IS THE WEISS 204 A SUBSTANIAL UPGRADE FRON THE CHORD QUTEST


My system is as follows:

  1. Martin Logan 11A Impressions loudspeakers
  2. SVS SB-4000 pair of subwoofers 
  3. Chord Qutest Dac
  4. Lumin U2 mini streamer
  5. Bryston 4B3 cubed power amp-500/ channel into 4 ohms.
  6. Rogue Audio RP-1 preamp, Bryston BP-19 preamp on order.
  7. Seeking a DAC with higher resolution than my Chord Qutest. maximum budget is $5000.00
  8. Question: Would the Weiss 204 be a substantial upgrade over the Qutest? The Weiss would come in at $3500.00 plus $1000 for
  9. Modright Linear Power supply addition.  Not looking to go sideways or only receive a small improvement. The Weiss all in is three times the price of the Chord.
  10. Thank you  in advance for any guidance you can offer. 

 

 

 

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Showing 1 response by yyzsantabarbara

Check schiit yagdrassil Dac they have a 15 day return policy. This is a exceptional dac.

It took about 30-days of playing before my Yggi+ OG and LIM sounded great.

My Yggi+ OG was at a shootout in Colorado a few weeks ago against the Mola Mola Tambaqui and the Chord DAVE. The owner of the DAVE said my OG had better bass, but he preferred the DAVE by a hair.

My golden ears friend was involved with the Mola Mola Tambaqui vs the OG comparison. He liked the Tambaqui a bit more bit he said something that really surprised me. He told me in a blind test he likely could not tell which was which. Now that statement from him was surprising. He has legendary hearing, writeup about that on 6moons.

These are $2200 and $2800 DACs. The OG has been replaced by the MIB at the same $2800 price. I am going to convert my LIM to the MIB. The LIM is a bit rolled off on top and maybe preferred on a brighter system. Though it suffers in comparison to the OG when it comes to details.