Mqa (Master Quality Authenticated); Changing The Input Source - Esoteric N-01XD Owner's Manual

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.co.uk for more information.
The N-01XD includes MQA technology, which enables you to play
back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the origi-
nal 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.
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Changing the input source

Press the INPUT button repeatedly to cycle through the following input
sources.
ESLINK XLR
NET
(USB input
for computers)
o If the input signal is not a digital audio signal or uses an audio sig-
nal format that is not supported by this unit (such as Dolby Digital
or DTS) "- - -" appears in place of the sampling frequency. Set the
digital output of the connected equipment to PCM audio output.
o To play audio files on a USB flash drive connected to a USB DRIVE
port, set the input source to NET and use an app for playback.
ATTENTION
When the network input circuit power supply setting (NETin>) is OFF,
NET will not be shown (page 19).
RCA1 RCA2
USB OPT
(optical
digital input)