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    Focal Utopia General Discussion

    I like HD800 a lot. But to my ear the Utopia is more accurate and very close to real world sound. So yes, I do think Utopia worth the price.
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    Focal Utopia General Discussion

    Hi there, this is my first post in this thread. Just upgrade my Focal Utopia with Danacable Lazuli Reference. Here is what I thought about it. My first impression about Lazuli Reference was that it's punchy. There's more body in the bass. However the mids and highs were a little bit muddy. It...
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    Chord Hugo

    Cosmetic-wise the CF-126 is a good looking match with HUGO. I used it with a new pair of Mundorf silver-gold wire. The SQ is as good as Neotech's NEI-1001.
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    Chord Hugo

    I would say that Chord's customer service is excellent. They respond to my question almost lightning fast. And they promised to give me a consignment in 7 days through local dealer.
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    Chord Hugo

    I can confirm that Furutech CF-126 can be used with 1st gen. HUGO.
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    Chord Hugo

    Thanks a lot for the advise. The phone bill would be too expensive if I call them directly from Taiwan. I just send them an e-mail. Hopefully someone will take care of it very soon.
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    Chord Hugo

    I don't know the exact setup of my friend's. For myself please refer to my profile. But my HUGO is at Chord waiting for repair since a month ago. It broke before I can do the comparison.
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    Chord Hugo

    Thank you very much for your prompt reply. It's amazing that HUGO sounded so well even plugged in.
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    Chord Hugo

    Hi Rob, Thanks so much for your genius work to bring HUGO to the world. We all enjoy it very much everyday. I have a couple of questions regarding the power supply performance of the HUGO. Would you please kindly explain to me if you know the answer. Q1. Do you know the PSRR of the HUGO's power...
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    Chord Hugo

      I doubt if it exist. Before Apple or others make it you still can use a lightning CCK and a USB A to micro B cable.
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    Chord Hugo

    I have tried both and prefer Audirvana Plus. It has the best price/performance ratio IMO.
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    Chord Hugo

    For one of the upset customer of the early Hugo adopter I've tried every effort to connect the RCA output to my head amp. Though I could barely connect my inventory RCA cable to the tiny RCA hole, it's easily lose connect even with a slightly volume adjustment.   Since there's no information...
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    Chord Hugo

    Thanks a lot.
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    Chord Hugo

      Hi project86,   Have you upgraded your Audiophilleo1 to support 384KHz/DSD128? I'm very curious about how it sounds.
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    Chord Hugo

    After comparing Hugo with my reference DAC - DAC202U on the USB input I had to admit that Hugo outperforms DAC202U in every aspect. Hugo's highs are more crystal clear. It's not analytic but a shimmering high. The mids are sweeter and the lows are darker. In terms of speed and depth Hugo wins...
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