I think this is logical step for another manufacturer in the circumstances. I have long believed that the main benefit of MQA is already in the undecoded file and that the "unfolding" process is more the icing on the cake in most systems. There is no doubt in my mind that upsampling the undecoded MQA file with the right upsampler gets very very close to the full unfolded version on the DACs I have heard to date.

I have an Auralic Aries bridge and will try to update the firmware to the beta version and will report back on my findings in due course.

Last edited by Altus; 2017-04-14 17:55. Reason: Clarification
Streaming: Roon, NUC, QNAP869 NAS
2ch system: dCS Vivaldi, Audionet Stern, Audionet Heisenberg, Magico Q1
Retro system: 101/104/105, Red Rose Spirit