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Chord Electronics

QuteHD

DAC

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RRP

USD $1,595

Released

2011

Type

DAC

About this gear

The QuteHD is a standalone DAC featuring Chord's characteristic FPGA-based signal processing in a compact, affordable form factor, designed to enhance digital sources without integrated amplification. Its modest size and entry-level positioning made Chord's filtering philosophy available to budget-conscious audiophiles seeking measurable sonic improvement over generic USB interfaces. The QuteHD demonstrated that Chord's design philosophy could scale across price tiers without fundamental compromise.

About Chord Electronics

British audio electronics company founded in 1989 by John Franks in Kent, England. Chord's proprietary FPGA-based DAC technology, designed by Rob Watts, uses custom-coded digital filters that no other manufacturer replicates. The Hugo and Mojo portable DACs revolutionised portable audio quality, whi...

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