Chord Qutest DAC

Chord Qutest DAC Pocket size but rock-solid and high-end FPGA DAC with multiple filters. Qutest is Chord's “pure” DAC (it does not contain headphone amplification or rechargeable batteries like some of its range stablemates), and is the latest evolution of Chord's most affordable standalone DAC, the multi-award-winning 2Qute. No feature has been overlooked in search of improvements, both functional and sonic. Qutest is based on Chord's award-winning proprietary FPGA technology developed for the class-leading Hugo 2 DAC/headphone amp, giving it proven class-leading technical and sonic performance. It features a galvanically isolated USB-B, and optical and coaxial digital inputs. This also brings the Qutest in line with the house sound of Chord DACs—for those who know, that includes depth, warmth, width, and soundstage layering like you wouldn’t believe. Solid Aluminum Billet The Qutest chassis is all-new, too. It has significantly greater mass than its predecessor and has been precisi