Anyone tired a Nordost QB4 MK III?

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... according to Roy Gregory, who has reviewed many Nordost QRT products ...

Roy Gregory is a shill. He works for Nordost.

The QX4 QB8/4 combo is really nice. I had this with Frey 2 cables all around in a Devore/Leben system. My family would experiment turning the QX4 off and we could all tell. Agree with Steakster on the transparency.  

@cleeds He worked for Nordost for 3 years 2009-2011, after which he went back to audio journalism. It’s (par for the course) dishonesty to misinform people here by saying he works for Nordost. Is it possible to work in the industry for a time (12 years ago!) AND be a reviewer?

@steakster How would you know if all you have tried is the QB4? Although I agree it doesn’t make sense.

I had a QB8 mk2 where the fuse holder chassis insert broke and the wiring to/from the positive terminal inlet to the fuse terminal was stranded copper. Definitely not solid core monofilament. There could be production differences though, and your pics show solid core. But is it monofilament?

I was going to jump the fuse holder and wire it straight to the PCB (just like the Qbase mk I was, it had no fuse) but changed my mind and got a new replacement sent out.

Reporting back.... the mk3 bass is much better and more defined, and the soundstage has opened up. The differences between the mk2 and mk3 are subtle, but IMO worth the money. I now have the mk2 for sale.

I will also try out the new WAVE and SINE devices. I used to have the Qv2 and while it did improve things in some areas, I thought it ultimately took away some transparency and naturalness. I ended up liking my system better without it in. But that was a while ago and many things have since changed...