iDSD Black Label and MQA?

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witchdoctor

iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« on: 30 Sep 2017, 01:05 am »
I just noticed iFi on the MQA partner page and when I click it says the iFi iDSD Black Label with MQA coming soon. Any idea when it will be available?
Will older models be upgradeable?

http://www.mqa.co.uk/customer/our-partners/ifi-audio-partner-page

Fair Hedon

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Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #1 on: 30 Sep 2017, 02:25 am »
I just noticed iFi on the MQA partner page and when I click it says the iFi iDSD Black Label with MQA coming soon. Any idea when it will be available?
Will older models be upgradeable?

http://www.mqa.co.uk/customer/our-partners/ifi-audio-partner-page

YAWN.

I had some iFI gear for a while. Junk. Most of it stopped working in one way or the other and the build
is Chinese made junk. Pass.

JDUBS

Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #2 on: 30 Sep 2017, 03:00 am »
YAWN.

I had some iFI gear for a while. Junk. Most of it stopped working in one way or the other and the build
is Chinese made junk. Pass.

You realize your in the iFi circle, right??   :duh:

-Jim

witchdoctor

Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #3 on: 30 Sep 2017, 06:04 pm »
Can anyone from iFi give me more info on this partnership with MQA before I make a purchase? Thanks

Fair Hedon

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Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #4 on: 30 Sep 2017, 07:08 pm »
You realize your in the iFi circle, right??   :duh:

-Jim

Yes. And just reporting my experience. I had two Micro iDSD units, one that lost one channel on the headphone out.
Both had horrible volume tracking, especially at low levels, as well as a Nano. They all emitted low level diginoize that was
easy to hear one half meaer from the speaker.

JDUBS

Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #5 on: 30 Sep 2017, 07:48 pm »
Yes. And just reporting my experience. I had two Micro iDSD units, one that lost one channel on the headphone out.
Both had horrible volume tracking, especially at low levels, as well as a Nano. They all emitted low level diginoize that was
easy to hear one half meaer from the speaker.

What's that have to do with the topic at hand?  Nothing.

-Jim

Fair Hedon

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Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #6 on: 30 Sep 2017, 08:02 pm »
What's that have to do with the topic at hand?  Nothing.

-Jim

If iFI really believes MQA is "better". and not just a new marketing buzzword, I have some land to sell you.

witchdoctor

Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #7 on: 30 Sep 2017, 08:25 pm »
If iFI really believes MQA is "better". and not just a new marketing buzzword, I have some land to sell you.

Please stop your vitriol, go troll another thread. I want an answer to my question from iFi.

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Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #8 on: 15 Oct 2017, 05:29 pm »
If iFI really believes MQA is "better". and not just a new marketing buzzword, I have some land to sell you.

From the announcement, it sounds like iFi views MQA as a new feature to add to their products.
I didn't read any mention that they found MQA to be "better".



witchdoctor

Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #9 on: 15 Oct 2017, 06:42 pm »
I think they are letting the customer decide whats best by providing MQA, DSD, PCM and redbook formats in their new dac. Why limit your choices?

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Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #10 on: 15 Oct 2017, 06:54 pm »

witchdoctor

Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #11 on: 15 Oct 2017, 09:47 pm »
Well, by golly, it seems that it's available for purchase right now.  :thumb:

I think that is the current non MQA version.

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Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #12 on: 16 Nov 2017, 05:53 am »
Little late to the party but if music is flowing then that means the party is still hopping.

Started a thread here about the nano iDSD Black Label.  It can handle MQA rather nicely.  TIDAL has a nice collection to try  :thumb: 
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=153536.0

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Re: iDSD Black Label and MQA?
« Reply #13 on: 21 Dec 2017, 08:24 pm »
Anyone playing with MQA in their system?