canali
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"what hifi" review of the Hugo 2 just in.
https://www.whathifi.com/chord/hugo-2/review
https://www.whathifi.com/chord/hugo-2/review
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How about Moon audio Silver dragon?Nordost is a safe bet.
"what hifi" review just in.
https://www.whathifi.com/chord/hugo-2/review
Yes, well noted and in some PM's, well discussed. We have holiday 4 July, and my "hope" is mid July, generously stated.
The price drop matches what others in the US all have now. So much for the anti-Chord conspiracy theory of price gouging.
Christer, above post: good questions.
As to recent discussion on H2 being "forgiving" of lesser quality recordings. Anyone with H2 listen to music from the 30's and even the 40's that could comment on H2 for me? Thanks in advanced.
How about Moon audio Silver dragon?
sorry about the off topic question....
Thanks canali...just what the doctor ordered. (Helps to ease the pain of the wait a bit more lol!).
As I myself will be using H2 purely as DAC for my tube HP amp - (but can't wait to see just how it compares used direct to my T1s) - it is indeed encouraging that they rate it so very highly, especially compared to anything anywhere near the price. However...I would have welcomed the likes of Gungnir, Yggdrasil etc. as opposition, to give a more 'balanced' flavour to the review...(I still have a terrible suspicion it's going to be very difficult indeed to get a truly impartial/unbiased/meaningful comparison of such units...but then again, I am becoming more and more cynical in my old age, alas!).
As for interconnects, I personally believe in pure silver (as previously mentioned)...ie. nothing less than 99.9%, and solid, annealed...(but cost factor will probably restrict things to DIY, unfortunately - with the added benefit though of being able to ensure that the [good quality] plugs used actually fit!!)...
Still eagerly awaiting......
Is the reviewer on Head Fi ?yes i agree that a more comparative review would have been even more valuable to us all.
..i mean for a reviewer to sweepingly say in the end, in the 'Verdict' that
''There isn’t another DAC around at anywhere near this sort of price able to communicate so torrentially, so unambiguously or so effortlessly. We like it a lot.''
leaves alot out.
i also wish to be clear: I'm not taking away that the Hugo 2 is all these things...but this summary shouts out for a comparison...like what did the reviewer have in mind and why?
more details would have been more illuminating for us all.
Read more at https://www.whathifi.com/chord/hugo-2/review#Lr9YD7jtZY2002h8.99
Read more at https://www.whathifi.com/chord/hugo-2/review#Lr9YD7jtZY2002h8.99
They certainly opened up the treble on my Angies. They'd be a safe bet, I think.How about Moon audio Silver dragon?
sorry about the off topic question....
Dave cant use outside.What HiFi magazine review on Hugo 2 is spot on.
( There isn’t another DAC around at anywhere near this sort of price able to communicate so torrentially, so unambiguously or so effortlessly. We like it a lot. )
I like it too and many will when they will hear it.
This is exactly what i said the very first time i have heard it out of the box.
The sound it produces it is very relaxing , natural and addictive. The more you listen the more you want to.
Good audiophile times ahead thanks to Chord Electronics.
For those who want to get Dave but can't afford it, look no further, Hugo 2 is the one to consider.
what do you mean? what do you think backpacks are made for...and extremely long extension cordsDave cant use outside.
Hmm, that's an interesting take on things.
But why do you mention TT when you are actually talking about having added supercapacitors to your HUGO 1?
Did you put the "same" super capacitors that are in TT or others?
Applying some logic here again would indicate that doing the same,ie adding super capacitors to HUGO 2 would reap both the benefits of more taps and improved filters and better capacitors provided HUGO 2 does not already have super capacitors fitted of course.
What if maybe Chord is saving those super capacitors for TT 2 instead of adding them to HUGO 2 which they most probably could easily have done just as easily as adding proper galvanic isolation and full size usb connectors and rca ports had they so desired.
I still remember that one of the things both Rob and John mentioned when I asked them in which respects the Hugo TT John was holding,was better than HUGO,was "better capacitors" than HUGO.
It would be interesting to hear what type of capacitors they put in HUGO 2. Are they super capacitors or not?
And if not ? Why not?
How much did you pay for your supercapacitors?
And what brand are they?
Where they difficult to fit yourself?
Any such change of internal parts would of course void your guarantee.
Vielen Dank. "I wart auf Antwort."
Car battery? Carry it in this.what do you mean? what do you think backpacks are made for...and extremely long extension cords