Do I need a dac device at all?

Connection with external Audio Devices
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I have a premium subscription to Tidal which I use via apps on respectively. iPhone and MacPro. From there I can stream via Airplay to a Maranz 8005, which provides conversion from CD player and video / DVD / blueray / AppleTV. Do I need a dac device at all?

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If your 8005 is actually SA8005 or NA8005 then it is a dac itself

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It’s an NA8005, but it doesn’t support Tidal directly, which I can stream via Airplay, nor MQA, so I can either use the Tidal app to convert MQA or Audirvana. As I understand it, Audivana can be set up to deliver the best possible signal to an external dac (NA8005). Is it correctly understood?

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Audivirna can only do the first unfold of MQA, you still require the dac hardware to do the second unfold.
Something like a dragonfly red or cobalt would be good starting point.

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You can try to stream to it using UPnP. That way you get the MQAs first unfold.

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