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Anybody here upgrade from Chord Qutest DAC"

Chord Qutest is a strong contender, especially with linear power supply, but I’m curious about greener pastures, or at least different-colored pastures. Think my system is good enough to notice: ear 868l pre, pass xa30.8, omega alnico Xrs speakers. Streaming only.

Anybody here upgrade from chord qutest with other chord dacs or different brands altogether? What improved, what was lost?
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ryder
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txp1, may I ask what streamer did you end up with? I recently bought a Lumin U2 mini and so far the changes are mostly positive but there are some downsides which I suspect is more to the unit requiring break-in and a cheap power cable that’s currently connected to it. I also have the Lumin plugged in to a cheap power strip which I believe is limiting its full potential as well.

ryder
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Thanks txp1. That’s it. The Furutech will be the one. I’ve actually shortlisted the e-TP609 NCF earlier but am not sure about spending the money. Looks like it is about time to get one into the system since it’s not wise to skimp on the power strip/conditioner that may hamper performance.

I already have the Furutech GTX-D NCF(R) power outlet and this one truly brings a huge difference when combined with Acrolink cords on my main components, amps and DAC. And yes, long break-in for the GTX-D NCF receptable, for me it's 300+ hours before I start to hear the magic!

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