Hi Head-Fi.org Members,
I have been thinking about whether I should upgrade to a higher end Chord Electronics DAC.
I currently (owned for last 3 months) have a Hugo 2 at the moment (mainly linked to my Chord Blu MK1 dual BNC to give me 176kHz) and although it sounds amazing (especially with my new Grado 3000e's and my go-to for travelling Beyerdynamic T5P Gen2's) and have been thinking should I buy a M Scaler first (or even a second hand Blu MK2 which would replace my MK1) to use with my Hugo 2, or do I change my Hugo 2 first for a TT2 or spend more and get a second hand Dave ?. Then after buying the TT2 or Dave get an M Scaler or Blu MK2.
My dilemma is that I already have a full Chord Choral Speaker system in Spain (Blu MK1, QBD76 DAC, Prima Pre-Amp and two Mezzo 140 amps complete with the full tier high standing Aspire Rack) and a smaller version in my UK base (just one Mezzo 140).
Problem is I travel a lot for my work (mostly by car around the UK) and more often living in digs for long periods of time ( 6 months to one year) therefore I needed a really good headphone based system (to help me from missing my speaker systems too much) hence getting the Hugo 2 and bringing my Blu MK1 with me (as the Blu is far superior to Macbook and Audivana software playing 44.1 kHz files).
The other issue is do I get a second hand Dave soon (knowing the headphone amp is the weakest link compared to the Dave's other attributes) or wait till a Dave 2 comes out hopefully with a much better headphone amp built in.
Also as I don't really need full portability / transportability as I am travelling by train or plane that often at the moment these attributes are not top of my list.
I love the Chord Electronics house sound and the Chord Electronics components and their customer aftercare is great. So want to stay with them.
Would sincerely appreciate Head-fi.org Members advice if you have experiences with the Chord Hugo 2, TT2, Dave & M Scaler.
I have been thinking about whether I should upgrade to a higher end Chord Electronics DAC.
I currently (owned for last 3 months) have a Hugo 2 at the moment (mainly linked to my Chord Blu MK1 dual BNC to give me 176kHz) and although it sounds amazing (especially with my new Grado 3000e's and my go-to for travelling Beyerdynamic T5P Gen2's) and have been thinking should I buy a M Scaler first (or even a second hand Blu MK2 which would replace my MK1) to use with my Hugo 2, or do I change my Hugo 2 first for a TT2 or spend more and get a second hand Dave ?. Then after buying the TT2 or Dave get an M Scaler or Blu MK2.
My dilemma is that I already have a full Chord Choral Speaker system in Spain (Blu MK1, QBD76 DAC, Prima Pre-Amp and two Mezzo 140 amps complete with the full tier high standing Aspire Rack) and a smaller version in my UK base (just one Mezzo 140).
Problem is I travel a lot for my work (mostly by car around the UK) and more often living in digs for long periods of time ( 6 months to one year) therefore I needed a really good headphone based system (to help me from missing my speaker systems too much) hence getting the Hugo 2 and bringing my Blu MK1 with me (as the Blu is far superior to Macbook and Audivana software playing 44.1 kHz files).
The other issue is do I get a second hand Dave soon (knowing the headphone amp is the weakest link compared to the Dave's other attributes) or wait till a Dave 2 comes out hopefully with a much better headphone amp built in.
Also as I don't really need full portability / transportability as I am travelling by train or plane that often at the moment these attributes are not top of my list.
I love the Chord Electronics house sound and the Chord Electronics components and their customer aftercare is great. So want to stay with them.
Would sincerely appreciate Head-fi.org Members advice if you have experiences with the Chord Hugo 2, TT2, Dave & M Scaler.