Where does one buy MQS files? I've only heard of FLAC and WAV being sourced from CDs or SACDs at most.
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I think iriver refers MQS files as lossless formats of at least 24bit/96kHz resolution files. HDTracks.com is a good place to purchase and download MQS files.
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HDTracks and Bowers & Wilkins offers a lossless membership to their Society of Sound!!
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Mastering Quality Sound (MQS) is not a format in the sense of a file extension like FLAC or WAV but a format in the sense of quality. It is 192kHz/24bit compared to CD rips which are 44kHz/16bit. You can purchase MQS music from hdtracks.com
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I am confused. Can I use this on a Mac I have flax files in a hdtraks file and the unit says they are unsupported? Also aiff files in iTunes. Still no go??
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I am fuming also! Where is the Blue Ray or HD DVD player that won't obsolete my collection high definition audio disks? I want something that includes DVD-Audio, SACD, and HDCD.
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Play it safe and send it back. What is the source of the music? Is it on all tracks by all artists? I don't have any problems with mine.
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Do you know what I would use to export files in .wav format? I have a pc with the basic stuff. I would ultimately be using Audacity sound editing software. I've always used .wav files with it. I'm not to experienced with the tech side of things.Andrea
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In fact SACDs CAN be ripped, ironically using the PS3. However, you cannot play the resulting files natively on the AK120. You would have to re-encoded them to hi-res FLAC. This re-encoding probably results in the loss of the very detail you want from SACD music. Whether this detail loss is audible or not is an open question. DSD files purchased from various web sites are not currently supported by the AK 120. Hopefully that will be addressed in the future as this player seems quite good.
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CD+G CDs! They sell them in same area as music CDs but in the karaoke section! Google it...
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My understanding is that SACD can not be ripped. You can download DSD streams from some websites.
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I have this system and am able to play 24-bit/192KHz flac files through the USB interface just fine (running on linux). I suppose it's possible the software or hardware is downgrading them first but I would have expected no sound at all if the unit really didn't support it.
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Well, I bought mine a few days ago and recorded some voice /guitar at home. The recorder was easy to use and the results sound clean. It is very easy to transfer into my Mac and to burn a CD. However my CD will not play in my Sony sound system and I was very disappointed to find that the CD is only usable in a computer. I am not at all tech savvy and at age 75, I probably never will be. I even put the wav files through a software that changed them to AIFF bu all I get is a loud buzz from my CD player. Does this sound right?
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I was looking at the manual online and it has an extensive list of what it will play. SACD is NOT a listed format, so I have to think that the unit cannot play back an SACD disk, else they would mention it.
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The sound quality on my CDs was fine. I used them from the CDs but also transferred them to my itunes, and never had issues. If you're having problems with sound I'd contact the company and exchange it for another set. Sounds like a technical issue with the discs.
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I just looked at the manual. It plays the "Roland/Boss proprietary format" (a bunch of tracks that come with the unit & new ones you can download, free I think), MP3 and WAV. I know by experience it doesn't play Windows Media, so I just rip from a CD or snag a WAV from the internet. Oh if you're playing single coils like me you're going to have a lot of hum but it's okay, it's helped me learn a lot but it is expensive.
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additional...if your source files are CD's or MP3the DAC will be uselessin computing ... garbage in garbage out if you have Dog ears might make MP3 sound less "flat" anything less than FLAC source files ... waste of time and money
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If you go into iTunes preferences, you can have iTunes rip cds into mp3 format. Use that instead.
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The cartridges are available if you want to use them, but the Q-Chord is quite playable by itself. You don't have to use the prerecorded stuff.
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To add to what everybody has already said below, for best results, I only use MUSIC (as opposed to DATA) CD-RWs, b/c they (CD-RWs) can be used over and over again. They are more expensive of course, but I'm fine with that.