I'm quite happy with NOS and my Spring 3 KTE. I may eventually go back to HQP and upsampling for comparison sake, but we'll see. I'm still using Roon Ready output from my SoTM streamer, but I may spend a few days using Squeezelite for some other options. I suppose I could try Qobuz direct, too...

After figuring out the settings for the Spring 3 yesterday. I spent the day listening to my favorites both on Qobuz and via my Shanling ET-3 CD Transport via i2S. I set the CD Transport to DSD528 (!) and went back and forth between DSD256 and PCM 768 with streaming. I felt I got a pretty good...

Thanks! I worked on it today and after lots of trials and a few errors got this figured out. I now have PCM 768 working and DSD256 working well too. Just had to choose some “lighter” filters. Also in PCM I need to help the DAC resync if I’m changing resolutions. By cycling through the inputs...

New Spring 3 KTE owner here. Just hooked it up and it has me scratching my head about a few things. First, I'm feeding it via a SoTM SMS200 Ultra Neo network streamer. The only output of the SoTM is USB. I'm running Roon on a M1 iMac and also running HQ Player 5.x on the same device. USB cable...

If you've not had a recent experience with a current production CD Transport you might never be able to figure out the willingness on the part of some to spend sizable amounts on 1/2 of a CD Player. In the past 9-mos I have gone down the CD Transport rabbit hole and found it to be a serious...

I've been a participant in this thread for years... mostly just reading everything. I bought a Qutest 4 or 5 years ago, can't remember exactly. I really loved the Qutest's sound quality. I ran it with an Sbooster ps. Was it better than the stock? I'm not sure. It wasn't worse, I know that. So, I...

New? I'm not sure if it's still relevant. It is a great DAC. Seriously, great. But with used prices running 35% less than the new price why buy new? It's a DAC. It's not going to show wear or problems due to a couple of years of use. And the TT2 has been on the market so long that used items are...

Two newbie questions about my new (used) TT2: 1. Best to turn it off with the remote at the end of a listening day... or just leave it ON? 2. My TT2 says it is version 1.3 and I know that there were new versions distributed to at least v1.9. What are the differences I don't see firmware...

I can understand you don't want to explore this route - but I don't have to use a specific app with my streamer and most others don't need an specific app to operate either. JRiver Media Center will work with many different streamers using the DNLA network protocol.. You still may not want to...

@jfkaess, I'm a bit older than you (73) and have been through a lot of equipment in my life - as I'm sure you have been as well. Looking at your system, I think there are areas that you could easily take your sound quality to another level without spending a fortune. So, if you don't mind, I'd...

I'm looking forward to this, too. I've emailed the US retailer to inquire about availability. I got an Audiolab CDT6000 transport this year and as a by product of it's great sound I fetched 300 or so CDs (out of 800) out of my attic. And, I've had to fill in that with some used purchases, as...

Maybe Chord will just keep raising the price on the Qutest until it's nearer the $3K price point and milk it until it's time to release "MostQute."

I've had the Qutest for going on 5-years I think. I long ago added the Sbooster power supply. Here's the thing... I really love the sound but come on, 5-years with one DAC is crazy long. At least once a year I get the itch to move on, but when I look for comparisons for every new DAC I'm...

There are no M1 Minis or M1 iMacs that have the Optical S/PDIF 3.5" port. In fact, no Mac Mini since 2017 has had that dual purpose headphone/Optical output.

Thanks Buke9, I keep going back and forth on my thinking for which to go for. But it's all a learning experience anyway.