Happy to say I’ve FINALLY settled on my home working / study headphone setup, and welcomed the Qutest to the setup.
it’s fed by the popular 5v ifi Power supply.
it’s connected to my Laptop over USB for when I’m listening to YouTube etc (via random unbranded USB cable I had lying about)
for actual music it’s connected via BNC coaxial to a Raspberry Pi 3b+ with Allo Digione Signature HAT, and that’s all powered by the Shanti PSU.
Qutest feeds into a Schiit Magni 3+ headphone amp (set to high gain)
Interconnects here all round are from the Shawline range.
headphones are Dan Clarke Audio, using Forza Audioworks Noir Hybrid HPC cable
Remarkably this is the first time I’ve ever actually found any use to the filter button and have found green to be my new favourite .
When the Qutest was in the main rig downstairs fed by optical from my CD player , or from the same streamer , the filters never seemed to do anything. I think this is more a reflection on my amp, a Yamaha A-S501 which is soon going to be upgraded.
Really looking forward to spending many hours each day with this new setup
on a side note the Hugo2go combi is now in the main rig as a one piece streamer/dac solution I can just grab and walk out the door with, which I’m happy with.