Hi,
It looks like ESS is going to announce a new chip in next few weeks. Hopefully it will support MQA)))
Are you developing something already for this chip?
Thanks
It looks like ESS is going to announce a new chip in next few weeks. Hopefully it will support MQA)))
Are you developing something already for this chip?
Thanks
IIRC, the only chip with MQA will be a mobile DAC chip.
Also, ESS has a bad habit of announcing FAR in advance of actual availability.
Also, ESS has a bad habit of announcing FAR in advance of actual availability.
Thanks Brian! That means there won't be MQA chip for desktop DACs and thus 9028/9038 will remain top chips?
You made your judgement based on your personal experience and comparison of MQA to non MQA material, or just critical reasoning?
Let's not go there on this thread... Please...
I don't subscribe to any service that serves up MQA, so it doesn't interested me much. If it catches on a bit more and is still around in a year or two... Maybe?
I am either streaming on the car, where regular streaming is fine for me, or listening to my collection locally.
I don't subscribe to any service that serves up MQA, so it doesn't interested me much. If it catches on a bit more and is still around in a year or two... Maybe?
I am either streaming on the car, where regular streaming is fine for me, or listening to my collection locally.
No, by reading articles like these, for instance:
IS MQA DEAD ON ARRIVAL?
MQA: A Review of controversies, concerns, and cautions
Agreed. MQA is a snake oil lossy codec. A shame ESS is lending them further legitimacy.
It seems AKM is coming out with a new flagship. Is ESS doing the same? There is nothing on their news page.
No problem, Brian. I have been listening MQA material since its introduction on Tidal, and personally I have been enjoying the quality, even on my entry level MQA enabled DAC (Meridian Explorer 2).
I would be very pleased to have a newer Buffalo build based on the upcoming chip. Since you are the first to market)) with newest ESS chips, I was wondering whether you are already doing something...
If you are using Tidal - just let the player decode the MQA - that's what I do and it works great. 🙂 The normal filters 88.2/96K work just fine - the MQA specific filters are really not important.
Thanks! However, when I use MQA / Non MQA material (MQA supported decoding and no MQA encoding) with the same frequency on Meridian Explorer 2 (which is entry level of course) the difference is noticeable..
Russ, here is the new chip from ESS:ESS Technology :: ESS Introduces the World’s First CODEC with Hardware MQA Hi-Res Rendering
Do you have specs and production sample already? Or since it for portable applications, it is not very interesting for you?
Do you have specs and production sample already? Or since it for portable applications, it is not very interesting for you?
Has anyone had the opportunity to listen to this new chip? If so, what were your impressions relative to the ES9028 or 38?
Russ/Brian - can we expect a Buffalo IV in the near future?
Russ/Brian - can we expect a Buffalo IV in the near future?
From the product update attachment in salavat's comment (#14):
"Samples and evaluation boards are available and the ES9068 will be featured for listening in the ESS demo suite at the 2019 CES show in Las Vegas, January 8th - 11th. For more information, contact your local sales representative."
I was hoping they would be available by now.
"Samples and evaluation boards are available and the ES9068 will be featured for listening in the ESS demo suite at the 2019 CES show in Las Vegas, January 8th - 11th. For more information, contact your local sales representative."
I was hoping they would be available by now.