Chord Qutest Upgrade

That’s a good choice. Congrats!

Nice!  Look forward to your thoughts after it’s got some time on it although I’m guessing there may be a lot to like right outta the box. 🤞

Congratulations, @mlapenta . I think you’re going to love the Aero.

Did you, by chance, read this review on different tubes in the Aero?  I have not heard the Ray Reserves in either of my Aeros, but I will say that Tung-Sol black base, oval plates sound amazing, and better than Tung-Sol rectangular plates, Sylvania GT Bad Boys and a few other well regarded NOS 6SN7 and 12SN7s. If you have opportunity, i really encourage you to try a pair of the T-S oval plates.  

Denafrips Venus 15th, basically last year's Terminator.....and a brilliant performer

@mlapenta, if you enjoy the presentation of your Chord Qutest, then I’d say that you should try to demo a TT2. I had a brand new Qutest for almost a week before I went back to the audio store to listen to some speakers and hp’s, and I first heard the TT2. I went right home, boxed up the Qutest, and traded it for the TT2.