[crayons23]

if i am just streaming from tidal is it even an upgrade from the 2qute?

 

[Music Alchemist]

if i am just streaming from tidal is it even an upgrade from the 2qute?

By "it" do you mean the Qutest?

Just about everyone says the Hugo 2 sounds better than the 2Qute. But I have not seen Qutest impressions yet.

In my experience, when there is a significant improvement, it's very audible no matter what your source material is. And TIDAL is pretty high quality.

 

[crayons23]

By "it" do you mean the Qutest?

Just about everyone says the Hugo 2 sounds better than the 2Qute. But I have not seen Qutest impressions yet.

In my experience, when there is a significant improvement, it's very audible no matter what your source material is. And TIDAL is pretty high quality.

yes i meant would qutest be a huge upgrade. i only recently got the 2 qute, and i am pretty happy with it. i was told the hugo 2 is a 10 out of 10 and the 2qute is a 9 so.. i guess it's all speculation because no one has compared the two yet.

 

[Arniesb]

I think qutest will be a notably better because i think wall wart is better power source than battery and better usb.

 

[Music Alchemist]

I think qutest will be a notably better because i think wall wart is better power source than battery and better usb.

But the 2Qute has an external power supply too.

 

[jbarrentine]

Bought a used 2qute yesterday for 950. Was just told by moon audio the new ones return to 1495 at the end if the month. The qutest will almost certainly be 1800.

I figure I did good at 950. Hell I only have an hd600 anyway

Guess the hs800s is the next upgrade.

 

[crayons23]

Bought a used 2qute yesterday for 950. Was just told by moon audio the new ones return to 1495 at the end if the month. The qutest will almost certainly be 1800.

I figure I did good at 950. Hell I only have an hd600 anyway

Guess the hs800s is the next upgrade.

2qute sounds killer with the hd 800 S and a good amp. you did great at 950 BTW!! I am kinda irrated at moon audio because the guy told me there would be no upgrade to the 2 qute until summer at least.. guess that was poor advice.. oh well..

 

[dawktah2]

2qute sounds killer with the hd 800 S and a good amp. you did great at 950 BTW!! I am kinda irrated at moon audio because the guy told me there would be no upgrade to the 2 qute until summer at least.. guess that was poor advice.. oh well..

When I read that post I was a little taken aback since Hugo was followed by 2Qute so Hugo 2 followed by I said 3Qute now Qutest, made sense.

 

[soundkist]

My inner child wants to place an advance order. That nagging adult side
says cool it. Pioneers sometimes get arrows in the back.

And almost always in the front, if you include your wallet in the target zone!

 

[crayons23]

Don't be surprised if they jack the price if the first run of sales are high.. that seems to be the norm these days.

 

[GraveNoX]

2Qute can be used with something like http://www.jblpro.com/www/products/recording-broadcast/monitor-controllers/nano-patch-plus or http://www.jblpro.com/www/products/recording-broadcast/monitor-controllers/m-patch-2 directly to headphones ?
For example I tried RCA from Hugo 2 directly to headphones and it sound a little better than 3.5mm
3 Volts should be enough for many headphones and it should sound better than adding a separate amp.

 

[Triode User]

2Qute can be used with something like http://www.jblpro.com/www/products/recording-broadcast/monitor-controllers/nano-patch-plus or http://www.jblpro.com/www/products/recording-broadcast/monitor-controllers/m-patch-2 directly to headphones ?
For example I tried RCA from Hugo 2 directly to headphones and it sound a little better than 3.5mm
3 Volts should be enough for many headphones and it should sound better than adding a separate amp.

But voltage is one thing and power, ie ability to deliver current, is completely different. You cannot just say that 3v is enough if the device cannot deliver the power.

It’s a bit like having a very thin hosepipe that has high water pressure in it but as soon as you open the end and try to get water out just a little dribble comes out because the hosepipe cannot deliver the volume of water because it is so narrow.

 

[Danny86]

2qute replacement announced:

https://chordelectronics.co.uk/product/qutest/

variable output voltage (3V,2V,1V). still no volume control unfortunately. also has strange micro usb power connector, restricting the use of LPSs.

 

[michaelvv]

Properly this would work for the Chord qutest. It does for the Hugo2.

https://www.tme.eu/gb/details/dc.red.0200.0020/dc-power-cords/bq-cable/

 

[Music Alchemist]

2qute replacement announced:

Um...this has only been what everyone has been talking about for the past day. I guess some people don't read the thread...