Chord Electronics Ltd. Qute HD DAC

Chord Electronics Ltd is one of the world's best designers and developers of audiophile-level Digital to Analog Converters (DACs), and for a good reason -- they sound incredible. They are made of solid aluminum, much like Leica designs their cameras. Their sound easily beats the myriad of digital products like WiiM and Eversolo, and this Chord added to either the WiiM or Eversolo would be a stellar Upgrade. Don't miss this gem.

Rated 8 only due to age - unit is without scratch or mar.
I've also included one of the best digital cables for this DAC—the Stereovox XV2. This cable is excellent and highly rated, and it has both coax and bnc options.

Also included is the standard 12v power supply. You will probably greatly increase your sound quality with either a linear power supply or the iFi SilentPower iPower2 - Low Noise DC Power Supply (Amazon link:  https://amzn.to/3Twlwx9).


According to Chord Electronics Ltd, this, they believe, is a world-beater. But don’t just take their word for it: Britain’s biggest hi-fi magazine, What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision gave it five stars and awarded it Best DAC of 2012 (#900-£1,200) and 2013 (£700-£1,000). International specialist hi-fi bible, Hi-Fi News gave it an Outstanding Product award, and US giant enjoythemusic.com have also awarded it 5/5! Then there are recommendations from: PC Advisor, Record Collector, Tone Audio, Hi-Fi Choice, Hi-Fi Word, the list goes on to over 10!

The QuteHD is a 192kHz-capable, multiple-input, USB DAC which offers a range of bespoke technologies taken from the acclaimed QBD76HD, our reference DAC. Part of the beautiful Chordette series, the QuteHD boasts a groundbreaking sonic performance, custom D/A conversion technology and cutting-edge DSD-over-USB functionality.

The QuteHD is a high-quality, super-high-performance D/A convertor that, for the first time, offers our world-renowned proprietary DAC technology for an incredibly low price. QuteHD brings exceptional detail-retrieval, insight and transparency to audio systems, thanks to its bespoke circuit design implemented by our internationally renowned engineering team.

Fully future-proof , even for the most adventurous computer audiophile, the QuteHD is ready to take advantage of today’s advanced studio-master-quality music files. It can handle sample rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz (and up to 384kHz on S/PDIF), allowing users to experience music in true high definition, along with the best possible reproduction of CD-quality music. The QuteHD benefits from an advanced 192kHz-compatible USB input and can also bring sparkling clarity to any connected component with a digital output thanks to two additional digital inputs – coaxial and optical.

In addition to standard PCM files, the QuteHD can also process DSD data using the latest DSD-over-USB support, making it the world’s first affordable DSD-compatible USB DAC. Whether using Mac OS or Windows OS, Chord Electronics’ own proprietary driver software is provided, removing the restrictions of current operating system audio playback.