Build 571 MQA audio distorted

Core Machine (Operating system/System info/Roon build number)
Core is a NUC7i3 running Rock Version 1.7 (build 571).

Network Details (Including networking gear model/manufacturer and if on WiFi/Ethernet)
Core is wired to switch, Asus RT-AC66U router also wired to same switch.
Primary endpoint is running Windows 10, internet 150Mbit up 30Mbit down, also controlling through iPhone and iPad.

Audio Devices (Specify what device you’re using and its connection type - USB/HDMI/etc.)
Audio endpoint Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital USB connected to Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra

Description Of Issue
MQA audio distorted after 6-7 seconds of playback in latest version, in previous versions it worked without any problems.
Playback of non MQA works flawless

If I reboot the Pre Box S2 and the Stream Box S2 it seems to work a little longer but the distorted audio comes back after a while.



Hi @VidarDK,

Does this issue happen only with TIDAL MQA or local MQA files as well?
If you don’t have any local MQA, you can download a few samples from the 2L Test Bench (right-click on the file size -> save as).

Both Tidal MQA and local files

Hi @VidarDK,

Can you try to disable MQA Core Decorer in your Device Setup screen and see if the issue still occurs?

Hi @noris,

First I thought it helped disabling the MQA Core Decoder, because I actually could play multiple MQAs without any problems.
But when switching between non MQA and MQA the distorted audio problem came back.

Changing the Resync Delay setting to 2000ms seems to fix my problem.

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Glad to hear that the resync delay helped in this case @VidarDK!

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