Oppo UDP-205 MQA Confusion

Mine will be delivered tomorrow.
Now to see if all the fuss is worthwhile.

As I await my E-mail to buy from Oppo, I am wondering about MQA also. There are 2 steps to the "Unfolding" of MQA. Is the UDP205 processing both? It seems there are very few DAC manufacturers that offer both. Meridian being the only one I know of.

@bultaco I believe the answer is yes.  I set the TIDAL desktop app on my MacBook Pro to do an MQA passthrough.  The OPPO display on my Tv showed that MQA streams were being decoded up to 24/192.  My PS Audio Bridge II also does a full MQA unfold to up to 24/192.

Thanks for your response!
I have never downloaded or streamed music. Although I do have an external hard drive connected to my Oppo BDP95. 

Do you have to use your computer to get MQA into the 205? If so, how do you connect it?
I'm clueless. I just want MQA.

Hi,

I just wanted to confirm that MQA files from Tidal work and play perfectly with the upgraded DAC USB input of the Oppo 205.

I must admit I was surprised with the difference in sound quality I can hear between this and what I have had using a coaxial output of my Bluesound Node 2. With the USB input, Oppo opened up the sound, made it more dynamic and nuanced, with much more detail and air. 

It is a must-do upgrade for all users streaming MQA files from Tidal.

Well done, Oppo!