Q-Tune Build

[vigilante398]

Got back from vacation Monday and found the Q-Tune box sitting on my doorstep, finally got around to putting it together tonight.

I used machined sockets instead of the included leaf-style ones as I've had bad experiences with those, and I also decided not to socket the relays as I figure they'll probably last longer than I will. Also subbed an electrolytic for the 1uF as the included 1uF MLCC vanished mysteriously during the build and I don't have any on hand.

 

[andare]

Got back from vacation Monday and found the Q-Tune box sitting on my doorstep, finally got around to putting it together tonight.

I used machined sockets instead of the included leaf-style ones as I've had bad experiences with those, and I also decided not to socket the relays as I figure they'll probably last longer than I will. Also subbed an electrolytic for the 1uF as the included 1uF MLCC vanished mysteriously during the build and I don't have any on hand.

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Tube tuner next?

 

[andare]

Are you going to compare it to well-known tuners? This looks intriguing

 

[vigilante398]

Tube tuner next?

It's kind of a joke, but it's something I've considered doing for fun.

Are you going to compare it to well-known tuners? This looks intriguing

Nope, I think someone else did that though. I don't have a bunch of tuners lying around, the only tuner I will be using for the foreseeable future is the Shure GLXD6, I just wanted to build this one because it seemed like a neat project.

 

[Rpschultz13]

I did some tuner comparisons a while back, comparing Q-tune, Peterson, Turbo Tuner and Polytune 3.

Thread 'Comparison of Tuners and Q-tune'

May 31, 2025

Here is a comparison video of Q-tune and the 3 top tuners IMO, from Right to Left:
Polytune 3 in Buffer Monitor Mode
Q-tune (1590b) in Buffer Monitor Mode
Peterson Mini in Buffer Monitor Mode
Turbo Tuner 300 Mini in True Bypass (Buffer not available)

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