Chord Qutest Pre-Amps Precision-machined aircraft-grade aluminium billet

Precision-machined aircraft-grade aluminium billet

sharing the valve-clocked DEM architecture of the DAC III but elevating it with an EL84 transformer-coupled output stage that delivers simultaneous balanced XLR and single-ended RCA outputs

All the energy is managed within the core of the ISO-PUCK isolators which are carefully tuned to provide superior isolation and control while remaining on-axis

5 mVrms Max power consumption 18W Dimensions (H x W x D) 140 x 350 x 410 mm Weight 9

A cable that belongs at home

Chord Qutest Pre-Amps Precision-machined aircraft-grade aluminium billetThe Chord Electronics Qutest is the pure standalone DAC of the Chord lineup, no headphone amplifier, no battery, no compromise. Built from the same FPGA technology as the Hugo 2 in a precision machined aircraft grade aluminium chassis designed specifically for desktop and home audio use. Made in the UK. Type and Technology Desktop DAC, Class A solid state output stage. Xilinx Artix 7 FPGA with 49,152 tap 10 element Pulse Array WTA filter, the same