
Qutest, a What Hi-Fi? Star of CES 2018, is based on Chord's award-winning proprietary FPGA technology developed for the class-leading Hugo 2 DAC/headphone amp, giving it proven class-leading technical and sonic performance. It is the latest evolution of Chord's most affordable standalone DAC, the multi-award-winning 2Qute, which it directly replaces. Qutest is a ‘pure’ DAC (it does not contain headphone amplification or rechargeable batteries like some of its range stablemates) and is designed to improve sound quality in the home. It is Chord's most affordable standalone DAC. Qutest is Chord Electronics' pure digital-to-analog converter it does not contain headphone amplification or rechargeable batteries like the Hugo 2 and is designed to improve sound quality in the home. With DAC architecture based on the award-winning Hugo 2, Qutest offers class-leading digital conversion. Chord Qutest is a standalone DAC introduced by Chord Electronics at CES 2018 to replace its multi-award winning predecessor, the 2Qute.
