[Digital Enigma]

So would I, But Rob's own teaser already at Canjam 2018 in Singapore of a possible Hugo 3 with "mscaling onboard" currently seems like a VERY distant probably only a "mythical beast" as far as I have been able to interpret his more recent takes on his own prediction from 2018.
I fear that only the select few for whom Money is no object, will be catered for, in the next few years and longer than that.
I fail to grasp why with my limited understanding of what mscaling needs to work optimally more, than OPTIMAL coding on one, or more FPGA chips? Are those FPGA chips really that expensive?
Oh right, forgot the RFI aspect which to my ears clearly needed improved better insulated BNC cabling, than the supplied one on my Mscaler. But what is there really about mscaling that needs such big heavy superexpensive Superluxury "Designer Casings" that again from my VERY limited understanding can have much or anything vital at all to add to how the next version of mscaling will actually sound??
Apart from that much much higher price involved?
Cheers CC

I don’t mind there being an option for the very high end if that’s what people want to spend their money on but following on from that I think the biggest bonus for many of us is that whatever Rob has learned when given a larger canvas (bigger budget) is that it could be incorporated in to the cheaper products and trickling down in some way or another.

 

[Karnicopia]

I think the main thing I would like to see is an updated 2go that can implement the Eq function of the mojo 2. Would be nice to be able to have eq on the Hugo and then put with the 2go/2yu to have eq on a home system. This is something I would be really interested in buying. I like the eq of the mojo 2 but since I have a Hugo 2 I don't really want to buy a mojo 2 but I think a 2go with eq would be great for me.

Another thing that would be cool with this is I could leave my 2go v1 attached to the Hugo 2 since I don't do really critical listening on mobile and leave the 2go v2 on my desktop system with the 2Yu and then I don't have to find the wrench when I want to bring my headphones so it would be a really nice use case for the old version.

 

[GuiltyRocker]

I think Rob is overloaded right now between Ultima, Super Scaler and Davina projects. It will be a long time for anything else I think.

 

[Christer]

"I fear that only the select few for whom Money is no object, will be catered for, in the next few years and longer than that."

Perhaps there's a boon that you're not noticing: When Dave owners replace their Hugo M Scalers with Choral M Scalers, owners of Qutest and TT2 will see used HMSs on sale at favorable prices!

Hmm, what you just noticed is not something I haven't noticed. And good luck to those who can benefit from that situation when it happens. Personally I already have an Mscaler. I bought one as soon as they were launched at a decent price in
SE-Asia. Essential with my humble Qutest. But travelling with a big bulky Mscaler is a pia.A Hugo 3 with AN EVEN BETTER SCALER ONBOARD , now that would be like having "my prayers answered". But unfortunately not very likely within the next few years I fear. Can't help thinking of both Rowan Atkinsson and Woody Allen having said that. Anyway, I do know Rob exists. I have met him twice in Singapore.

Cheers CC

 

[GuiltyRocker]

Hmm, what you just noticed is not something I haven't noticed. And good luck to those who can benefit from that situation when it happens. Personally I already have an Mscaler. I bought one as soon as they were launched at a decent price in
SE-Asia. Essential with my humble Qutest. But travelling with a big bulky Mscaler is a pia.A Hugo 3 with AN EVEN BETTER SCALER ONBOARD , now that would be like having "my prayers answered". But unfortunately not very likely withinin the next few years I fear. Can't help thinking of both Rowan Atkinsson and Woody Allen having said that. Anyway, I do know Rob exists. I have met him twice in Singapore.

Cheers CC

What did you think of Rob when you met him?

 

[Digital Enigma]

I think Rob is overloaded right now between Ultima, Super Scaler and Davina projects. It will be a long time for anything else I think.

Oh definitely, its surprising he does what he does within the time when its just the one guy, usually DAC design is an entire team.

 

[GuiltyRocker]

Oh definitely, its surprising he does what he does within the time when its just the one guy, usually DAC design is an entire team.

It's very impressive, Rob is awesome.

 

[STR-1]

Received email from Chord today saying that because of improvements in the supply chain, with many components returning to pre-Covid prices, they are able to reduce prices on the following products:

Mojo 2……….Reduced by £100
Poly…………Reduced by £100
Qutest………Reduced by £200
Hugo TT2………Reduced by £1000
Hugo M Scaler……Reduced by £700

 

[SteveHulk]

Received email from Chord today saying that because of improvements in the supply chain, with many components returning to pre-Covid prices, they are able to reduce prices on the following products:

Mojo 2……….Reduced by £100
Poly…………Reduced by £100
Qutest………Reduced by £200
Hugo TT2………Reduced by £1000
Hugo M Scaler……Reduced by £700

I got this email too. Nice price cuts.

Just a little puzzled why there is nothing mentioned for 2go, Hugo 2, and DAVE...

 

[Jawed]

I got this email too. Nice price cuts.

Just a little puzzled why there is nothing mentioned for 2go, Hugo 2, and DAVE...

Speculation:

• variety of part types (e.g. batteries versus FPGAs)
• quantity of stock that Chord had built-up before supply chain issues
• quantity of stock purchased at higher prices that remains available

 

[Christer]

What did you think of Rob when you met him?

You'd better ask him what he thought of me.
He initially went into a "bare fists" fighting position when he had just realised who I was ,the second time we met in Singapore.
After that "dangerous encounter", I added a second C here" Controversial Christer".
Cheers CC

 

[miketlse]

You'd better ask him what he thought of me.
He initially went into a "bare fists" fighting position when he had just realised who I was ,the second time we met in Singapore.
After that "dangerous encounter", I added a second C here" Controversial Christer".
Cheers CC

From memory of the change in style/tone of your posts, before and after you met Rob, it felt like a bromance had started.

 

[Christer]

From memory of the change in style/tone of your posts, before and after you met Rob, it felt like a bromance had started.

Who knows he may have some knuckle irons ready next time we meet?
Cheers CC

 

[Thompsonkirk]

Speculation:

• variety of part types (e.g. batteries versus FPGAs)
• quantity of stock that Chord had built-up before supply chain issues
• quantity of stock purchased at higher prices that remains available

Good speculations, though.

 

[GuiltyRocker]

You'd better ask him what he thought of me.
He initially went into a "bare fists" fighting position when he had just realised who I was ,the second time we met in Singapore.
After that "dangerous encounter", I added a second C here" Controversial Christer".
Cheers CC

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