Poll: Spark or AirPlay - best sound quality?
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71.43%
15 71.43%
AirPlay
28.57%
6 28.57%
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Spark vs. AirPlay?
#11
I thought spark and air play were fairly close. Then I connected my iMac thru optical and have been streaming Tidal MQA. Once i tried it, I can't make myself go back to spark nor air play for serious listening. The sound is incredible!!
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#12
How is Tidal MQA better? And does your iMac unpack the full MQA capability?

Thanks
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#13
(03-Feb-2017, 00:24)Scubadon Wrote: I thought spark and air play were fairly close. Then I connected my iMac thru optical and have been streaming Tidal MQA. Once i tried it, I can't make myself go back to spark nor air play for serious listening. The sound is incredible!!


You are right the detail is that tidal mqa has a very short library... and the airplay and spark is more for smarthphones, it's more practical


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2x Phantom Gold, Dialog Airplay
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#14
From what I understand, iMac will unpack the full MQA capability. However, the DAC in the gold is limited to 24/192. At 24/192 vs 16/44 the resolution is vastly improved! On a lot of recordings, you can tell the individual instruments, voice inflections, and how everything is placed on the stage. Almost 3d like. If you have a mac, it is worth investing $7 for a mini optical to optical cable to give it a try. Tidal says they will have 30,000 titles by the end of summer.
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