Ike1985
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Now that Hugo 2 has been around a little while I'm wondering what filters folks have settled on? I can't always reliably tell the difference between filters. Tender by Blur seems to highlight the differences better than most. I guessed 5 out of 5 times right blind switching between the green and red filters. The green had a more realistic/three dimensional feel, the red a little flatter. The snare drum, rim hits, and vocal helped give the game away.
From memory I do think Hugo 2 is less forgiving on many tracks compared to my old Hugo TT and has less perceived bottom end (bass). However, feed it a quality recording and it excels and rewards with sound like you have never heard.
I've also experimented with Intona USB isolator and cannot tell the difference between running Macbook on battery power without Intona, running Macbook on battery power with Intona, and running Macbook on mains power with Intona.
I only run white (highest sound quality), I can tell a difference with the filters when using my CIEMs. I wouldn't bother with USB isolators.