[hornytoad]

I will buy the Chord Qutest eventually but would like to see the price drop to the 2Qute level down the road.

I have spent way too much money this year on electronics gear,particularly amps

 

[maxh22]

I may. I gave the Allo Digi One to my son-in law . I really would like to see a USB Bridge Signature. I would buy that. I'm also not impressed with the ifi Power I bought that I used on both the DigiOne and USB Bridge. I actually preferred the stock
power supply.

Oh I believe you; if you like the sound of the stock ps try some power banks they almost always sound better IME.

 

[hornytoad]

Oh I believe you; if you like the sound of the stock ps try some power banks they almost always sound better IME.

Well I didn't like the sound necessarily of the stock power supply, just thought it was better than the IFI

 

[maxh22]

Well I didn't like the sound necessarily of the stock power supply, just thought it was better than the IFI

Let me guess the Ifi sounded a little brighter/ leaner and stock PS warmer and full-bodied?

 

[hornytoad]

Let me guess the Ifi sounded a little brighter/ leaner and stock PS warmer and full-bodied?

I thought they both sounded lean but yes i would say the IFI SUCKED the life out of the music.

 

[maxh22]

I thought they both sounded lean but yes i would say the IFI SUCKED the life out of the music.

Powerbanks tend to have a fuller more fleshed out and musical sound. Some powerbanks sound better than others though so give it a try and see what you think!

 

[hornytoad]

Powerbanks tend to have a fuller more fleshed out and musical sound. Some powerbanks sound better than others though so give it a try and see what you think!

I use a PS Audio Dectet Conditioner for this system Oh also Ps Audio Dectet outlet on a dedicated circuit .

 

[Nik74]

I use a PS Audio Dectet Conditioner for this system

The Dectet was a very positive change for my system too.

 

[hornytoad]

The Dectet was a very positive change for my system too.

For the money , It is incredible. I think you would have to pay substantially more for the same results with most power conditioners ,etc. I have 4 of them in separate systems

 

[hornytoad]

Anyway , i don't want to hijack this thread . Back to the Chord Qutest. I had a 2Qute that I liked very much but sold it. Should have kept it.

Is the Qutest an noticeable improvement over the 2qute?

 

[peter1480]

amazon nor on ebay any of those cables ship to Israel, which is strange because it says ships worldwide but on check out they say the do not ship to Israel, I tried so many different vendors on ebay but non ship to Israel, anything good maybe on aliexpress or maybe there is another site where to buy one of these cables, how bout blue jeans cables

https://www.teddypardo.com/powersupplies/usb-psus/teddyusb.html based in Israel and very good.

 

[Sound Eq]

Allo Sig is very good i have both Aries Femto and Sig.

https://www.teddypardo.com/powersupplies/usb-psus/teddyusb.html based in Israel and very good.

nice never heard of him, he has everything which leads me to ask then what is best to buy from him to get best sound, what configuration combo should i go for

 

[SoundeScapes]

Is the Qutest an noticeable improvement over the 2qute?

Yes in my opinion it is. I upgraded to Qutest from 2Qute.
During the first seconds of listening to it I thought they sounded exactly the same.
They have the same character or sound signature. Which is a good thing IMO.
But after a short while I noticed the differences. There were some extra details revealed.
The soundstage had slightly more depth and it had a bit more analog feel to it, as in less harsh.
Apart from the sound of it it has a more easily accesible input switch, you can choose the output
Voltage between 1, 2 and 3V and it is heavier.
It's more an evolution than revolution I think. The revolution part of it however might be the possibility to add
a M Scaler due to the dual BNC inputs.
If you liked 2Qute I'm absolutely positive that you will really like and appreciate the Qutest.

 

[boxerlc]

Is the USB input always better than the spdif inputs on the Qutest? If I use a really good spdif source, will it outperform the USB input?

 

[Triode User]

Is the USB input always better than the spdif inputs on the Qutest? If I use a really good spdif source, will it outperform the USB input?

Have you tried Optical? That way you get RF noise isolation.

The best way is to try all three yourself though. Generally you are looking for the least bright sound and darkest sound as this indicates the least RF noise on the system.