Interview with Chord Electronics' Rob Watts - Part 4: Why Up-Scaling is Better and Why MQA is Not скачать в хорошем качестве

Interview with Chord Electronics' Rob Watts - Part 4: Why Up-Scaling is Better and Why MQA is Not

This is Part 4 of a lengthy interview with Chord Electronics' DAC designer, Rob Watts, a legend in the audio industry and a leader in DAC design theory. I recommend watching Parts 1 through 3 first. In this episode we discuss why higher sampling rates are beneficial, why reducing noise floor modulation is a big deal, why MQA and similar linear or minimum phase filters are potentially the wrong approach, and whether a Chord M-Scaler is a better upgrade than a Chord Hugo TT2 for someone already using the Qutest. This series was only made possible by the generosity of Rob Watts who shared his time and knowledge for free and for the betterment of the audiophile community - thank you Rob! If you enjoyed this video series and want to see more, please remember to subscribe and maybe consider supporting me on Patreon:   / passionforsound   PASSION FOR SOUND GEAR LIST Desktop Sources Playback software: Roon https://roonlabs.com/ Primary DAC: Chord Qutest https://amzn.to/303FAL7 Secondary DAC for active speakers: Topping D50s https://massdrop.7eer.net/AVbG1 or https://amzn.to/2T2GExr upgraded with Muses02 op-amp https://amzn.to/2FtPmNj USB cables: AudioQuest Diamond https://amzn.to/35AX4Qf and AudioQuest Coffee https://amzn.to/3059qiA Active Speakers Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 3 Speakers Amps Massdrop x THX AAA 789 Amplifier https://massdrop.7eer.net/J0xWa Bottlehead Mainline DIY kit tube amplifier https://bottlehead.com/product/mainli... Headphones Open: Meze Audio Empyrean (may or may not be available at this link) https://amzn.to/2tDs19h Open: Focal Clear https://amzn.to/37Ihgky Closed: AudioQuest NightOwl Carbon (these may have been discontinued) Closed: Meze Audio 99 Neo https://amzn.to/2FxOHKQ Portable Phone: Samsung Galaxy S10+ https://amzn.to/37MzTUA DAC for phone: Audioquest Dragonfly Cobalt https://amzn.to/36AzpAB Digital audio player: Pioneer XDP-300R https://amzn.to/2FwGnL5 Earphones Noble Kaiser 10 custom IEM (discontinued) - universal version available via Drop https://massdrop.7eer.net/vkaWy Campfire Audio Andromeda (may or may not be available at this link) https://amzn.to/39WFxpd FitEar ToGo! 334 SIMGOT EN700 PRO https://amzn.to/304xO3R