[chesebert]

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[LowBeat]

Is it worth to get the Chord Chordette EX Dac in 2023 for around 400$?

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[penmarker]

Perhaps hold out for now. If you can find a Qutest that would be great, assuming you're looking at the Chordette EX as a desktop/rack setup solution.

 

[roskodan]

Is it worth to get the Chord Chordette EX Dac in 2023 for around 400$?

You can only know after trying it in your setup. Measures worse than the newer Chord stuff, but, imo, still very decent red book performance. One thing to note is that it has a higher, 3V line output vs the standard 2V. I like that because it gives more headroom for EQ, preamp.

 

[rkt31]

Is it worth to get the Chord Chordette EX Dac in 2023 for around 400$?

buy mojo 2 without any second thought.

 

[Helderfb]

Good evening, I have Hugo 1, I like it, but I noticed a slight background noise some time ago, is there any mod or way to improve it? I notice this noise using the Andromeda S... Mainly between one song and another...

 

[roskodan]

Good evening, I have Hugo 1, I like it, but I noticed a slight background noise some time ago, is there any mod or way to improve it? I notice this noise using the Andromeda S... Mainly between one song and another...

Could be a ground loop. Try it over toslink, or bt, without the psu connected. I had issues with other power bricks, laptop wall warts mainly, polluting the grid.

 

[Pictograms]

If you’re talking about a bit of background static I think you would need something like the ifi iemmatch.
I remember the Hugo having a bit of noise with sensitive iems

 

[penmarker]

Yes it does hiss with sensitive earphones. The ifi iemmatch helps tremendously. It didn't alter the sound signature of the IEM when I tried it out with the Vision Ears VE8.

 

[mathi8vadhanan]

Good evening, I have Hugo 1, I like it, but I noticed a slight background noise some time ago, is there any mod or way to improve it? I notice this noise using the Andromeda S... Mainly between one song and another...

Yep it does with these sensitive BAs, but kicks ass with DD iems. IE900 is great with Hugo 1 even against the newer Poly 2.

 

[Whazzzup]

Black as black on noble encore

 

[djentbat]

How does the OG Hugo sound with the Utopia 2018? Most of my system is warm leaning and I would like something more analytical. Or is it worth going for a Hugo 2?

 

[rlanger]

No i only tested each device separately as all-in-one options, i don't want a multi elements setup.

I found that A/B testing is not as reliable as living with the DAC for a couple of weeks and then going back to the other one.

I had an XDuoo X5 Pro and then got the OG Mojo. It was difficult to tell much of a difference upon A/B testing. But after living with the Mojo only for some time and then going back to the XDuoo, the differences became immediately apparent.

I've since upgraded to the Mojo2, and feel absolutely no desire to upgrade at the moment. I wouldn't give up the Mojo's EQ for a Hugo2, for example.

 

[headyhead]

I've experience with a Mojo 1 (so-so for me), Mojo 2 (excellent), and Hugo 2 (really excellent) - would welcome any further thoughts on where the Hugo 1 fits in both on the DAC and amp side, and whether it's still worth looking at these days?

 

[Whazzzup]

I've experience with a Mojo 1 (so-so for me), Mojo 2 (excellent), and Hugo 2 (really excellent) - would welcome any further thoughts on where the Hugo 1 fits in both on the DAC and amp side, and whether it's still worth looking at these days?

I liked hugo 1 a bit more that h2. Just preference for the bass and vocals of less pulse arrays and taps that hugo 1 has. But that’s just me. Buying new I’d be happy if I was buying said to get h2 and tt2. But concerning value? The trade off is used battery life. My h1 is going great 9 years later but I treat it like a pampered granny.