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Qutest LPS upgrade

I have a nice system, not fantastic, but nice & revealing. My digital side is:

Qobuz > Aurender > Qutest > BHK > Moon > R11/Rythmik

Most consider my Qutest to be the weak link in my system. I like the Qutest dynamic sound signature & love the form factor as I am out of space. However, the Qutest on my system is bass light & a little grainy.

I refuse to buy Chi-fi & given my form factor limitations, my 2 potential choices were the Weiss 204 & the Benchmark DAC3. Downside from some forums was the 204 was a little’light’ & the DAC3 analytical.

Even though Chord doesn’t recommend it, forums have been inconsistent, & members I respect saying it would not get me to the next level, I decided to buy the Sbooster LPS from Music Direct to see if I could salvage my Qutest. 

I can only say WOW! Bass extension is now full and deep, grainyness gone & in its place is clarity, crispness & sparkling highs, without altering (and perhaps improving) the Qutest dynamic sound signature. Perhaps the best $350 audio improvement dollars I have spent.

Outstanding and highly recommended for all Qutest owners!

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toronto416
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I have a Chord TT2, and I replaced the supplied crappy switching power supply with an Sbooster and was similarly impressed with the effect t it had on sound quality.  It begs the question as to why Chord is against using anything other than their supplied switching power supplies.

The Qutest is a hugely capable DAC that some say is more musical than the TT2.

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