D1 is hands down better (i.e. more transparent), unless you want MQA. I fail to see any benefit MQA brings over PCM (and doesn’t allow digital volume control, hinders DSP integrarion, etc.) so I personally wouldn’t let it influence by gear selection.
I mean, just look at the graphs on Stereophile, no filter selection, so all PCM is routed through the MQA filter, giving us aliasing, and terrible IMD in the treble. Granted, with real-world use it may be of no concern, but unless you want MQA, I see no point in buying a worse performing product.
I mean, just look at the graphs on Stereophile, no filter selection, so all PCM is routed through the MQA filter, giving us aliasing, and terrible IMD in the treble. Granted, with real-world use it may be of no concern, but unless you want MQA, I see no point in buying a worse performing product.