Chikolad
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You may have misread what Rob was saying. For DIRECT headphone drive he doesn’t recommend an external amp so he suggests Hugo2 instead of the Qutest. For Qutest he recommends using a speaker setup because (almost all) speakers require an amp anyway. If you prefer your amp with the LCD-3 already then the Qutest will still work fine as the Hugo2 DAC tech is in the Qutest. Rob’s goal is ultimate transparency to the source so you need to keep this in mind when he says do not use an amp.
Thanks x RELIC x,
I haven't misread Rob, I understood it just like you wrote. I understand that the Qutest is a DAC like all others and will probably sound amazing with my amp.
I guess my dilemma is whether the lcd-3 really do sound better straight out of the Mojo and I'll just have to do some more listening and make my mind up about it. If this is the case then Rob is right and I really don't need the Qutest and would gain more from getting a Hugo2 (and probably sell the Soloist)