I'm very happy to be using it in my main audio system and it is powering rather nice gear. Great power conditioner for the money for sure

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

The recording/mastering of the music itself is much more important than the resolution it is presented in. Turd in, turd out, just in higher resolution. Nothing new here as there are plenty of tests online where one would be hard pressed to tell the difference between various resolution...

Yes, I've used the V281 with balanced and SE "inputs". Both sound equally great. Now, the Balanced headphone "output" does offer a bit more fidelity over the SE output but it depends on the partnering headphones. I'm loving the XMOS DAC module in the V281 as well. Using it right now to drive my...

Yes!

Definitely not planar. Lots of Biocellulose magic going on here. ;)

Well, I did an extensive listening session today with the Auteur Blackwood with the Audeze Deckard, PrimaLuna Dialogue HP, Luxman L-509AXII, Violectric V281 in SE and Balanced as well as the Woo WA6 with Sophia Princess Mesh plate 274B rectifier and 13EM7 tubes. The winner overall price be...

Unless driving very long cables and need the common mode rejection of noise of balanced cables, don't always assume they sound better. They often don't, problem being the cheap quality op-amps in the signal path needed for balanced operation. Single Ended very often sounds much more relaxed and...

I've owned and tried so many power conditioners over the 30 years of being into high end audio that I am very familiar with what works and what doesn't ;) Power conditioners, AC regenerators, regenerators with battery boost that protect from over and under voltage and give bursts of current for...

I'll give it a try since I am using an iFi power supply for my Wyred4Sound Recovery Module (usb re-reclocker/buffer) but again, everything is plugged into power conditioners in my systems so it is dead quiet even with tube gear.

Can't say much about the Qutest yet but I can vouch for the Luxman L-509AX Mark II in that video since that is what I use for my speakers. :wink:

I wasn't going to suggest it since many may find the price of this power supply a bit excessive but Keces builds quality products. They are a major supplier of toroidal transformers and other stuff for many much higher cost products. I use their power conditioner for my headphone listening gear...

You are correct. Watching a youtube video with compressed sound and computer speakers will not tell you much. ;)

The reviewer himself was not listening from youtube and obviously being familiar with the gear he used he heard similarities between Dave and Qutest. Would that not make sense since they are both from Chord and share similar design philosophy? ;)

Have not noticed that at all with my speaker system and neither have any of my friends with theirs. Then again we all use power conditioners as well.

The iFi power supplies are really good. https://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/accessory-ipower/

Sorry if this has been asked before, I did not find it in the thread but is the Qutest "Roon Ready" ?

I will give them an extended listening session this weekend with various amps to see which they pair up the best with.

My Blackwood pair arrived yesterday. I let them play overnight to get some play time on them and took a listen this morning. Now there is a keeper! After going through a dozen or so headphones, I finally found a pair for the long term. Zach did a great job with these. The presentation case is a...

I have my V281 listed for sale but in the interim of also selling my main "speaker" system DAC, I am using the V281 with the built in XMOS DAC to drive my PrimaLuna Dialogue HP EL34 tube amp and Harbeth speakers. Really musical and great sounding DAC module in the V281. Makes me wonder why I...

If anyone is interested in like new, loaded V281 with remote volume relay and XMOS DAC module, PM me. My work schedule is busy and I am spending most of my free time listening to my speaker system and the headphones are not seeing much play time. Black/Black feet with remote. Like new.

It would be hard to quantify on a scale from 1-10 as it really depends on the recording quality. With high resolution, well recorder material, Gumby stands out with resolution and dynamics that I would say are a 4-5 on a scale from 1-10 over XMOS DAC module. If the recording is dynamic range...

I have a Schiit Gungnir Multibit to compare to the XMOS DAC module. The Gungnir does sound different, most would say better but I do find the XMOS DAC very musical if slightly laid back in presentation. Depends on your taste and it is definitely not a huge difference. When I listen to the...

Congrats, you will love it

I will be picking up a Qutest as soon as they come out to compare against Gungnir Multibit. I need another DAC for my 2 channel anyway and will see which one stays with the headphones and which drives the speaker system. Or perhaps sell one of them in a hurry after that. :)