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Chord Electronics Qutest
Chord Electronics Qutest
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$1,595
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$1,595
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DACs and amplifiers can either be carried around or meant for static desktop use
DACs and amplifiers can either be carried around or meant for static desktop use
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Chord Electronics
Chord Electronics Qutest
Regular price
$1,595
Sale price
$1,595
Regular price
$1,595.00
Unit price
per
The Chord Electronics Qutest is a standalone DAC whose performance belies its compact dimensions. With DAC architecture based on the award-winning Hugo 2, Qutest offers class-leading digital conversion.
Features:
- Materials: Precision machined aluminium casing with polycarbonate buttons and glass viewing portal.
- 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, 358.8kHz, 384kHz, 717.6kHz, and 768kHz.
- 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
- Digital designer: Rob Watts
- Mechanical designer: John Franks
- Country of manufacture: England
Technical Specifications:
- 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 300?
- 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 300?
- Weight: 770g
- Dimensions: 4.5cm (H) x 16cm (W) x 8.8cm (D)
- Boxed Weight: 1500g
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