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This ZEN DAC V2 is the same award-winning hi-res USB DAC /headphone amp as before but with added oomph! Its ultra-capable while still being super-affordable. The ZEN DAC V2 supports PCM and DXD to 32-bit/384kHz DSD256 and MQA . DSD remains bit-perfect thanks to the True Native Burr-Brown chip design. 16 core = hardcore. Thanks to the 16 core tech the ZEN DAC V2 is now an MQA Decoder rather than a Renderer. This enables you to playback MQA audio files and streams delivering the sound of the original master recording. The LED glows green or blue to indicate that the unit 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. It glows blue to indicate 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. MQA rendering technology used in the original ZEN DAC among other iFi products connects to an MQA Core signal such as TIDAL and completes the final unfold of an MQA file. This product will include stream lock but is not able to decode an MQA stream or authenticate it. Smooth and balanced.