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Operation
DA2i STEREO D/A CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL
Operation
DSD, DXD and MQA® Audio (Cont’d)
6. When setup correctly sample rate and le types will be displayed on the DA2i.
7. Depending on the digital source, when playback of DSD material is paused or
stopped the display may indicate a PCM sample rate rather than DSD. is is
normal for DoP functionality. Once playback is restarted the DA2i’s display will
once again show that it is receiving DSD information.
8. e DA2i supports the full unfolding of MQA® audio les, via USB Audio and
network interface, using its custom implementation of the MQA® decoder and
renderer.
9. Depending on the media player and source material, the display will show the type
of MQA® le and original sample rate. ‘MQA’ or ‘MQA Studio’ indicates that the
product is decoding and playing an MQA® stream or le, and denotes provenance to
ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material. ‘MQA Studio’
indicates it is playing an MQA® Studio le, which has either been approved in the
studio by the artist/producer or has been veried by the copyright owner.
MQA® (Master Quality Authenticated) is an award-winning British technology that
delivers the sound of the original master recording. e master MQA® le is fully
authenticated and is small enough to stream or download. Visit mqa.co.uk for more
information.