Davey, I am not contemplating buying a new source for digital data, in this case a competent streamer ($$$ for real quality), and changing my DAC *) just for a few titles that interest me. For the same (or less) money I'd rather perform system upgrades that substantially affect the sound quality with which my entire music collection is reproduced -- an upgrade to the Reference 3A Reflector speakers comes to mind as next step. For the same practical reason I have never invested in SACD, and I am very, very glad I didn't get distracted by the format (I know others think differently about that, and if you're into multi-channel it's a different matter anyway). I have much bigger fish to fry than investing in 'unicorn formats'.
Again, if MQA ever becomes really mainstream, the conditions for my considerations will change dramatically. And then Mike Moffat will also have changed his mind and made the Yggy MQA compatible. There is no reason for him to do that while MQA is still a fringe format.
As for your 'boat anchor' comment, I'll best leave it unanswered.
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This afternoon I started my music session with John McLaughlin's "Boston Concert" (2013). The first few seconds of the first track that I played, 'Call & Answer', already put a big fat smile on my face, the music and how it sounded. While I also played other things, I ended with the wonderful, complex and hypnotic sounds of 'African Beat' (1962) by Art Blakey & The Messengers. Of course all plain Redbook CD.
Once those albums are available in MQA, tell me.
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*) or in this case, supplementing it with another one since there is no way I am getting rid of the Yggy anytime soon
Al, I think we will have to agree to disagree on this particular issue, but IMHO Mike Moffat would be wise to consider MQA as a valid format that he should consider as a requisite for his DAC ( either in a future itineration or as an upgrade path). So as I am clear, having said that, I am in no way dissing the Yggy DAC. I'm sure for listening to redbook it is excellent and well worth its asking price ( even though i have not personally heard it).
Personally, after having listened to the MQA demo, I would not consider ANY DAC that cannot unfold MQA...just wouldn't. That's not to say that others feel the same way, and that is perfectly ok.
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