[isquirrel]

Anyone done a comparison between these two?
 
I have the Hugo and will be trying the D100 in my rig on the weekend, wondering if anyone else has gone down this path?

 

[deuter]

Anyone done a comparison between these two?

I have the Hugo and will be trying the D100 in my rig on the weekend, wondering if anyone else has gone down this path?

What was the verdict?

 

[isquirrel]

I found the Hugo to have a more natural flow organic sound to it. It was easily my preference. The D100 was here for a couple of weeks with extended listening sessions. It was good just not in the same league as Hugo. I am trying a QBD76 this week so that will be interesting. I am looking for an end game DAC.

 

[deuter]

Please do post your impressions onbthat one, have you heard the PS Audio DS ?

 

[isquirrel]

No I haven't heard the PS Audio DS, the QBD76HDSD will be here Friday so Saturday in the US. My DAC shortlist is the Gyphon Kalliope, Nagra HD DAC and the replacement for the QBD76 whenever that is out. My feeling is that the Chord will be the one to go for based on what I am hearing with he Hugo. The designer Rob Watts is really onto something special with this FPGA coding designs.

 

[gregjnjarvis]

Okay, well that's an interesting surprise to me.

 

[deuter]

I would check the PS audio at your price range

 

[isquirrel]

Its hard to find a dealer that supports the PS DSD here, most of them have had reliability issues with PS Audio products so are fairly negative.