Originally Posted by Parky43007
But there is no hardware currently commercially available to decode MQA.
As I understand MQA, it isn't a format that requires new decode (end user) hardware. Instead, it is delivery format (FLAC, etc.) independent. Its focus seems to be on capturing the original content better than other sampling and encoding methods. The result is included in exisiting container format.

Originally Posted by Meridian
MQA also uses innovative lossless processing to build a file or stream which also delivers sophisticated metadata: details of the recording, instructions for the decoder and D/A converters plus how to create an authenticated exact reconstruction of the original analogue signal. MQA can be delivered inside any lossless container, e.g. as ALAC, FLAC, or WAV
See here.

See also the diagram in my earlier reference here, which says the MQAed information can be downloaded or streamed in "any format."

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