead, which leaves MQA a little lost with no obvious way to get market share. Unless it looks like MQA is going to gain some market share, manufacturer interest is likely to be low.
As things stand, software like Roon or the Tidal app will do the first unfold, so this aspect is covered anyway. The second unfold is nothing more than upsampling with a specific filer, the Devialet upsamples to 24/192 anyway, and as mentioned above you can use HQPlayer to upsample and apply an MQA style filer, if you really want to.
As Tidal is pretty much the only place you can get access to MQA, the first unfold is already covered.
The one exception to this would be someone who wants to play downloaded and locally stored MQA, but this is likely to be a very small proportion Devialet owners, and they would still have the option to use Roon if they really wanted to do this.
So taking all this into consideration, I can’t see why it would be high on Devialet’s priority list.
Maybe something to ask Matthieu Pernod about at the upcoming Devialet event at Oxford Audio?
Another factor is the uptake of MQA. There were some rumours about Amazon music adopting MQA, which would have propelled MQA into the big league. However, it now seams Amazon are planning conventional hi res instead, which leaves MQA a little lost with no obvious way to get market share. Unless it looks like MQA is going to gain some market share, manufacturer interest is likely to be low.
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