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Nordost QB8

QB8 owners:

What configuration do you use when plugging your gear into the QB8?

I've got good results in the following order, starting from the end of the QB8 where the mains power cable plugs into the QB8:

1) Meridian MS600 streaming endpoint/DAC
2) empty
3) empty
4) Primary Earth Socket - Simaudio P8 pre-amp
5) Simaudio W8 amp
6) empty
7) empty
8) Simaudio 650D Transport/DAC
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polk432
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I have the QB4. I used to plug the amp into it but now it's straight into the wall. Your configuration seems to be good. You could use QV2's in an empty space or all of them, but I wonder if they really work especially at 350.00 each. Good luck.
polk432
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I plug the preamp (power supply) to the primary earth and the TT, CD, and Tuner the rest of the way. The QB4 plugs into one socket and the Amp plugs into another. No difference plugging the Amp directly into the wall, it just frees up one socket on the QB4 so that the TT is not plugged into the wall. PC's are Nordost Blue Heaven LS. To be honest, the QB4 makes no difference in sound either. I have one because I got it for 200.00 and it looks to be close to new. Retail? Forget it, you're wasting your money. The PC's do seem to help some though.
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