Andrew Rieger
500+ Head-Fier
New awesome stuff comes out all the time. I had the UD-301 and a Cavalli Liquid Carbon and it did not sound as good as my Questyle QP1R . So I wanted something that would sound as good after hearing it . It took a Schiit Yggdrasil with the Cavalli to get there . If Questyle had a DAC out option from the dap I might have been satisfied but they didn't and I'm so glad I got a Yggy .They do have one now and it is awesome. It doesn't come close to the Yggy but better to me than the UD-301. Yes it is more than twice the price the QP1R as a dap left the UD-301 well in its wake as a DAC and amp to me. I haven't heard the other Schiit next to it but would think most of the Multibit would be close. This is just my opion as I have not heard them all. YMMV
I would hope the Questyle DAP would sound better, its a $1K portable after all. I could buy 3 UD301's for the cost of Quest's flagship DAP. Still, pretty impressive that Questyle crammed so much power into such a small player. If I was wealthier, I might just get a QP1R and just say to hell with a Desktop set up since I don't have any super power hungry cans but still, I just can't bring myself to spend a grand on what is essentially and iPod Classic on serious steroids, no matter how marvelous it might sound.