Truncating MQA files to 16 bits and the blue light still shines

[hsmeets]

35 minutes ago, FredericV said:

So why does the MQA blue light still shines?

 

 

Implementation by Mytek: perhaps it does not look at the actual encrypted bitstream but only at some value in the header of the FLAC container which says it is MQA....and turns on the 'blue light'.

 

Stick that header to a non-MQA FLAC file and see what happens......

[hsmeets]

Oops, yes it’s a DAC and not a mediastreamer. Well, the MQA signature must then be embedded in more significant bits, so maybe truncate more bits.