Music Alchemist
Pokémon trainer of headphones
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Sorry I'm not an engineer but he said this: "Battery operation provides absolutely the lowest possible RF and LF noise - they are ideal." I just thought Chord was going all in and making a battery based supply." Since he said nothing would be better than the one supplied, I found this confusing and contradictory. Sorry...
He was talking about using an aftermarket external battery power supply that can be recharged.
This has nothing to do with wall warts, including the included one.
If you (like most people) want to plug in and use it continually without worrying about charging, you need something that plugs into the wall.
As for the "nothing better" thing, I think he just meant as far as what is audible to him in his tests.
Really sorry for Qutest didn't have XLR output... really want to try XLR version of Chord without battery issue, also I can't afford the Dave.
One DAC will cost more than half of my system...
As mentioned above, you're not missing out on anything with single-ended when it comes to Chord.
(Unless what you're connecting to isn't designed well and sounds better with balanced input, or only has balanced input. In those cases, you can at least use single-ended to balanced cables like the ones discussed earlier.)
What battery issue are you talking about? The Qutest does not have an internal battery and comes with an external power supply that you plug into the wall.
At least you didn't do what I did in the past: buy a DAC that costs more than four times as much as the speakers.
I think there's no point bothering with high-end electronics until you've found headphones/speakers you're very happy with and want to focus on building a system around.