In about 2 hours it will be 2024 over here, and I will be otherwise engaged !! So may I wish you all a Happy & Prosperous New Year

A good suggestion but even a LIM is €2,800 in Europe. A MIB is over €3,000

I don't find the QUTEST soft at all, in my chain (below). Use the white filter for a more 'incisive' sound. I can't comment on the Bifrost ... I don't have one.

How about 'smoothly incisive' ? :relaxed:

I would NOT characterise the QUTEST as inherently warm/soft to my ears ... more on the incisive side ... although there are filters that can bring down that incisiveness just a smidgeon. I have it paired with a Burson Soloist (which is on the leaner side) but that's because of the warm character...

Sadly, it's €38.75 when you access from Europe ... probably still a good buy tho'

I'm not sure what HMS is, to which you refer. However, I can suggest that replacement of stock PS on the Qutest will improve the bass ... see my comment above yours. Some people swear by battery PS units ... I went with an ultra low noise linear PS that measures really well ... approx €80.

Yes and Yes :relaxed:

Tout à fait (i.e. absolutely)

Oh, mon dieu !! :astonished:

Yes, I agree that (to my ears) Mojo2 does sound 'flat' from cold. It seems to take 30 minutes to really sing. I don't have the channel problems you describe tho'.

Nor me ... I'm in the wrong timezone to watch & comment !

Yes, I agree ... matching is key to get the most out of the Qutest. I spent some time looking at that on my headphone rig. Finally settled on the Burson Soloist, Meze Empyrean with silver hybrid cable and Alcantara pads. The final piece was a different power supply for the Qutest, which made a...

Black on top of silver visually jars ... but that's just me !

... and we've all heard about sewage in the UK !!

Yes, ... clearly, the chap who made it is not married !!

And I think you may love it ... imagine not being concerned about speaker placement, self-placement, room treatment etc ! Within limits of your headphone cable, you can sit and listen where you like ! I have the DCA AEON Flow Open (OG), which I think is the basis for the RT, and I still use it...

Remembering the good ole' days of the EITR ... in my house it used to cause the relay on the GUNGNIR to click, seemingly randomly. Following a post by Mike MOFFAT that pointed the finger of blame at mains interference (IIRC) I bought an isolating transformer for all my gear ... a heavy beast ...

Not long now ... only 16 days to go !!

NOPE !! ... backup !

Even if/when I get a MJ3 I wouldn't part with my MJ2 ... not even for $3000 !

Have you really 'ripped' all your 4000 CDs ? Quite a feat of endurance !!

Indeed ... as I wrote my comment, I thought about it !! Even too much for my puny collection !

O - M - G !! I wanted to zoom in on the photo to see what you have ... but that didn't work !! Perhaps you would publish your spreadsheet for all our benefits ! ... and to pass judgement on your sanity !! :smile:

IIRC it effectively meant 'Buy Better Gear' ... referring to the item connected to the GUNGNIR.