[Jimmyblues1959]

Great! Looking forward to this. I have around 3500 CDs and a number of them sound excellent.

Trying to also figure out how to rip them from this. MQA is defunct now so why list it.

With 3500 CDs it'd be crazy not buy one as long as the funds are there. I think the industry thought that
MQA would become a long term standard. But it really never seemed to flourish the way we thought it would.

One of the reasons I still enjoy analogue playback is its simpler format. IMO, there are just too many different formats with digital and it will continue to change while analogue remains mostly the same.

 

[idairyou]

Saw the article and got my hopes up for a second that there would be SACD support.

 

[jamato8]

Saw the article and got my hopes up for a second that there would be SACD support.

I wish.

 

[Andrew_WOT]

MQA would become a long term standard. But it really never seemed to flourish the way we thought it would.

In case you've missed it.
https://www.headphonesty.com/2023/04/mqa-files-bankruptcy-tidal-switches-hi-res-flac/

 

[Mike Foley]

My first CDs were Led Zep III, and Fisherman’s Blues by The Waterboys. Still got them.

 

[BenGast]

How can the I/0’s coming out of a CD transport sound good or bad?

 

[jamato8]

How can the I/0’s coming out of a CD transport sound good or bad?

Many variables. How clean the digital signal is, any spurious DC anywhere. So many reasons, good or bad.

 

[Joaquin Dinero]

How can the I/0’s coming out of a CD transport sound good or bad?

Exactly.

 

[JooLoo]

will it be available in 110/115/120v ?

 

[oldmate]

What was the first CD you bought when they first came out in 85? Mine was Dark Side of the Moon....

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms - DDD baby!!

 

[Hofy]

Jason @ Schiit please take notice. Nice small transport. UrdII maybe?

 

[TYATYA]

My last bought CD was Eidos Studio Commandos game.

 

[Rayon]

I remember when I was in lower secondary and we had just cassette player. I didn't listen to music myself, but some kids did and I saw some CDs occasionally. I thought it was magical that one could just select the track one wanted to listen to. I was watching the covers of CDs in a shop and was super attracted. The drooling was real... Then I saved a year all the small exchange I got from my parents. I also wanted ice cream "as money", when my brother got ice cream. Then when I got the money together, I bought myself a CD player for Christmas and some random cheap CDs with nice covers. My wallet hated this hobby already even though I didn't even have a wallet yet, but a metal box where I kept the money.

 

[Whitigir]

What was the first CD you bought when they first came out in 85? Mine was Dark Side of the Moon....

Thriller!

 

[Puroplatino]

Great! Looking forward to this. I have around 3500 CDs and a number of them sound excellent.

Trying to also figure out how to rip them from this. MQA is defunct now so why list it.

Is MQA defunct? Where did you hear that? I never got on the band wagon anyway but curious as to if this is official or just a speculation. Thanks for the info