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MQA Stream into non MQA DAC

Would streaming MQA ( BS Node 2i) to a separate R2R non MQA Dac allow for unfolding MQA up to the highest resolution the non MQA DAC will allow, a partial unfolding if you will. I recall reading somewhere a partial unfolding would occur (not sure what that would be or sound like). Appreciate any insights from the experts. Thanks.
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If I understand your question correctly, the streaming device (BlueSound Node 2i) would need to perform any unfolding before it sends the bitstream out to your non-MQA DAC.

If you send an MQA-bitstream directly to a non-MQA DAC, it will incorrectly consider the MQA data to be regular audio data.
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