Can you elaborate on what you mean by the noise free delivery not being there any more. Could you hear some noise with the stock supply?
I have heard whispers of doubt about the conclusions of HiFi News on this matter so maybe take their conclusions with a pinch of salt.
Hi Triode User,
I am relying on my own ears and repeated comparisons in my observations.My quoting HI FI News was only because they mentioned similar observations in their review of Qutest.
I don't really need HIFI Mags to tell me what sounds better.
Please read my post above again where I mentioned some differences I can hear between on or off grid connection of Qutest.
I am not stating that it is the power unit as such that makes a difference, but I know what I hear.
If it helps RF interference through the mains,might be what is causing the differences?
As someone having had big problems with HUGO and RF or whatever contaminations there might have been that sometimes made it absolutely unlistenable in my home system,I am not imagining things.
But while I am observing things. Both good and bad.
Let me also mention that in spite of my recent very high praise of M Scaler with Qutest the usb cables supplied with both are of inferior quality imho.
The one supplied with M Scaler sometimes completely lost connection with my computer so I have used a better one since four days.
I started using the supplied one because it was much longer than the one I normally use and I needed that in my hotel room.
The first time it happened I was very worried and first thought, is M Scaler already malfunctioning after less than a week of using it?
It happened three times in a row within five minutes and then I switched to the cable I normally use with Qutest on its own and since then I have had no such problems with the usb connection to my laptop.
That cable is NOT the one supplied with Qutest by the way.
That was also a flimsy one.
I could even feel by touching it that the fitting was not good with the M Scaler supplied usb cable into my laptop.
Very loose and not the tight fit I am used to with a good USB cable.
I would not be surprised if sturdier BNC cables with tighter connections would as Rob put it could make things "a tad smoother" either.
I also know that a limiting factor so far,could also be Qutest having quite extensively auditioned both DAVE/BLU2 and TT2/M Scaler.
But what I have now while travelling is simply soo much better than Qutest on its own also using Chord's supplied power unit!
But I also know quite well, what is smoother and more realistic sound when I hear it.
I will eventually experiment with both other BNC cables than the ones supplied by Chord and maybe also try M Scaler off the grid if I can get hold of the Power Add Pilot Pro 2.
I also have my reference rca cables from another company by the name Chord back home. I did not bring those for my travels. And the difference between for example the Chord Company Clearway rca cables that I bought just to be able to use Qutest when I bought it and the better Audioquest rca cable I also have with me, are clearly audible to me even via my HD 800.Smoother,more realistic.
Cheers Controversial Christer