The encryption aspect of MHR isn't needed per se. MHR is essentially a scrambled 96/24 pipeline so, if Meridian was happy to send it unencrypted, it could.

However... Meridian has already made it clear that how they send >96/24 down the pipe is crown jewel intellectual property, so the chances of unencrypted MQA being output as PCM are zilch.

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