Chord 2 Qute Instruction Manual

Mini driverless digital to analogue converter

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Instruction Manual

Qute

Mini driverless digital to analogue converter

Thank you for purchasing the Chord 2Qute. In order to get the most from your

product please, take a few moments to read these instructions.

2Qute advances the award-winning Qute EX DAC to the latest Chord DAC

specification. 2Qute features a high-performance Spartan 6 FPGA that enables the

latest WTA DAC design with 26,368 tap length filter. The 2Qute boasts astonishingly low

distortion levels of 0.0003%.

2Qute offers support for up to 32-bit/384kHz audio via coax and USB, and 24-bit/192kHz

over optical. DSD64 is supported on all inputs and DSD128 is supported via coax or USB

(all via DoP).

Inputs can easily be changed via a switch to easily move between coax, optical and

USB digital inputs.

2Qute features a Class 2 USB input which is galvanically isolated for greater sonic

performance. The input is driverless on Apple and Android devices, with (ASIO included)

drivers for Windows devices.

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Page 1 Qute Mini driverless digital to analogue converter Thank you for purchasing the Chord 2Qute. In order to get the most from your product please, take a few moments to read these instructions. 2Qute advances the award-winning Qute EX DAC to the latest Chord DAC specification.
Page 2 Power HD USB connection BNC coaxial Input Optical TOSLink Phono connection switch connection connection Operation Plug your power adapter into 2Qute and it will cycle through a sequence of colours and then be ready for operation. Select the input you wish to use using the input switch and plug in your input cables, as appropriate.
Page 3 Coax Input Connect a coax digital signal to the BNC type coax socket and select the coax input indicated by the red source light. This input supports 44.1kHz - 384kHz operation. Optical Input Connect an optical digital signal to the TOSLink socket and select the optical input indicated by the green source light.
Page 4: Specifications
0.0003% at 3v RMS 1kHz; 0.0002% at 2v RMS 1kHz Crosstalk: 126dB 1kHz Frequency Response: +/- 0.1dB 20-20kHz Power supply: 12V 0.5A Dimensions: 0.4Kg Weight: 160x70x40mm (width x height x depth) Chord Electronics Limited Chord Electronics Limited Made in England by Chord Electronics Ltd www.chordelectronics.co.uk...