By the time an MQA signal is converted to analogue, then it's not MQA any more - it's a (depending on the DAC) high quality analogue signal that will be at the mercy of the analogue domain capabilities.

Just because a signal is in the analogue domain, it doesn't mean that it's not going to be constrained by the analogue components the signal path passes through.

I cannot see what MQA will do for LP?

Or are you suggesting that the 218 should convert analogue to digital MQA and the MQA encoder be aware of the ADC converter signature.

If so, I think there would be alow of mileage in that for many - I think that's already been speculated on that the 8x8 may already do this for analogue inputs. I suspect if this was true it would be in the marketing blurb as a USP.

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