MQA DAC required

[bunchofkeys]

I've recently bought a pair of Bowers & Wilkin PX8.
Lovely headphones and a massive step up from what i was using before.

I also have a Tidal HiFi Plus account and would like to make the most of the new headphones.

From my understanding, by using the Tidal app on the PC, the MQA (Masters) files are decoded/unfolded, so i can listen to the music.
However, these MQA files can be unfolder furthermore, to expand on the sound and clarity of the music?

This next level of unfolding seems to require additional hardware, namely a MQA DAC. Although i have no idea what i'm looking for.

When purchasing the headphones, the lovely guys at Sevenoaks sound mentioned that i am now at a level of hardware, where a £2,500 Naim amp is required to enrich the source of sound. I'm not looking to spend that much.

Any recommendations of which USB MQA DAC i should be looking at?

[bunchofkeys]

Thank you for the link.
Looking at the USB DAC section, there are about 50 manufactures, some i do not recognised.

Would it be safe to assume that all MQA DACs serve the same function, as mentioned in my previous post, and the extra that i pay would be for more features, more recognisable brand name etc?

[bunchofkeys]

I bought the Zen DAC V2, which comes with a silencer.

Went through the setting in Tidal to use this unit and all i can say is WOW! What a difference this makes.
Very very happy with the results, and i'm happy knowing that my hearing is still working well.

[bunchofkeys]

Thanks for the link.

In MQA fairness, I've come from just listening to standard MP3 music that has been streamed to a pair of Bose QC25.

I upgraded to the B&W PX8, which was an "ear opener" and hearing more than what i heard before on the same tracks.
Now with the Zen DAC, I'm hearing even more, with more depth (lack of a better term) to the music.

I know FLAC is superior, but I'm not aware of any steaming service that offers that.

[bunchofkeys]

Yes, the PX8 are wired into the Zen DAC.
Although I've connected them to my phone via Bluetooth, so that the B&W app has a connection. I've not actually used them as a wireless headset, yet.

And spot on with the Tidal pricing, it was the main attraction compared to the other offerings from Spotify/Deezer.
However, i was not aware that Deezer offered FLAC, it just read as Hi-res lossy files.

I can only assume that if i were to purchase FLAC albums, they would be played through the Zen DAC without any compromise?
To an untrained ear, could i even tell the difference between FLAC and MQA?