{"product_id":"chord-qutest-digital-analogue-converter","title":"Chord Qutest Digital Analogue Converter","description":"\u003cp\u003eChord Electronics are a renowned British Hi-Fi company but it’s their Digital to Analogue Converters that really sets them apart from the pack. Here we have a very good example of the award-winning Qutest DAC… coming in original packaging with three months warranty from us as authorised Chord Electronics dealers.\u003cbr\u003e\nChord say….\u003cbr\u003e\nQutest is our ‘pure’ DAC (it does not contain headphone amplification or rechargeable batteries like some of its range stablemates) and is designed to improve sound quality in the home. It is the latest evolution of our most affordable standalone DAC, the multi-award-winning 2Qute, which it directly replaces.\u003cbr\u003e\nQutest, which is a What Hi-Fi? Star of CES 2018, is based on our award-winning proprietary FPGA technology developed for the class-leading Hugo 2 DAC\/headphone amp, giving it proven class-leading technical and sonic performance. Perfectly equipped to bring the benefits our digital technology to a wide range of connected devices, it features a galvanically isolated USB-B, optical and coaxial digital input, giving an instant performance upgrade, plus the ability to modernise ageing digital source components.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Qutest chassis is all-new, too. It has significantly greater mass than its predecessor and has been precision-machined from solid aircraft-grade aluminium billet. The Qutest PCB nestles within a shallow cavity in the solid aluminium chassis, giving the circuit board greater protection within the casework and additional isolation from external vibration compared to previous designs.\u003cbr\u003e\nQutest offers Hugo 2’s proprietary user-selectable frequency-shaping filters and input selection controls, available via two fascia-mounted spheres, introducing useful flexibility. It also features RCA analogue outputs for connection to integrated amplifiers, preamps and headphone amps, plus high-resolution dual-data digital inputs for connection to future Chord Electronics products.\u003cbr\u003e\nA further new feature is a user-selectable output voltage available in 1, 2 and 3V RMS outputs for flexible connectivity with a wide range of partnering devices.\u003cbr\u003e\nFeatures:\u003cbr\u003e\nMaterials: Precision machined aluminium casing with polycarbonate buttons and glass viewing portal. Available only in Jett Black.\u003cbr\u003e\nDevice power supply: 5v 2amp Micro USB\u003cbr\u003e\nTap length filter: 49,152 – 10 element Pulse Array design\u003cbr\u003e\nConnectivity (input): USB Type B (White): 44.1kHz to 768kHz – 16bit to 32bit\u003cbr\u003e\n2x BNC Coax (Red): 44.1kHz – 384kHz – 16bit to 32bit\u003cbr\u003e\n1x Dual data mode input (using both BNC coax inputs together): 44.1kHz to 768kHz – 16bit to 32bit\u003cbr\u003e\nOptical (Green): 44.1kHz to 96kHz – 16bit to 24bit\u003cbr\u003e\nConnectivity (output): 1x stereo pair of RCA (Left and Right)\u003cbr\u003e\nPCM support: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz, 717.6kHz, and 768kHz. 16 – 32bit\u003cbr\u003e\nDSD support: Native playback supported. DSD64 (Single) to DSD512 (Octa-DSD)\u003cbr\u003e\nVariable output: Fixed, but selectable between 3v (blue), 2v (green), and 1v (red) via dual press of ‘Filter’ + ‘Input’ upon start-up\u003cbr\u003e\nDriver support: Driverless with Mac OS X and Linux, driver required for Windows OS\u003cbr\u003e\nDigital designer: Rob Watts\u003cbr\u003e\nMechanical designer: John Franks\u003cbr\u003e\nCountry of manufacture: England\u003cbr\u003e\nSpecifications:\u003cbr\u003e\nChipset: Chord Electronics custom coded Xilinx Artix 7 (XC7A15T) FPGA\u003cbr\u003e\nTap-length: 49,152\u003cbr\u003e\nPulse array: 10 element pulse array design\u003cbr\u003e\nFrequency response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz +\/- 0.2 dB\u003cbr\u003e\nOutput stage: Class A\u003cbr\u003e\nTHD: \u0026lt;0.0001% 1 kHz 3 v RMS 300 Ω\u003cbr\u003e\nTHD and noise at 3 v RMS: 117 dB at 1 kHz 300 ohms ‘A’ weighted (reference 2.5 v)\u003cbr\u003e\nNoise 2.6 µV ‘A’ weighted: No measurable noise floor modulation\u003cbr\u003e\nChannel separation: 138 dB at 1 kHz 300 Ω\u003cbr\u003e\nDimensions: 160 (W) x 88 (D) x 45 (H) mm\u003cbr\u003e\nWeight: 770 g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"2ndhandhifi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51193762546005,"sku":"Q04386","price":790.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/1094\/5365\/files\/IMG_6324-scaled_dd31cfe3-0e7b-4e80-ba9b-5d651e877146.jpg?v=1753887508","url":"https:\/\/2ndhandhifi.co.uk\/products\/chord-qutest-digital-analogue-converter","provider":"2ndhandhifi.co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}