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DESCRIPTION

Qutest is a high-performance standalone DAC from Chord, offering exceptional digital conversion with award-winning FPGA technology developed for the Hugo 2. It boasts multiple digital inputs—USB-B, optical, and coaxial—along with a robust, precision-machined aluminum chassis for enhanced durability and isolation. Featuring user-selectable filters, input controls, and output voltages (1V, 2V, or 3V), Qutest provides maximum flexibility and performance, making it a perfect upgrade for both modern and legacy audio equipment.

Chord Electronics QUTEST Standalone DAC

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DESCRIPTION

Qutest is a high-performance standalone DAC from Chord, offering exceptional digital conversion with award-winning FPGA technology developed for the Hugo 2. It boasts multiple digital inputs—USB-B, optical, and coaxial—along with a robust, precision-machined aluminum chassis for enhanced durability and isolation. Featuring user-selectable filters, input controls, and output voltages (1V, 2V, or 3V), Qutest provides maximum flexibility and performance, making it a perfect upgrade for both modern and legacy audio equipment.

FEATURES
  • Award-Winning FPGA Technology: Built on the same FPGA architecture as the Hugo 2, Qutest offers proven class-leading digital conversion, ensuring exceptional sonic performance.
  • Versatile Connectivity: Features galvanically isolated USB-B, optical, and coaxial digital inputs, enabling easy connection to a wide range of audio devices, including older digital sources.
  • Premium Build Quality: The chassis is made from solid aircraft-grade aluminum billet, providing superior protection and isolation for the internal components, which enhances performance.
  • Customizable Output Voltage: Offers user-selectable output voltages of 1V, 2V, and 3V RMS, allowing flexible integration with various devices like amplifiers and preamps.
  • User-Selectable Filters and Inputs: Includes Hugo 2’s proprietary frequency-shaping filters and input selection controls, accessible via two fascia-mounted spheres, offering further customization for different audio preferences.
TECHNICAL SPECS
  • Materials: Precision machined aluminum casing with polycarbonate buttons and glass viewing portal. Available only in Jett Black.
  • Device power supply: 5v 2amp Micro USB
  • Tap length filter: 49,152 – 10 element Pulse Array design
  • Connectivity (input): USB Type B (White): 44.1kHz to 768kHz – 16bit to 32bit
  • 2x BNC Coax (Red): 44.1kHz – 384kHz – 16bit to 32bit
  • 1x Dual data mode input (using both BNC coax inputs together): 44.1kHz to 768kHz – 16bit to 32bit
  • Optical (Green): 44.1kHz to 96kHz – 16bit to 24bit
  • Connectivity (output): 1x stereo pair of RCA (Left and Right)
  • PCM support: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz, 717.6kHz, and 768kHz. 16 – 32bit
  • DSD support: Native playback supported. DSD64 (Single) to DSD512 (Octa-DSD)
  • Variable output: Fixed, but selectable between 3v (blue), 2v (green), and 1v (red) via dual press of ‘Filter’ + ‘Input’ upon startup
  • Driver support: Driverless with Mac OS X and Linux, driver required for Windows OS
  • Chipset: Chord Electronics custom coded Xilinx Artix 7 (XC7A15T) FPGA
  • Tap-length: 49,152
  • Pulse array: 10 element pulse array design
  • Frequency response: 20Hz – 20kHz +/- 0.2dB
  • Output stage: Class A
  • THD: <0.0001% 1kHz 3v RMS 300Ω
  • THD and noise at 3v RMS: 117dB at 1kHz 300ohms ‘A’ weighted (reference 2.5v)
  • Noise 2.6 uV ‘A’ weighted: No measurable noise floor modulation
  • Channel separation: 138dB at 1kHz 300Ω
  • Weight: 770g
  • Dimensions: 4.5cm (H) 16cm (W) 8.8cm (D)
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