Real example of coloured blobs everywhere!: https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=0808-AAH Meanwhile, "silver" buttons with "lit up" status around the buttons https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=0843-AAB is like the buttons we see on the Quartet Scaler.

DAVE's original remote is a travesty. Apparently current preamps come with something similarly obnoxious. If I was you I would contact a shop that sells Chord stuff and buy the replacement DAVE remote. It's still a toy worthy of a £100 hi-fi, but the buttons are pretty clear on the subject of...

Ideally Ultima DAC is a single chassis that could fully integrate Quartet scaling and DAC. An Ultima 5 power amp is about 5 times the internal volume of DAVE (Ultima Pre 2 is a bit smaller). So within a chassis of the same size, there's plenty of space including having shielding, for high...

Curious, why do you interact with HMS? What do you have to do regularly (or what would family members have to do)?

Music production studios don't solely have analogue sources.

We're well past the point where that matters to anyone who could be interested, in my opinion. It was early last year that John Franks leaked Quartet, I believe. So around 2 years later it is currently expected to release. An additional 6 months or a year seems neither here nor there. And USB...

USB could be an option. Considering that Davina is going to have to have a USB output, it seems weird to me that Quartet Scaler does not have the ability to output over USB.

QMS + Mojo 2 or HMS + DAVE? :ksc75smile:

Well, arguably, it wasn't ...

This is entertaining

I think it's a little embarrassing that Chord has 12V trigger capability but the DACs don't support that. On the other hand, it would probably cause RF noise problems. I think Naim has created an optical system for trigger automation with its newest range. Optical would be preferable on Chord...

I think we have to assume it does. A friend with a Mojo 2 reports sound quality differences amongst three cables: KabelDirekt, Sys Concept and Supra ZAC (in ascending "sound quality"). It may be that Mojo 2 is more susceptible than other Chord DACs (or HMS). The well known streaming services...

Another test you might like to try: Each of the pair of outputs on the back of HMS dedicated to DBNC mode is capable of outputting music on its own, with no cable connected to the other. So try this test: turn off HMS and TT2 (and the amplifier you have connected to TT2, if you use such an...

I wonder, is the development of QMS benefitting from the Ultima DAC prototype?

I'm guessing @Rob Watts didn't do a presentation at Singapore CanJam about his research findings in the development of Quartet M Scaler as there's been no mention that I can find... Oh well, maybe Munich is when we'll find out.