I have had mine for a couple days now and have worn them for a good few hours. If you are looking for a pair of audiophile headphones stop reading here. These are not for you. Equally, if you already think they are too expensive, they probably are. However, if you are looking for a truly great...

Yes, I am using PM1s with the H2. I tend to switch between these and the IE 800s depending on how much I want other people to hear! The PM1s have nice solid base (not boomy) and have really bedded in with the H2 (or my brain has!). Having the X-PHD set to full (Blue) also makes an extremely...

With all the discussions about Chord prices, I think we all sometimes forget why we are on this site and others like it and that is passion. Not passion for products (although that follows) but passion for music. Any music. I have friends who would genuinely not hear the difference between a...

I thought that I would share my experience with the H2 X-PHD settings. This is exclusively with Oppo PM1s and a mac mini/itunes/puremusic setup using the optical output to the H2. Music is most in ALAC format with a few high def FLACs. Content is mostly and unashamedly Prog/symphonic Rock, neo...

Regarding the harshness (and I am sure I will get flamed for being too simplistic), have you tried turning the H2 volume down? I am using it with oppo pm1s and optical from a mac mini with puremusic/itunes. I have also used it with the USB connection from same. In both cases, I listened with...

Absolutely worth the asking price in terms of both build and sound quality. I think the hype was correct and I have not been disappointed. Certainly no regrets in replacing the Hugo which in itself was a great product.

So some more impressions from a new head-fier and happy Hugo 2 owner. Some extended listening has reinforced my previous conclusions. The Stax setup is the best overall with the Hugo 2. They really show the detail and spacial aspect very well. Seeing as they are louder to the outside world than...

So here is another revelation (for me). At the initial hearing, my ie800s sound better with the Hugo 2 than both my Stax setup and the PM1s. At this rate (at least price wise) I should be able to connect a set of standard apple ear pods and hear the secrets of the universe!

100% agree with you Mauro. When I first listened to the Hugo, it was a definite wow moment for me and I bought the Hugo 2 for the same reasons as you along with the hope of another wow moment. As I said in a previous post, I was not disappointed. If you loved the Hugo you will adore the Hugo 2.

Me too. I just thought it was my old ears! I think that if a track is 'bright' the filters make the track slightly easier to listen to but it is a very subtle difference.

Having now listened to the Hugo2 for a couple of days (not continuously, unfortunately; work gets in the way) I can say that the Hugo2 is definitely a leap forward from the Hugo. Music just sounds more musical if that makes any sense. And the extra 'space' that most reviewers mention is...

Greetings to all. I am new to head-fi and have specifically joined to be able to post on this thread. I first found it in January when I was looking for something, anything on the Hugo2. It says a lot about the passion of this community that there has been 250+ pages on a product that a few had...