kkcc
Headphoneus Supremus
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Yes that is my finding too that stock ak240 similar to Hugo. Purely headphone DAC/amp I would buy Hugo, but they do different things. Have you heard stock ak240 and how does rwa mod change the sound?
I think Mic means, and I agree with him, that the AK240 has a similar signature to Hugo, but they perform at different levels - Hugo has every strength SQ-wise that AK240 has and better at almost everything, maybe except soundstage width (which ak240 is wider, burials sound flatter).
This is in contrast say comparing Calyx M or HM901 to Hugo where they don't have similar signature making it harder to compare. Personally I think Hugo also is more transparent and present music in a more lifelike way that M or HM901.
I heard @holeout's rwak240 and it has a fuller sound than stock, but doesn't really make it as transparent or as musical as the Hugo IMO.