What filter do you use? I was using the slow filter, but found that others firmed up the dynamics and transient attack, I guess meaning that in my system the slow filter sounds relatively softer/less punchy I've settled on SD slow filter as the best sounding in my system. I run Adi 2 DAC...

Inakustik Reference would be another cable among the best. Solid scientific design elements and no voodoo from this German company.

For my Qutest and system, the best USB cable I tried (Curious) beats the best spdif I tried (Shunyata Cobra). The Shunyata was a step up from other coax cables, optical and other USB cables, but couldn't match the CuriousUSB. It's possible that the separated power leg on the Curious is what...

Toslink is limited bandwidth so it won't handle DSD, or usually anything above 24/96, depending on the transport spec. Previously fed by Bluesound Node2, I couldn't hear much diff between toslink and digital coax. But now in my system, Qutest being fed by Lumin U1 Mini sounds best using...

For me, I felt like Qutest took a month or so of daily use to come on song and sound what I perceive as fully natural. Although sounding good from the first few hours, the perception/illusion of real-sounding voices and instruments improved for me over the first 4-5 weeks. M-scaler is above my...

I had good results with DH Lab D750 RCA to BNC on my Qutest. Very good construction and value for all their cables.

That is close, very close, I would say purely down to personal preference. Overall, the sound balance is very similar, but the reason I stuck with Qutest is due to the strong control of bass, as it has less overhang, which in turn gave less interaction with a heavy 50hz room mode I have in my...

Lumin, Auralic Lightning DS and BluOS to me are the 3 best control apps/systems I've tried, take your pick they are all very good and Roon is an option for each. Lumin upsampling is completely optional and in the U1M, each output can be enabled/disabled as needed. Aries mini is great value and...

I've used Bluesound Node2, SOTM sms200, Lumin D1 and now Lumin U1 Mini as sources for my Qutest. Sound-wise the Lumin U1M transport is my favourite, it gives you the choice of coax rca/BNC, USB or optical and is a fabulous match with Qutest. If budget is tighter and you're only interested in...

Maybe the Allo Digi One or possibly the Pro-ject stream box S2 ultra might do what you want. I think both can be used with an external usb drive or stick with stored music plugged in. Both may need a WiFi connection for control, although the Pro-ject can be controlled from a touch-screen plugged...

I haven't used a Mac/PC as a source, but based on reviews and what I hear I would expect the Node 2 with glass toslink to be a noticeable step ahead of computer streaming. SMS200 in my system was clearly a step up sonically from node 2. The SOTM and Qutest have a sound which can put a big grin...

Sorry I meant Anker 26800 model. It's still available on Amazon UK and elsewhere. It's written 96.48Wh on the unit itself, and I heard no degraded sound quality. In fact I doubt I could tell the difference in a blind test between the power bank and the supplied PS plugged into the dedicated...

I have tried various streaming transports into Qutest now including, Bluesound node2, sotm sms200, lumin D1 and Lumin U1 mini. Sms200 had the best sound value per $, but the control is not so usable especially if you use all 3 of local files, tidal and Spotify (probably good enough if you use...

Into my Qutest I have used Bluesound Node 2 (spdif coax and toslink), SOTM sms200, and Lumin D1 (spdif bnc). For me, the Qutest sounds best with its galvanically isolated inputs. The SOTM via USB sounded supremely natural, followed by the Node2 with Lifatec glass toslink. Lumin D1 sounds...

I can't comment on relative differences between Qutest and TT, but I've now had Qutest in my system for over 3 months and have some feedback which some may find useful. Current system is NAS/Tidal/Spotify>Bluesound Node2>Qutest>Hegel H160>Quad S5 speakers. I eventually ended up buying Qutest...