watchnerd
Grand Contributor
Very long article, but probably the best write-up and test of HW-decoded MQA currently available (yes, I'm pointing at you Computer Audiophile, DAR, TAS, and Stereophile).
http://archimago.blogspot.com/2017/02/comparison-hardware-decoded-mqa-using.html
Some pretty interesting conclusions, like:
"3. When comparing TIDAL software MQA decoding with hardware decoding from the Mytek Brooklyn, the output is in fact very very similar. Sure, the Brooklyn hardware/firmware decode does seem more "accurate" than the TIDAL software decode, but I'm just not impressed that I hear a difference."
"With such high levels of correlation null depths, I was simply not able to ABX differentiate the TIDAL software decoding from hardware decoding using Mytek's Brooklyn with any consistency."
There is much much more...well worth the read.
http://archimago.blogspot.com/2017/02/comparison-hardware-decoded-mqa-using.html
Some pretty interesting conclusions, like:
"3. When comparing TIDAL software MQA decoding with hardware decoding from the Mytek Brooklyn, the output is in fact very very similar. Sure, the Brooklyn hardware/firmware decode does seem more "accurate" than the TIDAL software decode, but I'm just not impressed that I hear a difference."
"With such high levels of correlation null depths, I was simply not able to ABX differentiate the TIDAL software decoding from hardware decoding using Mytek's Brooklyn with any consistency."
There is much much more...well worth the read.