[jwbrent]

I bought ADI2 DAC before buying the Qutest, ADI2 DAC sounds so dull even compared with the 2Qute I had at that time. I think Qutest is no doubt the better DAC.

Nicer build, too. Plus, I’m still hoping for a scaler in the same form factor as the Qutest.

 

[nxxo]

The only mistake in my opinion from Chord to be the best DAC price/performance ratio is an XLR output. If they had put that in, I believe the sale of the CAD would have been x3

 

[Justamusiclover]

My problem with the humming has been resolved.
i received the ifi groundhog+ and as suggested by Rob Watts I earthed the amp Humming is gone!

 

[nxxo]

My problem with the humming has been resolved.
i received the ifi groundhog+ and as suggested by Rob Watts I earthed the amp Humming is gone!

do you have a pics of your setup ?

 

[Triode User]

The only mistake in my opinion from Chord to be the best DAC price/performance ratio is an XLR output. If they had put that in, I believe the sale of the CAD would have been x3

The inclusion of XLR is not just a matter of extra sockets (and space required for them) but also extra circuitry is required to generate the balanced signal. This would add to the cost of the Qutest, probably by more than you might anticipate and this could take the selling price to an area outside of the Chord target market.

 

[iFi audio]

My problem with the humming has been resolved.
i received the ifi groundhog+ and as suggested by Rob Watts I earthed the amp Humming is gone!

It's great to hear that Groundhog sorted your humming issue, thanks!

 

[Stourmead]

Happy to say I’ve FINALLY settled on my home working / study headphone setup, and welcomed the Qutest to the setup.

it’s fed by the popular 5v ifi Power supply.

it’s connected to my Laptop over USB for when I’m listening to YouTube etc (via random unbranded USB cable I had lying about)

for actual music it’s connected via BNC coaxial to a Raspberry Pi 3b+ with Allo Digione Signature HAT, and that’s all powered by the Shanti PSU.
Qutest feeds into a Schiit Magni 3+ headphone amp (set to high gain)
Interconnects here all round are from the Shawline range.

headphones are Dan Clarke Audio, using Forza Audioworks Noir Hybrid HPC cable

Remarkably this is the first time I’ve ever actually found any use to the filter button and have found green to be my new favourite .
When the Qutest was in the main rig downstairs fed by optical from my CD player , or from the same streamer , the filters never seemed to do anything. I think this is more a reflection on my amp, a Yamaha A-S501 which is soon going to be upgraded.

Really looking forward to spending many hours each day with this new setup

on a side note the Hugo2go combi is now in the main rig as a one piece streamer/dac solution I can just grab and walk out the door with, which I’m happy with.

 

[Zzt231gr]

Happy to say I’ve FINALLY settled on my home working / study headphone setup, and welcomed the Qutest to the setup.

it’s fed by the popular 5v ifi Power supply.

it’s connected to my Laptop over USB for when I’m listening to YouTube etc (via random unbranded USB cable I had lying about)

for actual music it’s connected via BNC coaxial to a Raspberry Pi 3b+ with Allo Digione Signature HAT, and that’s all powered by the Shanti PSU.
Qutest feeds into a Schiit Magni 3+ headphone amp (set to high gain)
Interconnects here all round are from the Shawline range.

headphones are Dan Clarke Audio, using Forza Audioworks Noir Hybrid HPC cable

Remarkably this is the first time I’ve ever actually found any use to the filter button and have found green to be my new favourite .
When the Qutest was in the main rig downstairs fed by optical from my CD player , or from the same streamer , the filters never seemed to do anything. I think this is more a reflection on my amp, a Yamaha A-S501 which is soon going to be upgraded.

Really looking forward to spending many hours each day with this new setup

on a side note the Hugo2go combi is now in the main rig as a one piece streamer/dac solution I can just grab and walk out the door with, which I’m happy with.

Have you compared ifi to the sound of the stock psu carefully?You may be surprised...

 

[Stourmead]

Have you compared ifi to the sound of the stock psu carefully?You may be surprised...

That’s next - I have the Allo Shanti LPS 5v 3a feed to compare to as well , giving me three power options in total

 

[Zzt231gr]

That's the spirit!

We also have a dedicated thread for PSU talk!

 

[Stourmead]

Ok game over just switched the supply to the shanti !

 

[iFi audio]

Happy to say I’ve FINALLY settled on my home working / study headphone setup, and welcomed the Qutest to the setup.

it’s fed by the popular 5v ifi Power supply.

it’s connected to my Laptop over USB for when I’m listening to YouTube etc (via random unbranded USB cable I had lying about)

for actual music it’s connected via BNC coaxial to a Raspberry Pi 3b+ with Allo Digione Signature HAT, and that’s all powered by the Shanti PSU.
Qutest feeds into a Schiit Magni 3+ headphone amp (set to high gain)
Interconnects here all round are from the Shawline range.

headphones are Dan Clarke Audio, using Forza Audioworks Noir Hybrid HPC cable

Remarkably this is the first time I’ve ever actually found any use to the filter button and have found green to be my new favourite .
When the Qutest was in the main rig downstairs fed by optical from my CD player , or from the same streamer , the filters never seemed to do anything. I think this is more a reflection on my amp, a Yamaha A-S501 which is soon going to be upgraded.

Really looking forward to spending many hours each day with this new setup

on a side note the Hugo2go combi is now in the main rig as a one piece streamer/dac solution I can just grab and walk out the door with, which I’m happy with.

That's a very cool setup and your headphone cable looks familiar

Enjoy!

 

[GreenBow]

Happy to say I’ve FINALLY settled on my home working / study headphone setup, and welcomed the Qutest to the setup.

it’s fed by the popular 5v ifi Power supply.

it’s connected to my Laptop over USB for when I’m listening to YouTube etc (via random unbranded USB cable I had lying about)

for actual music it’s connected via BNC coaxial to a Raspberry Pi 3b+ with Allo Digione Signature HAT, and that’s all powered by the Shanti PSU.
Qutest feeds into a Schiit Magni 3+ headphone amp (set to high gain)
Interconnects here all round are from the Shawline range.

headphones are Dan Clarke Audio, using Forza Audioworks Noir Hybrid HPC cable

Remarkably this is the first time I’ve ever actually found any use to the filter button and have found green to be my new favourite .
When the Qutest was in the main rig downstairs fed by optical from my CD player , or from the same streamer , the filters never seemed to do anything. I think this is more a reflection on my amp, a Yamaha A-S501 which is soon going to be upgraded.

Really looking forward to spending many hours each day with this new setup

on a side note the Hugo2go combi is now in the main rig as a one piece streamer/dac solution I can just grab and walk out the door with, which I’m happy with.

Yeah Qutest is an awesome DAC.

I have a Qutest and luckily a TT2 sat very close to each other. I use Qutest for PC work, while TT2 mostly for music. … However I sometimes don't bother turning the TT2 on and just use Qutest since it's already on. I don't feel any remorse for not using the TT2 even when playing music.

 

[The Jester]

Probably the input via 384khz USB or Coax will be more revealing of the effects or the filters compared to toslink‘s 96khz
Nice setup ...

 

[jwbrent]

Yeah Qutest is an awesome DAC.

I have a Qutest and luckily a TT2 sat very close to each other. I use Qutest for PC work, while TT2 mostly for music. … However I sometimes don't bother turning the TT2 on and just use Qutest since it's already on. I don't feel any remorse for not using the TT2 even when playing music.

That’s quite a testament!

I’m satisfied with mine and all I’m hoping for from Chord now is a matching streamer/scaler ... and a Mojo 2.