Chord Electronics Qutest - Open Box

Specifications

Device power supply

5v 2amp Micro USB

Tap length filter

49,152 – 10 element Pulse Array design

USB Type B (White)

44.1kHz to 768kHz – 16bit to 32bit

Optical (Green)

44.1kHz to 96kHz – 16bit to 24bit

Connectivity (output)

1x stereo pair of RCA (Left and Right)

DSD support

Native playback supported. DSD64 (Single) to DSD512 (Octa-DSD)

Variable output

Fixed, but selectable between 3v (blue), 2v (green), and 1v (red) via dual press of 'Filter' + 'Input' upon startup

Driver support

Driverless with Mac OS X and Linux, driver required for Windows OS

Digital designer

Rob Watts

Mechanical designer

John Franks

Country of manufacture

England

Chipset

Chord Electronics custom coded Xilinx Artix 7 (XC7A15T) FPGA

Tap-length

49,152

Pulse array

10 element pulse array design

Frequency response

20Hz – 20kHz +/- 0.2dB

Output stage

Class A

THD

<0.0001% 1kHz 3v RMS 300?

THD and noise at 3v RMS

117dB at 1kHz 300ohms 'A' weighted (reference 2.5v)

Noise 2.6 uV 'A' weighted

No measurable noise floor modulation

Channel separation

138dB at 1kHz 300?

Weight

770g

Dimensions

4.5cm (H) x 16cm (W) x 8.8cm (D)

Boxed Weight

1500g