Anybody here upgrade from Chord Qutest DAC"
Anybody here upgrade from chord qutest with other chord dacs or different brands altogether? What improved, what was lost?
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I upgraded from the Qutest to a Hugo TT2 and then I went back to the Qutest. The Hugo sounded very smooth and light and airy, with it's vocals more forward. It was soft and light sounding compared to the Qutest. I preferred the Qutest as it seemed to have more meat on the bone with a richer sound with slightly more impact. I guess it comes down to your system and personal taste. |
@redwoodaudio I’m in the same situation. What did you decide? I very briefly looked at your system but could not quickly recognize the DAC . I’m also considering the M-scaler rather than a different DAC. Thanks! By the way, in the past year I bought a new streamer and the improvements have shocked me. Previously I had never believed a streamer made that much difference. It does. I was OP on a thread about my choice. |
txp1, may I ask what streamer did you end up with? I recently bought a Lumin U2 mini and so far the changes are mostly positive but there are some downsides which I suspect is more to the unit requiring break-in and a cheap power cable that’s currently connected to it. I also have the Lumin plugged in to a cheap power strip which I believe is limiting its full potential as well. |
@ryder I bought the Aurender N150. You’ve identified many of your issues. I’d recommend a good power cable as well as a good power strip. And give it lots of listening time burn-in. I could clearly hear changes to 100 hours and more subtle changes far past that. I use a Shunyata Taipan power cable that I had available. I have it plugged directly into my Shunyata Hydra power conditioner. If you need a good power strip I highly recommend the Furutech TP-66 gold or rhodium versions. Any high quality power strip will be an improvement. |
@ryder Also if you decide to buy a new power cable or strip, they are the worst for requiring long burn-in times. Best of patience to you! |
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