[jude]

Due to a wicked flu, I was unable to make it to Munich High End this year, but thankfully @third_eye was able to attend!

He sent us some photos and information from the press conference (happening now), and the Chord Electronics Hugo 2 TT was unveiled!




NOTE: Chord Electronics just posted their official Hugo TT 2 thread (click here). We'll close this thread and go with theirs.

 

[jude]

HUGO 2 TT – SPECIFICATIONS:


Materials: Precision machined aluminium casing with steel ball bearing buttons, gloss black acrylic signal window, glass viewing portal, and dot matrix display. Available in a choice of two colours – silver, and satin black

Tap length filter: 93,304-tap 16FS WTA 1 – 10 element design

Connectivity (input): 1x USB Type-B, 2x DX (expansion inputs), 2x Coax BNC, 2x Optical & Bluetooth

Connectivity (output): Stereo XLR, Stereo RCA, 2x 6.5mm Headphone jack & 1x 3.5mm Headphone jack

PCM support: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 358.8kHz, and 384kHz.

DSD support: DSD 64 to DSD 512 – native via Windows

Volume control: Digital

Line-level mode: Activated via dual press of Input and Crossfeed upon startup

Driver support: Driverless with Mac OS X and Linux, driver required for Windows OS


In one of the notes from @third_eye from the press conference, it will output 7 watts into 8 ohms.

 

[Headphony]

Finally!

 

[Pokemonn]

OMG....battery powered little Dave?!

 

[Headphony]

But scheduled for launch in the autumn, bummer. I want now!

 

[Mediahound]

Looks great. I love my Hugo TT.

Price?

 

[Headphony]

4k GBP. No battery in this one.

 

[Mediahound]

No battery in this one.

More supercapacitors, which are like batteries I guess.

 

[PeteSTRADAMUS]

Sweeeeeet!

 

[Headphony]

More supercapacitors, which are like batteries I guess.

Right, missed that. Looks like an overall technical revamp of the original. More inputs. Steep price jump.

 

[fixated]

yasss!!!!

 

[Whazzzup]

Subscribed, I’ll get one....is there a canada tour? Good to see no filters...

 

[Mediahound]

Subscribed, I’ll get one....is there a canada tour? Good to see no filters...

It has filters

"Hugo TT 2 also brings home the much loved four-stage user-selectable filter controls introduced with Hugo 2 and retains the three-stage user-selectable digital crossfeed function for headphone users who want to improve the perception of depth, similar to that of speakers."

http://chordelectronics.co.uk/product/hugott2/

 

[CalvinW]

Hopefully, specs will be announced soon

 

[Mediahound]

Hopefully, specs will be announced soon

Specs are announced: http://chordelectronics.co.uk/product/hugott2/