Best setup for Chord Qutest DAC

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Hi @Wade_Connor / @JeezOPete,

@Wade_Connor

was wondering why it defaulted to renderer only.

@JeezOPete

Schiit dacs have no MQA ability yet Roon selected “render only” as the default option

This is expected behavior, please see the reason for this here:

Cambridge Audio CXN V2 - Renderer vs No MQA

Hello All, Just to clear things up, any Roon Ready or locally attached audio device supporting 24bit/88.2kHz + 24bit/96kHz playback will default to “MQA Renderer” mode. Regardless if the device is configured for “MQA Renderer” and “No MQA Support”, Roon will perform the MQA Core decode during MQA playback and unfold the content to 24bit/88.2kHz or 24bit/96kHz. The difference between the two modes is wether the MQA signaling information is included in the audio stream. MQA Renderer mode resul…

@Wade_Connor

@Wade_Connor

I just want to ensure that I have the best configuration for playing Tidal MQA tracks.

Yes, this signal path looks as expected since Roon is performing the first MQA unfold.