Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-09-14 Thread Golden Earring
Hi Archimago! Sorry that I've missed the boat on your survey - my life has literally been on fire for the last fortnight for reasons totally out of my control. Nevertheless, I hope that you got a good response & I look forward to seeing the results... In the meantime, I now have an "as new"

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-08-30 Thread Golden Earring
Archimago wrote: > Wow Dave. Interesting description of the week there... Gotta be careful > about taxes :-). Don't talk about it cuz the forum has ears directly > linked to the HMRC. > > Had a peek at that Pathos amp. Lovely looking! Hope you got a good > score. > > Remember everyone: *less

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-08-29 Thread Archimago
Golden Earring wrote: > Hi Archimago! > > Thanks for the heads-up: I do my best to reduce the load on the world's > landfill sites. ;) > > I have had a rather good week. Firstly I got an e-mail out of the blue > from the solicitors who dealt with my late mother's estate, which we > were under

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-07-26 Thread Golden Earring
Archimago wrote: > That's a nice selection of devices Dave Hi Archimago! Thanks for the heads-up: I do my best to reduce the load on the world's landfill sites. ;) I have had a rather good week. Firstly I got an e-mail out of the blue from the solicitors who dealt with my late mother's

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-07-25 Thread Archimago
Eyerex wrote: > Will have to take the test as i own a Meridian Explorer 2 only problem > is i live in the world of budget HiFi so running on a PiCorePlayer with > a Yamaha A-S500 and a set of JPW Sonatas but will give it a go > > PS i normally listen to electronic music but can appreciate

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-07-25 Thread Archimago
Golden Earring wrote: > Hi Archimago! > > Firstly, apologies for "cherry-picking" your earlier comment in the > quotation above: I'm just trying to focus on the bits of particular > relevance to the ensuing comments - if you feel that I've removed the > context, I apologise & stand to be

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-07-19 Thread Eyerex
Will have to take the test as i own a Meridian Explorer 2 only problem is i live in the world of budget HiFi so running on a PiCorePlayer with a Yamaha A-S500 and a set of JPW Sonatas but will give it a go PS i normally listen to electronic music but can appreciate classical music as playing a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-07-19 Thread Golden Earring
Archimago wrote: > Well, here in 2017, I still consider 24/96 "hi-res" of course. Last I > checked, my kids' ears apparently have not evolved enough to render > 24/96 inadequate :-). > > Yes, the digital interfaces AES/EBU, TosLink, coaxial can be used for > >24/96 but the Transporter does not

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-07-17 Thread drmatt
Yep it's probably one of the best sources there is to test with. I have downloaded your samples and appreciate your concise tagging efforts! Had visions of them disappearing all over my library and having to browse by file location.. EDO on the SBT works fine, I don't see "192k" written on my

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-07-17 Thread Archimago
drmatt wrote: > What are the origins of 2L's mqa files? I remember looking at some of > their sample material before. Not my type of music I have to say, hard > for me to get into it.. > > > -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- Hi Matt: The original MQA files can be found here (along

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-07-17 Thread drmatt
What are the origins of 2L's mqa files? I remember looking at some of their sample material before. Not my type of music I have to say, hard for me to get into it.. -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-07-17 Thread Archimago
Thanks for the comments GE... Well, here in 2017, I still consider 24/96 "hi-res" of course. Last I checked, my kids' ears apparently have not evolved enough to render 24/96 inadequate :-). Yes, the digital interfaces AES/EBU, TosLink, coaxial can be used for >24/96 but the Transporter does

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-07-16 Thread Golden Earring
Archimago wrote: > Download the files, have a listen, complete my survey! > > INTERNET > BLIND TEST: MQA CORE DECODING VS. STANDARD HI-RES AUDIO > (\"HTTP://ARCHIMAGO.BLOGSPOT.CA/2017/07/INTERNET-BLIND-TEST-MQA-CORE-DECODING.HTML\") > BTW: Test will close for survey entries on September 8th,

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] INTERNET BLIND TEST: MQA Core Decoding vs. Standard Hi-Res Audio

2017-07-15 Thread Archimago
Hey boys and girls... Been meaning to do this for awhile but now that software decoding and we know better about the digital filter, I think it's time to let the world have a listen to what MQA Decoding sounds like compared to standard 24/88 or 24/96 resampling. If you're curious about MQA