Can MQA encoded CDs be ripped?

[mansr]

1 hour ago, wklie said:

MQA CD has MQA metadata and hi-res data folded and embedded in the noise.  I've successfully tested a ripped track of a Japan demo MQA CD and played it on Lumin network player, with MQA decoding working as expected.

I'd like to have a look at such a track and see how many bits are used for what. Would you mind sharing 30 seconds or so from it, or if it is available online somewhere, point me in the right direction?

[mansr]

7 hours ago, soupdujour said:

The MQA-encoded CD Herb Reichert mentioned is "Inside the Moment" by Camille Thurman.  I could not readily lay my hands on the disc, so instead I downloaded the 44.1khz, 16-bit version of the record from HDtracks.  I've tried playing the album from both Roon and Audirvana 3.1 (beta).  Neither player reports the tracks as being MQA, and no blue light illuminates in the player applications or on my Mytek Brooklyn.  And, yes, I disabled all DSP before sending the signal on its merry way.  So, unfortunately, it seems the MQA encoding is not included in standard resolution downloads.  

I'd say that's fortunate.

[mansr]

32 minutes ago, daverich4 said:

I'm the OP. I wasn't asking if MQA was good or bad, I asked if an MQA CD could be ripped with all the information intact.

If it can be played in a normal CD player, it can be ripped.