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technical limitations when using software volume control with DSD formats the
volume must be set at 100.)
4.
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Delay Time
’: Some external DACs need a little extra time to lock onto an input
signal delivered at a new sampling rate (i.e. different from the previous track.)
This setting instructs your streaming device to pause briefly before playing music
at a different sampling rate to let the DAC adjust. Without turning this setting on
it’s possible to miss the first few moments of a track when sampling rates change.
5.
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Available Input Methods
’: Enable or disable particular virtual input channel.
Disable unused input method may improve overall sound quality.
6.
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MQA Pass-through
’: When enabled this setting will pass the original music signal
through your streaming device without making any changes allowing an external
DAC to use its own decoding functions. Use this option when connected to an
MQA-enabled DAC for example. (You may also need to disable the volume control
function of your streaming device or set the volume to 100 to ensure full-level
pass-through of the signal.)
7.
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Decoding Method
’: AURALiC streaming devices are capable of decoding MQA
files using AURALiC’s proprietary resampling and de-blurring method. You can
select from the sampling rate settings for the process described here. Please note
that this process is not an MQA-created or MQA-licensed process.
a.
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Auto
’: Your streaming device will detect the best decoding sampling rate
based on the information in the MQA file. It will also detect the maximum
sampling rate of a USB-connected DAC.
b.
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2x Sampling Rate
’: Your streaming device will always decode MQA files
at 88.2 kHz or 96 kHz depending on the original file’s sampling rate. "
c.
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4x Sampling Rate
’: Your streaming device will always decode MQA files
at 176.4 kHz or 192 kHz depending on the original file’s sampling rate. "