QLS QA360: Another DSD-capable DAP
Jul 9, 2014 at 7:22 AM Post #92 of 751
  Should be receiving mine today 
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Congrats, sir! really long wait.
 
Look forward to your impressions on the toslink output between AK240 and QA360 feeding Hugo!
 
Jul 9, 2014 at 7:36 AM Post #93 of 751
No offense but it looks like some device from 1960, but I dont mind buying one if is under $600 :)
 
Jul 9, 2014 at 7:40 AM Post #94 of 751
WOW didn;t notice that it was only $530 USD, good deal !
 
Jul 9, 2014 at 3:24 PM Post #95 of 751
Some pics...
 

 
Neatly packaged, nothing fancy but good fit quality 
 

 

 
Red book to DSD64 ran fine with coax and optical out to the Hugo (sorry, no support for hi res flac and DSD128)
 

 
Size is a bit larger than the AK240, about the same as DX100 but thinner
 

 
Sys concept optical cable for AK240/Hugo won't fit as the spacing is much shorter between the i/o
 

 
The silver version QLS matches the look of the Hugo quite well when stacked!
 

 
Volume buttons (right), Button lock and Power switch
 

 
Overall finish quality of the 360 is very high with good tactile feel
 

 
Takes full size SD cards, FAT32 (couldn't read my exfat 128G) 
 

 
First impression:
 
UI - Boots up really fast, very minimalist folder view with sequential/random play, repeat all/folder; scrolling/play control is smooth and instinctive; Text sizes for menu, folders and play info are decent and easily read (much better than Colorfly C4)
 
Questionables - Can't get it to play DSD ISO files yet, may have to try a few more files. Can't find any support for playlist. SD card don't support exfat (may be a problem if playing DSD ISO files larger than 4G). If you copy music files to SD card from Mac, a list of trace files will be show up and will hinder play (suggest to transfer files from Windows or NAS directly). Hi-res flac and DSD 128 not supported.
 
Sound - Tried my AKG3003 from the hp out and drove them nicely despite it's low impedance. I'm inclined to say that over SQ is quite neutral with no perceived emphasis/recess on any particular frequecy range on all outputs.The Hugo sounded a bit better in terms of bass definition and body with the QLS optical output than coax at this point but may change after running in. I'll refrain from comparisons with other players at this point and let it run in for a while. Will report back on other phone pairing impressions and issues that may come up.
 
Jul 9, 2014 at 9:39 PM Post #97 of 751
Thanks holeout! Can't read exfat is a concern. And what do you mean it doesn't support hi res flac?
 
Jul 9, 2014 at 11:20 PM Post #98 of 751
QLS 360 can only support flac up to 24 bit / 48kHz. For higher sampling frequencies up 192kHz, only wav and aiff are supported.
 
Jul 10, 2014 at 12:03 AM Post #100 of 751
QLS 360 can only support flac up to 24 bit / 48kHz. For higher sampling frequencies up 192kHz, only wav and aiff are supported.


Thanks! Didn't know about that. Seems a missed opportunity... oh well...
 
Jul 11, 2014 at 1:17 PM Post #104 of 751

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