Originally Posted by Soundserge
Listening report from the Absolute Sound.
If Meridian has a working MQA decoder for these demos, why all the talk of "only recently receiving the necessary software" to update the firmware in the Explorer2 and other DACs?

Anyone else curious why it is taking so long?

Are the other players in the game holding up the release?

E.g. other DAC manufacturers wanting to play level with release dates, record lables still reluctant to hand over master tapes?

HPs: Oppo PM-3, Audeze LCD2F, NAD VISO HP50, Fostex T50RP with mods. Shure E2c in-ear.
Portable: CEntrance HiFi M8. Desktop: iFi iUSB > Meridian Explorer2 DAC > T.M.S. EL84 tube amp
Sources: iMac(Win7), Roon, Foobar2000. Touch 4 (FLACplayer), iPhone 4S (Tidal), iPad (Tidal, Netflix)