OM hawk
100+ Head-Fier
I have the SP2000Cu and heard Hugo 2 a couple of times and have a'bed them side by side as well. SP2000 is definitely closer to DAVE/Yggdrasil levels of soundstage depth and tonal density while having about the same width as Hugo 2 IMO. While soundstage depth is just a bonus to me, I prefer the tonal density of the SP2000Cu over Hugo 2 as it's closer to the tonal density of my Bifrost 2 DAC (referring to the the micro-gradient dynamics in timbre/tone in particular, or "plankton" on other forums)
Thanks! That was the info I was looking for: it seems some folks perceive the SP2000's staging as larger, but the difference is only in the depth. I guess if I want a wider soundstage than my Hugo 2, I'll have to get a desktop amp, like the TT2.