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woodcans · Mar 10, 2014 at 3:43 PM

I can't tell a difference.

SleepyOne · Mar 10, 2014 at 3:54 PM

Thanks! That's excellent. I just want to double check.

CosmicHolyGhost · Mar 10, 2014 at 7:53 PM

Folks, when using digital vol bypass mode, what color of the vol dial will send standard 2.1vrms?
Thanks!

doctorcilantro · Mar 11, 2014 at 3:59 AM

pjw241142 said:
Has anybody received the new casing yet?

Thoughts on if I can order with BNC given the new casing?

hugoboss · Mar 11, 2014 at 4:11 AM

cosmicholyghost said:
Folks, when using digital vol bypass mode, what color of the vol dial will send standard 2.1vrms?
Thanks!

you cant bypass the volume , i have try so many times , it just set your internal volume to blue or white but still you can control the volume in the knob

dan.gheorghe · Mar 11, 2014 at 5:48 AM

hugoboss said:
you cant bypass the volume , i have try so many times , it just set your internal volume to blue or white but still you can control the volume in the knob

Hugo can be used as a standalone DAC, and for that you have to press the cross-feed button while you turn it on to stabilize the volume at a default output.

However, if you use the volume knob it will still work and you will loose the default normal dac output(2V I think).

If you want to use it as a DAC, just do what I wrote in the first line and don't turn the volume knob.

BrainFood · Mar 11, 2014 at 7:39 AM

According to Chord "The digital pot is used to scale the output level internally inside the DAC and is not like a conventional volume control and so when it is not turning it does not influence the circuit. It is always active so even when you set fixed mode if you turn the volume it will still alter the volume".

CosmicHolyGhost · Mar 11, 2014 at 7:42 AM

Thanks, guys. I will experiment it further
I just received the audioquest usb adapter (usb B female to micro usb) in office
i can use my Black Cat silverstar USB cable tonite, yay

bmichels · Mar 11, 2014 at 7:52 AM

crashem said:
This may be slightly off topic. I have been experimenting between using iDevice CCK (or Lightning to USB) vs. Wadia. The Wadia sounds significantly better. Is there a reason for it? Don't have much experience with using CCK or the Apple Lightning to USB until recently.

Doesn't the CCK/Lightning to USB give you a digital signal that skips the DAC and AMP on your iDevice? Just trying to understand why there would be such a difference.

May be it is not due to the quality of the wadia itself, but to the fact that the Wadia output digital through Coax rather than USB, and I read somewhere else here that the COAX imput of the HUGO offer better SQ than the USB or optical ?

Question:with the Wadia, are you limited to 16/44 ? In other word, when you play 24/96 or 24/192 on your iphone, does the colour lights of the HUGO show the real bitrate or is the signal down-sampled when it arrive to the HUGO ?

CosmicHolyGhost · Mar 11, 2014 at 8:01 AM

Has anyone compared Hugo to the ASUS Xonar Essence III ? This new DAC is getting good press/reviews...

dan.gheorghe · Mar 11, 2014 at 8:21 AM

cosmicholyghost said:
Has anyone compared Hugo to the ASUS Xonar Essence III ? This new DAC is getting good press/reviews...

I have a friend that wrote a review on Essence III. While he said it was a good unit, he wasn't so impressed with it as with Hugo. Personally, I have the feeling Hugo is much better.

Essence III is not the most transparent DAC one can find at this price level. M2Tech Young, Burson Conductor or Chord QuteHD give more sound information, especially in the high frequency area, ASUS’ DAC being a bit scarce when it comes to absolute resolution.

Conductor is no match for hugo. Even Qute-Ex(new version of QuteHD) is quite behind Hugo.

CosmicHolyGhost · Mar 11, 2014 at 8:55 AM

dan.gheorghe said:
I have a friend that wrote a review on Essence III. While he said it was a good unit, he wasn't so impressed with it as with Hugo. Personally, I have the feeling Hugo is much better.

Conductor is no match for hugo. Even Qute-Ex(new version of QuteHD) is quite behind Hugo.

Thanks, dan.gheorghe!

Yes, Hugo can deliver very high resolution in high frequency area.

kenhua · Mar 11, 2014 at 9:32 AM

Can this cable fit into Hugo RCA plug? any ideas?

Nordost Heimdall 2 RCA Interconnects

http://www.custom-cable.co.uk/nordost-heimdall-2-stereo-interconnect-cable.html

kkcc · Mar 11, 2014 at 9:33 AM

dan.gheorghe said:
I have a friend that wrote a review on Essence III. While he said it was a good unit, he wasn't so impressed with it as with Hugo. Personally, I have the feeling Hugo is much better.

Conductor is no match for hugo. Even Qute-Ex(new version of QuteHD) is quite behind Hugo.

Dan, any further comments for Hugo as a DAC vs other desktop DAC? I'm not going to use it as a transportable/portable device but is getting more and more interested in getting it for desktop use....

dan.gheorghe · Mar 11, 2014 at 9:45 AM

kkcc said:
Dan, any further comments for Hugo as a DAC vs other desktop DAC? I'm not going to use it as a transportable/portable device but is getting more and more interested in getting it for desktop use....

Well, I've tested it mainly as a desktop DAC and it really shines, one of the best I have ever tested, and it went up my top recommendation list.

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