Chord Qutest + MScaler

Hey @ianrmack funny enough. I also have my qutest powered by a Teddy Pardo LPS. I've also got a Synergistic Research Master Coupler feeding the Teddy, with a SR Orange Fuse in it. Both the power cord and fuse were substantial upgrade to the sound. Highly recommended. I also have a Sonore Ultrarendu feeding the Quest as well as a Uptone EtherRegen feeding the Rednu. Both the UltraRendu and the EtherRegen were substantial for the Qutest sound, and both I wouldn't be caught dead without. More so than the Teddy feeding the Qutest. 

Thing about all these positive reviews of these vairous LPS is...No one knows all the other aspects of these systems. So in truth, it's meaningless unless you can compare apples for apples. System for system, room for room, etc. 

This is why I can't spend $500-$900 on a LPS that I would truly never know what the impact is. If they want to let me audition one in my own system sure, we can go from there. 

Here’s a video with that exact comparison https://youtu.be/34p6BbHtEKU

I think it depends on if you need the headphone or XLR output. 

@jc51373 i recently sold/traded the Qutest with Teddy Pardo power supply for a TT2. Honestly.... with the LPS on the Qutest, it beats the TT2(stock power supply) in sheer tonality and it had a blacker background than the TT2 does with a stock power supply. This is not to take anything away from the TT2. The TT2 has more resolution and the timing of everything is just better. With an LPS it will be an endgame dac. Just pointing out, with an LPS the Qutest performed better than my TT2(stock) in some aspects. Time to start saving for a LPS for my TT2!

@akwilson501Thanks for the feedback and sharing your results...What is the rest of components in your system? Just curious to know. See I am debating one of two upgrades right now. Either this farad LPS or a small Rel sub to my system. It's a desk top system with a pair of Dynaudio studio monitors.