[Somphon]

Thanks! How bright are the LEDs? Do they light up a dark room, or are they subdued?

 
I use Hugo to guide me through the dark room late at night some times.

 

[rkt31]

was listening DSD files through Hugo and foobar. dsd sounds very very clean. some impressions for DSD vs pcm. DSD is kind of stay there sort of presentation, very quiet . pcm on the other hand is more energetic and lively. difference is very subtle though. I think it is some thing to do with the nature of pcm vs DSD. DSD has more samples of less resolution while pcm has better resolution albeit with less samples.

 

[blackads]

light of chord Hugo can't be turned off but these are not very bright. one can always cover the light with a cloth cover etc.

Or just lie it topside down.......

 

[514077]

Or just lie it topside down.......

Don't mean ta whine, but I'd love to know what the lights look like on my Hugo.  Especially the volume light: sounds really neat.  Thank Gawd the sound makes up for that.

 

[estreeter]

I'd appreciate some feedback from anyone who is using their Hugo exclusively from a USB 3 port on a laptop or desktop - am having some fun and games with my current generation Mac and several of my USB DACs. Funny thing is that I recall the Hugo worked from the USB 3 port on my - now departed - Windowa 8.1 laptop. 

 

[Currawong]

The USB 3 ports on my 2012 MB Air and last-year's iMac 27" seem to work fine. They do have a bit of a reputation for being flakey though with USB2 devices. Maybe because of all the electronics on my desk, a couple of devices didn't work with sync or transfer if I used regular, cheap cables. I had to use my Black Dragon USB cable direct into a machine and away from other devices.

 

[rgs9200m]

  I'd appreciate some feedback from anyone who is using their Hugo exclusively from a USB 3 port on a laptop or desktop - am having some fun and games with my current generation Mac and several of my USB DACs. Funny thing is that I recall the Hugo worked from the USB 3 port on my - now departed - Windowa 8.1 laptop. 

I experimented with my desktop and found a somewhat more grounded sound from the USB3 port. I went back and forth from usb2 to 3 and liked the 3 better. I don't think it was my imagination, but I can't be sure. So the USB 3 port is where it stays permanently.

 

[isquirrel]

I'd appreciate some feedback from anyone who is using their Hugo exclusively from a USB 3 port on a laptop or desktop - am having some fun and games with my current generation Mac and several of my USB DACs. Funny thing is that I recall the Hugo worked from the USB 3 port on my - now departed - Windowa 8.1 laptop. 

I am using a MacBook Pro 15 using the RHS usb 3 port with no issues with Hugo

 

[OwlDude]

I experimented with my desktop and found a somewhat more grounded sound from the USB3 port. I went back and forth from usb2 to 3 and liked the 3 better. I don't think it was my imagination, but I can't be sure. So the USB 3 port is where it stays permanently.

I also had done that and found USB 3 sound blurry and a bit brighter than USB 2. So I googled and found out why -- USB 3 produces more noise than USB 2.

 

[estreeter]

Thanks guys - went back to a generic printer cable and no problems thus far this afternoon. Looks like it may have been the Audioquest Cinnamon or some combination of that and my iFi stack - depressing if throwing more money at my USB connection actually nets me more problems ...... 

 

[x838nwy]

  Thanks guys - went back to a generic printer cable and no problems thus far this afternoon. Looks like it may have been the Audioquest Cinnamon or some combination of that and my iFi stack - depressing if throwing more money at my USB connection actually nets me more problems ...... 

 
iFi stack?

 

[estreeter]

   
iFi stack?

 
iUSBPower and these :
 
http://ifi-audio.com/products/accessory/
 
and this:
 
http://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/nano-idsd/
 
plug a Monster coax cable into the coax-out on the iDSD and you have a very effective - and cheap - USB-SPDIF converter. 

 

[x838nwy]

   
iUSBPower and these :
 
http://ifi-audio.com/products/accessory/
 
and this:
 
http://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/nano-idsd/
 
plug a Monster coax cable into the coax-out on the iDSD and you have a very effective - and cheap - USB-SPDIF converter. 

 
Ahh, got cha. Do you find that an improvement over the Hugo's USB input?

 

[seeteeyou]

.

 

[estreeter]

   
Ahh, got cha. Do you find that an improvement over the Hugo's USB input?

 
 
Absolutely, but it's not just the Hugo - all my DACs benefit from the stack. The big problem with the Hugo is that they went with the micro-USB input, but taking coax out of the nano completely removes the need for that cable.