Chord Qutest

Completely reliable.  Absolutely get an aftermarket PS such as SBooster and steer clear of the USB input.  Toslink is my preference.  These two factors transform the Qutest.

Qutest is a very nice dac. I had no issues with it and it sounded great.

Putting a twist on this and to save a bundle ($725 for mojo 2 instead of $1500 for qutest), has anyone tried a Mojo2 and feed its headphone output to a power amplifier (or a pre-amplifier) ?  I understand that the headphone amplifier is now in the middle but since it is said to be of great quality, can anyone really detect a degradation ?

Has anyone actually tried this ?

I must admit I like the fact that Mojo2 includes tone controls which Qutest does not.

Thanks

I still have the Mojo for use with my headphones when I travel, but sold the Qutest. At least in my system, Mojo was a bit warmer but the Qutest was more resolving with a bigger soundstage. When I tried the Mojo with my bookshelf speakers I liked the sound but wish it could provide more detail. 

I had Mojo the first version and have Qutest.

Qutest is a different league. More transparent, detailed, much better extensions, much bigger soundstage stage.

I had Chord 2qute. It is closer in sound quality to Qutest then to Mojo1.