I see the Qutest has BNC coax so I guess I'd need an RCA coax to BNC coax cable, or at the very least, an RCA coax to BNC adaptor.
I think I have a cable you can have. Maybe! At least I used to..
I see the Qutest has BNC coax so I guess I'd need an RCA coax to BNC coax cable, or at the very least, an RCA coax to BNC adaptor.
Enjoy your new toy! (Just watch out you don’t overload your preamp - the Qutest can deliver 3V at its highest setting).Okay, I'm happy to announce I'm the new owner of a Qutest, and it's here with me already as I just drove over to Bollo hifi in the south west of Glasgow and collected it in person
This was actually my second trip to Bollo today and the second Qutest I've bought as the first one didn't come with a power supply. The first one was an 'as-new, open-box' unit but unfortunately, neither I nor the guy checked it to make sure all the accessories were present; the DAC wasn't exactly in 'as new' icondition f I'm being honest so there was that as well. Still, not wanting to name and shame anybody just for the sake of it, I waited to see how Bollo would deal with this slight snafu (I know, it was partly my snafu as well) before reporting here. The solution? Bollo simply swapped the open-box unit for a brand new one with brand new and sealed everything inside! Hats off to Robert at Bollo for proper first class customer service!
Right, excuse me while I do some important hibernating...
I already knew about the variable output voltage so the first thing I did was to change it to 2v. Choosing a filter? Now that's another matter! I'll probably just stick with the white option (the most direct signal option as far as I can tell) and then see how I get on from there. I haven't listened to it yet - I've been busy loading music onto portable storage so I can hook up the DAC to my blu ray player; the SSD only came today so I was going to be doing that regardless of whether I bought a DAC.
Intrigued that you were using a Hugo 2 with an NDX2. I'm surprised that a near 6k source warrants a seperate DAC, however Chord has a particular sound, which is not the same as Naim and perhaps thats what you are looking for?I am currently using MScaler / Hugo 2 (same DAC as Qutest), with Ciunas audio power supply, between a naim NDX2 source and 'classic' series amplification - with great results.
I recently demo'd a DAVE (with & without Mscaler), as a digital pre-amp direct into Chord's Etude power amp. I have ordered the DAVE, already bought the Etude, and will be listing my NAIM 252/SCDR/250DR for sale - mainly for simplification purposes - the DAVE is also a great headphone source (especially with MScaler); I wasn't using headphones until very recently so my use-case has changed.
Would I have gone with the DAVE if I was not prepared to change the rest of my system - probably not.
So how is it going Windhoek?
..barring a sudden 'must spend money like it's going out of fashion' rush of blood to the head..
I thought you were prone to those? ;0)
Some great comparisons in this thread. I’m very happy with my Mojo 2 for portable use and thinking to get another DAC to keep in situ in my main system (mostly used for vinyl). Any thoughts on Mojo 2 vs Hugo (1) vs 2Qute vs Qutest?
Only if you can accommodate the 2qute fixed 3v out2Qute vs Qutest = incremental improvement
You can choose 1v, 2v, or 3v output voltage.Only if you can accommodate the qutest fixed 3v out
Indeed! I meant the 2qute.!You can choose 1v, 2v, or 3v output voltage.
Yes , I like the Mojo 2 in there - hence interest in how some of the other options compare in case I want to convince myself to save the bother of swapping the Mojo in and outI would try using your existing Mojo 2 in the main system for a while and see how you like it. Of the options you mention the Mojo 2 has the benefit of being low cost while also having the latest tech. I am using one in my system now and it sounds fantastic. I am feeding it 16Fs upscaled data to the USB C input from a server running HQ player (2M taps). I have it permanently powered with an Ifi Ipower that I had spare.