Display Parts And Functions; Mqa (Master Quality Authenticated); Decoding And Playing Mqa Data; Decoding And Playing Mqa-Cds - Esoteric Grandioso D1x Mode D'emploi

Display parts and functions

a b c
Lch
Link ESL5
UPCONV DSD CLK10M RCA
ES-L2
g
a
Left/right channel identifier
This shows the channel played back by this unit .
Lch: left channel
Rch: right channel
b
Channel link status
This appears when the link connectors are connected between
the left and right channel units .
c
Transmission format
d
Upconversion setting
e
Clock mode
No indicator:
When CLK is set to OFF
CLK10M:
Shown when CLK is set to SYNC
INT22M/INT24M:
Shown when the internal clock is being used with USB input .
f
Analog output
g
Input
h
Sampling frequency
This shows the sampling frequency of the input signal .
o When the input source is ES-L1 or ES-L2, this shows the input
signal format (PCM or DSD) .
d e f
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h

MQA (Master Quality Authenticated)

MQA is an award-winning British technology that delivers the sound
of the original master recording . The master MQA file is fully authenti-
cated and is small enough to stream or download .
Visit mqa . c o . u k for more information .
The Grandioso D1X includes MQA technology, which enables you to
play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the
original master recording .
'MQA' or 'MQA . ' indicates that the product is decoding and playing
an MQA stream or file, and denotes provenance to ensure that the
sound is identical to that of the source material . "MQA . " indicates it is
playing an MQA Studio file, which has either been approved in the
studio by the artist/producer or has been verified by the copyright
owner .

Decoding and playing MQA data

The Grandioso D1X can decode and play MQA data using its digital
audio inputs, with the exception of XLR DUAL connection .
Stereo data for left and right channels is necessary for MQA data to
be recognized .

Decoding and playing MQA-CDs

When using with a Grandioso P1X
Playback is possible with the following connections and settings .
ES-LINK stereo mode connection
Set the output connectors and format used by the Grandioso P1X to
ESLINK, and set the ES-LINK setting to ST (stereo mode) .
Another way to switch the ES-LINK mode to ST is to press and hold
the pause button on the Grandioso P1X for at least two seconds
when playback is stopped .
XLR single connection
Set the output connectors and format used by the Grandioso P1X to
XLR_1 .
RCA connection
Set the output connectors and format used by the Grandioso P1X to
RCA_1 .
When using with an ESOTERIC transport other than a
Grandioso P1X
Decoding and playback of MQA-CDs is not possible using ES-LINK
connection .
Playback is possible with the following connections .
o XLR single connection
o RCA connection
Follow the Owner's Manual for the transport being used to set its
output settings .
Note about playing MQA-CDs
MQA-CDs cannot be upconverted .
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