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This stands in stark contrast to the near-ubiquitous ‘lossless is best’ philosophy in audio.įrom the consumer’s point of view, what is most obviously important? Simply, does MQA deliver the highest possible sound quality? Seems easy enough. Unsurprisingly, a big part of the controversy comes from the use of a lossy format to deliver the claimed highest-fidelity audio experience.

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MQA certified hardware or software is required on the end user’s side to ‘unfold’ the file for playback. MQA involves using a proprietary lossy compression technique to ‘fold’ (their term) an audio file into a lossless (FLAC) container, primarily intended to reduce its size for streaming. MQA is a new approach to high-resolution digital audio encoding and reproduction, focusing on the time domain, rather than the more common strategy of increasing bit depth and sample rate. MQA is the creation of Meridian Audio (and now MQA Ltd.) company founder Bob Stuart and long-term collaborator Peter Craven.

Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) was publicly launched in 2015 and has been caught up in controversy since its inception. Test tracks were submitted to TIDAL for conversion to MQA and compared to the originals. More info and photos: GoldenSound video is far from the first source to raise concerns with MQA but has garnered a lot of interest likely due to its rational, scientific approach and exposé style.Dimensions: 44cm x 13cm x 39cm / 17.3″ x 5.1″ x 15.3″ (width x height x length).native support for Tidal music streaming, Qobuz music streaming, MQA, Apple AirPlay, TuneIn internet radio, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect music streaming.supported formats: DSF (DSD), DFF (DSD), DoP (DSD), FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MQA, MP3, AAC (M4A).UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension, gapless playback.multi clock system for utmost precision in timing, MQA decoding, DSD over PCM support.music data streaming input: LAN ethernet (1000 BASE-T), USB storage/hard disk (single partition FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, EXT2/3).fully discrete Class-A output amplifier, balanced and unbalanced output.1 x proprietary TIDAL-link input interface with high-speed low voltage differential signal driver/receiver.3 x SPDIF in: coaxial RCA, AES XLR, optical.

every function-module in the TIDAL Contros has its own voltage supply, separated for each channel.

lossless volume control: the signal output level is directly adjusted inside the ladder DAC.

pure discrete designed 32-bit non-oversampling 8xR2R ladder DAC without pre-ringing and post-ringing proprietary and ASRT² Analog Signal Remediation Technology.

TIDAL Contros: level controlled digital-to-music converter with streaming unit and 4 digital inputs.

All it needs is power, ethernet, then connection to a power amp and it’s ready to perform at TIDAL reference level, to simplify the listeners experience without compromising it. The TIDAL Contros combines core technologies from the Camira, Arkas and Prisma within one cabinet.

This is the first TIDAL masterpiece directly benefitting from the ultra-exclusive TIDAL for Bugatti project and its MC-1 controller as basically a synergy-scaled version. The TIDAL Contros is designed to be the perfect digital music content controller for TIDAL high-end systems. Hürth, Germany | June 2022 – Effective Immediately, TIDAL-Audio GmbH is proud to announce the TIDAL Contros, a new digital controller.