Hugo M Scaler by Chord Electronics - The Official Thread
Oct 27, 2021 at 6:52 PM Post #14,356 of 18,495
Photo of mscaler with qutest and anni on the qutest thread if anyone wants a look.
Hey MK, long time since I seen a post of yours, good to see you‘re still around :)
 
Oct 28, 2021 at 2:06 PM Post #14,358 of 18,495
Many thanks....:)
I see you have been suffering from upgraditis, I think you made a wise decision in dumping dave and going the route you chose or jumping back to tt2 hms, many reasons why but price is the main one.

Once you have had time to play with it, write a review and post a link here as I never go into that other part of the forums.

Reminds me, I need to send my poly back to Chord to get the usb port re soldered back on to the pcb, as it’s f00ked and wont charge poly or mojo, and her usb port now supports 3D charging.

It’s just a pity that 3D charging has not been invented yet. Thats some Back to the Future schiit right there, or is it Fack to the Buture.

Thats one Butcher I wouldnt eat meat from.

:)
 
Oct 28, 2021 at 9:15 PM Post #14,361 of 18,495
I'm lazy... What is the anni?

chord-anni-headphone-amp-front.jpg
 
Oct 29, 2021 at 1:13 AM Post #14,364 of 18,495
Then Anni + Qutest will together will account like 70% of the Hugo TT2 price which might as well get a Hugo TT2 instead then you get a better DAC and a better amp :ksc75smile:
The beauty of the anni is its size, I know because I took it with me on my trip this week
 
Oct 29, 2021 at 10:22 AM Post #14,365 of 18,495
I want to ask everyone, I want to upgrade the power supply, and the budget is about 1000$
Any suggestions for me?
Hope you don’t sacrifice dynamics and low frequencies
1.Audioquest niagara 1200
2.Ansuz mainz8 x-tc
3.Other better options?
 
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Oct 29, 2021 at 10:40 AM Post #14,366 of 18,495
Uptone JS-2. I use one to power an OpticalRendu and a TT2 and it works very well @ 12v.

Edit...
Sorry, are you talking DC power supply or a mains power block?
 
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Oct 29, 2021 at 10:43 AM Post #14,367 of 18,495
Sorry I didn't make it clear, I already have a few dc linear power supplies, now I need a power distributor, because my sockets are almost running out
yes,i need mains power block
 
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Oct 29, 2021 at 10:45 AM Post #14,368 of 18,495
Sorry I didn't make it clear, I already have a few dc linear power supplies, now I need a power distributor, because my sockets are almost running out
That's what I thought after I googled the two options you listed.
 
Oct 29, 2021 at 12:40 PM Post #14,369 of 18,495
I want to ask everyone, I want to upgrade the power supply, and the budget is about 1000$
Any suggestions for me?
Hope you don’t sacrifice dynamics and low frequencies
1.Audioquest niagara 1200
2.Ansuz mainz8 x-tc
3.Other better options?
Haha... I would say don't upgrade the power supply. Save yourself some money. At least try removing the USB cable between M-Scaler & Lumin U1 mini and connect them using the stock Toslink cable that came with your M-Scaler first.
This is a much better way to get rid of noise from your Network into Lumin into M-Scaler than replacing the M-Scaler power supply. Because most of the noise artifacts you're hearing are not really directly from the M-Scaler power supply. It's from ground loop current noise from Lumin power supply to the M-Scaler power supply or from the your network switch power supply through the Lumin through to the M-scaler passing out of the M-Scaler power supply. This also why you can't A/B USB vs Toslink because as long as the USB cable is connected, the noise is still coming through from Lumin into the M-Scaler.
 
Oct 29, 2021 at 3:49 PM Post #14,370 of 18,495
Madonna's 1990 Immaculate Collection remastered in Q-sound sounds very good mscaled through anni, qutest, mscaler. (Google Q-sound very interesting).
 

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