[Lodwales81]

Hello all, a the the moment I'm using my mac book pro via USB connected to my qutest. I'm seeing to good reviews regarding the allo digione spdif box, would this be a upgrade from my mac.

 

[Baten]

Hello all, a the the moment I'm using my mac book pro via USB connected to my qutest. I'm seeing to good reviews regarding the allo digione spdif box, would this be a upgrade from my mac.

I considered the Allo but got this instead

DIYinhk XMOS 192kHz high-quality USB to SPDIF with ultralow noise 1uV regulator

So far satisfied for sure. Very low noise usb>spdif device.

 

[Lodwales81]

I considered the Allo but got this instead

DIYinhk XMOS 192kHz high-quality USB to SPDIF with ultralow noise 1uV regulator

So far satisfied for sure. Very low noise usb>spdif device.

I'm in the UK so that may be expensive to ship in, anybody tried a Singxer SU-1 USB they seem to have great reviews but are around £300. I had a schiit eitr but recently sold it as no difference between USB and spdif.

 

[Baten]

I'm in the UK so that may be expensive to ship in, anybody tried a Singxer SU-1 USB they seem to have great reviews but are around £300. I had a schiit eitr but recently sold it as no difference between USB and spdif.

The Eitr is a decent device. If it made no difference I would not invest further in these devices honestly, seems like a waste of your time and money.

 

[dac64]

I used a 4" USB cable from windows 10 notebook with or without battery powered to the Qutest via jplay mini, sounded good!

 

[Lodwales81]

To be honest I want to replace my mac book pro with a streaming device that offers a good audio signal but don't want to spend ££££s maybe a sotm mini etc.

 

[soares]

I changed my Macbook for a streaming device. A sonic transporter i5. To be honest I do not regret for the convenience. But on sound grounds it was more or less the same because at the same time I also got a Microrendu and later on a Ultrarendu. These devices as well as the sms 200 ultra really had a significant impact on the SQ. So if you want to have a better sound that's the advice I give you. To take full advantage of using this devices you will also need a good LPS. I have had good experiences with ultracaps LPS1 (there's a new model LPS2) or a Sbooster (the new models just arrive on the market). Cheers

 

[Whazzzup]

To be honest I want to replace my mac book pro with a streaming device that offers a good audio signal but don't want to spend ££££s maybe a sotm mini etc.

sorry, thought it was a Dave thread

 

[soares]

Thís a Qutest forum and I was only trying to help an audiophile fellow to extract all the juice he can from a Quest. I own one. Cheers

 

[Lodwales81]

I changed my Macbook for a streaming device. A sonic transporter i5. To be honest I do not regret for the convenience. But on sound grounds it was more or less the same because at the same time I also got a Microrendu and later on a Ultrarendu. This devices as well as the sms 200 ultra really had a significant impact on the SQ. So if you want to have a better sound that's the advice I give you. To take full advantage of using this devices you will also need a good LPS. I have had good experiences with ultracaps LPS1 (there's a new model LPS2) or a Sbooster (the new models just arrive on the market). Cheers

Did you go with USB audio output or upgrade to optical or bnc

 

[soares]

Did you go with USB audio output or upgrade to optical or bnc

USB audio. I do not exclude that optical or 2nd might be best but I never had the opportunity or wish to compare as I prefer the upsampling from HQPLAYER than the one from the Qutest. That might change with the Mscaler. In any case, the guys from sonore sell an interface with an I2S output if I am not wrong.
Of course it's not compatible with the Qutest.

 

[Nik74]

I took the plunge and finally got my Qutest. It's been playing for about 4 hours so far. It sounds stunning.It's sense of rhythm is amazing, dynamics aplenty, excellent layering , detail retrieval, instrument separation etc. And so musically engaging!. treble is a bit glary at the moment, mids slightly more forward than Hugo 1, soundstage depth less cavernous than Hugo, I m sensing that these might shift with burn in.Loving it so far

 

[Ronsanut]

Same here. I have mine running through a HeadAmp GS-X MkII. Loving it !

 

[jwbrent]

I took the plunge and finally got my Qutest. It's been playing for about 4 hours so far. It sounds stunning.It's sense of rhythm is amazing, dynamics aplenty, excellent layering , detail retrieval, instrument separation etc. And so musically engaging!. treble is a bit glary at the moment, mids slightly more forward than Hugo 1, soundstage depth less cavernous than Hugo, I m sensing that these might shift with burn in.Loving it so far

You are correct in your assessment about the change in sound with more play time.

 

[azabu]

If anyone has HQPlayer, try the new PCM closed-form-M filter.

It's utterly jaw dropping and takes the Qutest to the next level.