Tidal MQA: I've lost my purple light

[BlackJack]

It would not be accurate to refer to the output of a data-lossy codecs like MQA as bit-perfect.

See also the example from this thread:

Signal path for MQA

Since you appear to be using an MQA capable DAC when you play MQA content Roon does its part and unfolds the content and sends it on to your DAC to render it. Roon does not “think” it knows what your DAC is doing, it “knows” that your DAC is doing the required MQA rendering. When Roon unfolds MQA content and sends it to a DAC that is NOT MQA capable it also “knows” that MQA rendering will NOT be done so it does not show it. Take this MQA album: [CSN%20Album] When played to an MQA capable D…