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Description

Qutest, the reference in desktop DACs

The Chord Qutest is a “pure” HiFi DAC designed to improve the sound quality at home. It does not contain headphone amplification or rechargeable batteries like some of Chord Electronics ' other DACs ; it is completely and solely an external DAC designed to transform digital signals from music streaming services, NAS, and CD players into a perfect analog signal to be fed to a good audio amplifier without a DAC or with a low- or medium-level DAC.

Qutest, winner of every comparison and award and considered the best euro-for-euro DAC on the market, is based on the famous proprietary FPGA technology developed by Chord for the Hugo 2 headphone amplifier and DAC , which needless to say is also a leader in its category.

This small home DAC is designed to bring the benefits of Chord Electronics digital technology to a wide range of analog devices already in the audio chain. Featuring USB-B, RCA optical coaxial, and galvanically isolated coaxial digital inputs , Qutest brings an instant performance upgrade to your home audio system, as well as the ability to revitalize entire aging analog systems.

  • Custom FPGA DAC arrangements
  • 49.152 taps of resolution
  • 4 selectable filters
  • User selectable output voltage
  • 768 kHz USB-B input
  • 96 kHz optical input
  • USB galvanic isolation
  • 2 BNC coaxial inputs at 384 KHz
  • 1x entry in modalidouble data rate at 768 KHz
  • 1x stereo RCA outputs
  • Supports up to 768KHz PCM
  • Compatible with native DSD 512 (8x)
  • Solid aluminum frame

Specifications

Dimensions (WxHxD) 160 x 45 x 88 mm
Weight 0.77 kg
Trim Black
Integrated DAC sì
Digital inputs USB-B 768 kHz, optical RCA 96 kHz, 2x coaxial BNC 384 kHz, 1x dual data input 768 kHz
Analog inputs no
Digital outputs no
PCM max 768kHz
DSD max DSD 512
DAC chip Xilinx Artix 7 FPGA (XC7A15T)
Frequency response 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0,2dB
Harmonic Distortion (THD) 0.0001%
Rapporto S/N 117 dB
Amplification type Class A
Cabinet material solid aluminum

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