odanovich
100+ Head-Fier
Yes this is normal. I turn my hugo2 on its side and the warmth will rapidly dissipate
Yes this is normal. I turn my hugo2 on its side and the warmth will rapidly dissipate
Great post, EW, deserving of more than just a simple like. Very concise, well informed and helpful.
Hmm I shall try that.
Does the H2 turn itself off to prevent overheating? Sometimes when I listen while charging, it'll turn off by itself and I have to turn it on again.
Hello,
you are aware that HD800S already has an intentional bass bost compared to the original HD800 aren't you?
Imo both HD800 and HD800S are very good headphones. But each with its own drawbacks/compromises. HD800 has got a sometimes too bright treble which has been quite succsessfully tamed in the newer HD800S. But HD800 has more natural bass.
Unfortunately they introduced the bass lift in the S to please the pop crowd I think?
BOOM BOOM BOOM lot of bass =equals good sound to many.
Now with both the bass lift in the HD800S and the 1-1,8 dB basslift with maximum crossfeed engaged, I am sure the bass will sound very boomy indeed.
I A/B-d the two with some of my reference tracks where I have personal reference to the live sound as well,and even without any crossfeed at all engaged I found bass too boomy with the HD800S.
The boomy bass was the reason I never upgraded to S from HD800
As far as crossfeed is concerned the only advantage imo with the HD800 and my HUGO is that full crossfeed makes the otherwise too thin and lean HUGO sound a bit fuller. I find the crossfeed effect artificial and adding masking effects and rarely use it .
Moreover, to me nearly 2 dB bass lift is NOT small.
A 2dB difference in bass level can change the sound of a recording VERY MUCH imho.
I know this both from personal listening and demonstrations of + 1-2 dB lifts at recording sessions.
I wish Chord DACs had volume steps working at 0,5 dB steps instead of as now only 1 dB steps.
With really hi res material one is not quite able to do real low level fine tuning with the too big 1dB step I think.
As Romaz said in a post somewhere dynamic range is NOT really about loudness. On the contrary it is IMO about the ability too hear deep into the really low level information captured in the very best recordings.
And in order to be able to hear the very low level ppp-pppp sections in for example Tchaikovsky's 6th symphony clearly you need both high resolution and very low noise from your system.
And even there a difference in noise levels of 1-2 dB actually matter a lot.
Hi, is anyone able to reliably play DSD512 or PCM768 with the Hugo 2?
Not that there's any music of those rates of course and I prefer bit perfect but the box says these rates are supported and I get crackling when testing these rates.
I'm using Roon on an i7 which has no shortage of power for up-sampling to these rates and I'm only using High Speed Certified USB cables.
I've tried both WASAPI and ASIO on Win 10 Pro and both crackle at these max sample rates.
Hmm I shall try that.
Does the H2 turn itself off to prevent overheating? Sometimes when I listen while charging, it'll turn off by itself and I have to turn it on again.
Try charging Hugo completely before you begin listening (you can leave the charger plugged-in whilst listening, but just try to fully charge Hugo before you commence listening).
In any event, Hugo will not be harmed; it has plenty of thermal protection - but if you try what I suggested, you may find less heat is generated.
Also, as odanovich suggested, placing Hugo on its side will permit much more efficient radiation of whatever heat is being generated.
Hmm I shall try that.
Does the H2 turn itself off to prevent overheating? Sometimes when I listen while charging, it'll turn off by itself and I have to turn it on again.
Hugo 2 with the 812s is a really special combination
Yes, I immediately heard the specialness but another hour of audition confirmed it.