Maybe best to wait until you audition the Chord Qutest, then tell us what you like/dislike. It would give us a baseline on which direction to go. Also, a budget would be very helpful. Make sure you put enough break-in time for the QuTest before evaluating.
Need help picking a new DAC
Currently using my built in streamers dac which is alright but nothing inspiring.
I have a chord qutest enroute for demo and was looking hard at the merason frerot dac both would be getting a linear psu. I was hoping to get a little light shed on weather the merason is a better dac than the chord. I like dacs with a large Sound stage and neutral representation I don't like many dacs that soften up the sound too much.
Any insight would be appreciated
Thanks
J