swajames
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| Does this exist? Preamp/Streamer/DAC with MQA, Roon and more You can do most of what you want with an Oppo UDP-205. MQA requires you to use the USB in but otherwise it largely checks your boxes. | |
| linn sondek tt I do find it odd that people go to the trouble of getting so invested in debating the value/quality of products they don't own...I find that frankly asinine. Post about what you own. Posts about what you heard once or heard somewhere else are ... | |
| linn sondek tt If the OP is asking "does anyone still buy these" the answer is yes, and that's because it's an excellent product. Mine is less than a year old, and I was able to get it as a lightly used ex-demo for less than 50% of regular retail with a full ne... | |
| Going Tidal, Need ??? adding one point - the UDP-205 does indeed support MQA. Tidal has quite a lot of MQA content now (in addition to the lossless FLAC you get on the Tidal HiFi tier). You may need to use the USB DAC input for MQA. | |
| Going Tidal, Need ??? Firstnot, honestly I'd just give the 205 a try. You have it already and it really is all you need to get started. Get a free trial of Roon (you can find 14 day/30 day free trial codes if you look around). You can then use an existing Mac or PC a... | |
| Going Tidal, Need ??? I don’t think you need any new hardware. I also have an Oppo 205 and it works really well with Roon and Tidal (inc Tidal’s lossless and MQA content). Someone mentioned jitter, the Oppo 205 supposedly has some additional features to help manage tha... |