In-depth chat with Rob Watts. Choral Upscaler Quartet & the subsequent six years of development

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2 ай бұрын

#MunichHigh-End2024
#ChordElectronics #Choral #UpScaler #Quartet
In-depth chat with the engineer behind the updated up sampler Rob Watts
#Chord #DAVE #DAC #MScaler #DAC #Interview
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@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

With the conclusion of Munich high in 2024, this is the very first of many videos covering the event. Great pleasure as always those of you I met at the show, and hope to see more of you at future shows. If you could share and like and all the rest for I believe this is the first video on the quartet on KZfaq we would appreciate it a good deal CMA

@CheekyFest 2 ай бұрын

your genuine excitement and connection between you is great

@PromeeThaBossHoss 2 ай бұрын

Great convo! Exciting stuff for after I win the lottery… Rob is looking good these days, which is great to see! Hope some of this trickles down into a Qutest 2, Mojo 3, or similar 🙂

@justincollins6077 2 ай бұрын

Great to see the DCA Stealth being used as the reference headphones.

@saschamilenkovic4320 2 ай бұрын

Exciting to finally see it. Great stuff.

@D-G-Chnl 2 ай бұрын

I saw you Bro in saturday (3. Day) at Austrian Audio section .. 😘🎊🙏

@edwardbit8225 2 ай бұрын

I hope this product is evaulated from an engineering perspective to see what it does and how it improves the listening experience,big fan of Rob watts.

@AmbientDatabase 2 ай бұрын

You have a double like from me.

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

Cheers bud deeply appreciate it 🐅

@RuudStet 2 ай бұрын

Chord dacs always sound so fussfree, engaging. The fact that 16/44 is all you need was elemental for mr Watts already several years back. It is only now an idea that crosses into mainstream thinking. I do wonder if a trickle down version in the Hugo pricerange will come, though.

@tuathadedanann195 2 ай бұрын

Opinion appears to be very divided on sonic effects of the m-scalar. I haven't heard it myself but looking forward to it and this upgraded scalar.

@badd99 Ай бұрын

Just use hqplayer with a very good pc, far better if ur pc is capable (need a lot of hp for this tho)

@robertkirkpatrick1826 2 ай бұрын

I definitely need to get to a show some time to listen to many things but i really want to see if this Chord stuff is really worth the asking price. Their stuff is crazy expensive but everyone says it sound so unique. Would love to give it a listen.

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

Definitely going to audition these things is advisable. I never recommend anything purchased blind beyond a certain price point it’s insanity.

@Lego6980 2 ай бұрын

A fascinating and tantalising video. Any chance you can give us a video explanation of this gear for the layman like me?

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

I can point you to the Hugo M scaler review I did on the channel last year. It will give you a fantastic foundation of what is actually happening to understand this one.

@Lego6980 2 ай бұрын

@@ConvinceMeAudio I saw that and remember it. Need to revisit it. An additional explanation of this Upscaler Quartet and how it fits into the set up would be appreciated too. If you ever get the time. Thanks for posting this one anyway. Enjoy your videos.

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

@@Lego6980 I will put it on the list, I am planning to introduce a video every three days answering a question or certain aspect of Audio and releasing three videos a month that are full reviews from now on so that we can grow the channel. I will put this on the list as one of those

@Reactcore-qv1ch 2 ай бұрын

Thankyou for this.. now im even more sad i wasnt there missing the chance of meeting you also beside hearing Quartet. You should hear my ootic linked Choral housed Mscaler and cap modified Dave with aggressive mains filter applied 😎 Btw i already posted some film shorts of a friend who was there.. see my channel

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

That’s a shame, hopefully at the next meeting, will definitely check it out, I found Rob‘s comments in regards to high-quality BNC cables not been necessary for this one. I will definitely put it aside and have a look side-by-side with storm when this unit comes in for review.

@N02tradamus 2 ай бұрын

lad he focused on RF noise as this was an issue with the current Mscaler.

@kiers2320 2 ай бұрын

Top men 👻

@Maccaboy1984 2 ай бұрын

Hope it comes with a better remote, that can control it as one system and doesn’t feel like it came free in a cereal box

@jaybrodnax 2 ай бұрын

How many taps? Did I miss it?

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

@pennfootball71 2 ай бұрын

This is amazing I hope he makes a Dave DAC flagship replacement worthy of this scaler

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

It was quite impressive certainly I think Dave replacement will be awhile yet.

@pennfootball71 2 ай бұрын

@@ConvinceMeAudio and it’s probably going to be two chassis and I’m guessing 25-30 grand

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

It is jewel chassis, one for the power supply, and it will be around £15,000-£12,000 above Dave but not that much

@pennfootball71 2 ай бұрын

@@ConvinceMeAudio I am saying Dave 2 prices

@Maccaboy1984 2 ай бұрын

@@ConvinceMeAudiodual?

@InternetUser-d7s 2 ай бұрын

Did you try/demo Suzi?

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

The cute little integrated that sat beneath the Hugo to, I did but for a very short duration as the interview was booked in advance, I’m going to bring it in for review don’t worry

@railwaystationmaster 2 ай бұрын

Is the enhanced difference in audible sound worth a 10k price tag ? , as I doubt it will be south of this for both components .

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

Worth it, I wouldn’t go down that road, because once you’re beyond the $3000 mark worth is not a part of this conversation anymore you can get amazing stuff in this category and be happy What is very subjective and only applies to the individuals pocket And yet we still have to dissect this a little bit further and see value value is a different proposition Let’s just say you’ve built a 30 K system or a 50 K system or even a 250 K2 channel system, every percent is again and that’s the category we’re talking about

@railwaystationmaster 2 ай бұрын

@@ConvinceMeAudio I still hope to be Convinced .

@Starch1b2c3d4a 2 ай бұрын

Why he wearing shades indoors?

@tonyfarr480 2 ай бұрын

I may be totally wrong... but I believe he shares same abilities as Stevie Wonder

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 that is some serious praise indeed, but yes we both tend to smash into a door if we don’t know it’s there 😆

@badd99 Ай бұрын

Just use hqplayer with a very good pc, it's far better If you have a very power pc with a 4080 or 4090 nvidia gpu

@ConvinceMeAudio Ай бұрын

A cheaper alternative, but by no means is it a winner, you’re stuck with HQ player only and only local music, MSkala and quartet are systemwide for everything different use cases

@3-y86 2 ай бұрын

I was there, ill tried and absolutely dont like it

@oohtob6685 2 ай бұрын

The only thing that stops me going Chord is that none of there dacs are a true balanced design through xlr.

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

It means nothing bad, they are built from the ground upwards to be single ended and it’s the same technicality and performance as balanced. The reason why things are so skewed in the market in this manner is because single end it is always after thought and most things are pretty shit in this regard, you will not have such issues with chord.

@oohtob6685 2 ай бұрын

@ConvinceMeAudio sorry but I've been buying and selling hifi for 45 years. I've had the tt2 and m scaler and I'm sorry but nothing compares to a true balanced xlr set up. Just my findings over the years and my preference.

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

@@oohtob6685 that’s fascinating, predominantly here everything is balanced. I’ve always done it this way even from the engineering side of things in the studio, but a few super flagship products have come in that are innately single ended and have been designed in such a way. And when doing side-by-side testing in regards to sonic quality characteristics transparency they seem to be fine and on Paul, I just don’t like RCA cables personally Lol

@lextr3110 2 ай бұрын

quantum computing hahaha common bro.. not made for that at all..

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

Haha I think my point was more emphasis on exponential computing power versus traditional LOL rather than direct implementation 😂

@Starch1b2c3d4a 2 ай бұрын

That was hilarious 😂

@PickanPop 2 ай бұрын

I mean, why spend so much on an upsampler when you could just buy a better DAC? Things like outboard upsamplers are like monoblocks...great at the ultra high-end, but kind of unnecessary for the middle class and below.

@ConvinceMeAudio 2 ай бұрын

I think this is the wrong direction of looking at it, but I do understand where you’re coming from. This is a foundation of something that you can use to enhance what you already have, but I need to test it with Dave to see if it measures up to WD signature, because honestly I think that’s a tough cell otherwise that’s already 25K together roughly and 25K you can buy Poseidon or WD ultra when it comes out so it’s a very very interesting scenario that we have to look into.

@johnlim9009 2 ай бұрын

Well! In Hifi, there are low-fi, mid-fi and hi-fi. Pick which suite you most!

@PickanPop 2 ай бұрын

@@johnlim9009 Right, but my point is that if you're buying an ultra-high end system with something like A DCS Vivaldi or Esoteric Grandioso, an outboard upsampler makes a lot of sense as cost is no object, but when you're shopping on a budget, focusing on parts and engineering typically is a better way to spend than on more boxes that do distinct functions.

@razisn 2 ай бұрын

Rob Watts is the King of unsubstantiated claims which he passes on as scientific facts when they are just his own unproven assertions. Nothing new in this industry, of course, but he's a Master of this. If one challenges him on these he resorts to saying HE can hear those things so that's the end of that discussion...

@eddiethom4911 2 ай бұрын

Who cares what he says? I care about how this thing sounds. If it’s phenomenal then I could care less if he thinks the earth is flat

@saschamilenkovic4320 2 ай бұрын

Just because something isn't scientifically proven does not mean it's not real. Do you actually know what science is or does someone need to send you a definition? Maybe a bit less negativity and spend more time on doing something constructive yourself. That would be a good start. If you know how to make a better dac go ahead and do it instead of posting silly comments.

@Cestmoi50 Ай бұрын

I had many many expensive dacs. Everytime there was something I missed… untill I went for a tt2+mscaler, I never listen to music that much after that

@user-bw1gz8ne2k 2 ай бұрын

It’s too expensive and so bad looking - it make no sense

@Maccaboy1984 2 ай бұрын

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I think it’s so much better looking than a boring black box. I have a Dave and everyone always asks what it is and is interested in talking about it.

@badd99 Ай бұрын

Hqplayer. Better and cheaper if you have a very powerful pc