Sorry to intervene :) Are you listening to a Dave from a Raspberry PI ? :cold_sweat:

Of course I will listen to DAVE. But I keep thinking of DAVE as a bigger 2 Qute or Qutest with a better chip and more inputs/outputs. My experience so far with these less expensive DACs in the Chord range (2Qute and Qutest) was that they can sound very good for their money and they could sound...

You use it mostly and appreciate it more as DAC or headphone amp ?

Interested by DAVE... nevertheless could someone clarify some things for me ? Does it have a linear power supply ? (i can answer myself: no) Is it upgradeable ? (no) Does It have a class A analog output stage ? For this kind of money I would expect Dave to tick those boxes...

Hello everyone, So, from your tests... what is the best micro usb cable to power the Qutest ?

Please don't get me wrong, the subject of our discussion was "can't hear any difference between a 100$ cable and a 10$ cable." I have never stated that "cables are more important than the actual speakers and room isolation", please read carefully what is being written. What I say is that...

You forgot the "clean power" :) It's true that some companies are selling "not-so-great" entry-level cables at $100 that sound sometimes worse than a $10 stock cable. While this forum it's not the place to debate the importance of cables, all I can tell is: in average systems the difference is...

In my opinion, the stock one cannot give great results. Powered from a IfI Micro iUSB 3.0, the Qutest gets things to another level. And getting a factory made BNC cable (like Audioquest Diamond, without adapters from coax I mean) could improve things further. For me, in order to have the biggest...

Hi, @Skampmeister : Could you please share with us what coax cable have you used with Qutest ? And what micro usb cable you use for the power? Personally I found these to make a great difference...

Hi Rob, Thanks for your reply. Just want to get to the essence of your message. Let's say we have : 1. A LPS, 2. A battery 3. A SMPS Let's assume also, in the same order, that the ripple noise is lowest on the LPS, lower on the battery and noticeable on the SMPS. Given identical RFI influence...

As a 2Qute owner, I can state that a low-noise linear power supply (LPS) is definitely better than the included one. It takes an educated ear and a decent system including good cabling. One will notice it right away. And, as an advantage, you could turn the 2Qute on/off using the switch on the...

Looking forward to own such a product. However, I pay attention to small details and I'm confused about one thing. This information was not included in the initial announcement (on this site) and I saw it added later in the Chord website: Does the Qutest have a Class A output stage ? @Rob Watts...

Hello,   I'm interested in buying a 2Qute, but I have one big concern. The Chord 2Qute has a standard 2V output or is it 3V ? Many thanks.