We might see Chord's Qutest as a black Hugo 2 stripped its headphone amplifier, Li-on battery to leave a DAC whose beating heart is an FPGA loaded with Rob Watts’ WTA filter + user-selectable shaping and is housed in a precision machined aluminium chassis complete with signature porthole designed by company main man John Franks; a standalone DAC for home hi-fi systems. £1195 / €1600 / US$1895 More info: https://darko.audio/2018/11/a-short-film-about-the-chord-qutest/ Chord Qutest playlists... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rxn0DazMZkx5iVjzhJxBW Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/fa24966c-39ea-44a5-b906-34d84280cbee Qobuz: https://play.qobuz.com/playlist/1979655 Darko.Audio is a web magazine covering new and exciting developments in the audio world. We aren’t afraid of indie rock or techno. Web: http://Darko.Audio/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkoaudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkoaudio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Darkodotaudio