Chord Electronics Qutest | Standalone DAC

Chord Electronics Qutest: the Award Winning Standalone DAC Whose Performance Belies its Compact Size Class-leading digital conversion based on Chord's award-winning proprietary FPGA technology Precision machined aluminum casing with polycarbonate buttons and glass viewing portal User-selectable variable output voltage (1, 2, and 3V RMS) for flexible connectivity with a wide range of partnering devices Tap length filter of 49,152 Full PCM support of 44.1 to 768kHz, and DSD support up to DSD512 Bloom's Take The Chord Qutest is a pure DAC designed to improve sound quality in the home, and it’s easily our top choice for a DAC under five grand. The Qutest has retained its What Hi-Fi? Best DAC status every year since its inception (2018-2022) and is a proven class-leader of its kind.  The Qutest is effortlessly cohesive and musical, yielding a soundstage full of crisp, detailed instruments. It uses the same DAC architecture and coding as the more feature-rich and portable Hugo 2, bu