Chord Hugo Vs Hugo 2 Comparison
Chord Hugo First Generation
Chord Electronics released the Chord Hugo reference-level portable headphone amplifier three years ago at CES 2014. The Chord Hugo was a GAMECHANGER in Dac technology and sound as referenced here in my original blog post.
Chord continues to focus on creating a more convincing sonic replication for the listener, and the new Chord Hugo 2 is another example of their sound advancements. The Hugo 2 is now available for pre-order.
This video explains Chord Electronics FPGA DAC Technology:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/hCYUujl1zTM
Chord Hugo 2 Next Generation
At CES 2017, Chord Electronics unveiled Hugo 2 and introduced the latest proprietary Chord Electronics FPGA technology amongst other exciting new features.
Hugo 2 nearly doubles the Tap-length to 49,152 and upgrades to a 10 element pulse array design (previously 26,368 tap-length and 4-element Pulse Array design in the original Hugo).
Hugo 2 Upgrades
Thanks to recent advances in digital technology, Chord’s Hugo 2 continues their cutting-edge technical and sonic performance while ensuring continuity with the much-loved original.
Aircraft-grade Aluminium Casework
Hugo 2 has a much sharper, lower profile design with four spherical polycarbonate control buttons.
Technical Performance
The Hugo 2 offers better timing accuracy, noise reduction, headphone amp power and dynamic range.
Hugo 2 Connections
Inputs:
- 1x Optical TOSLink 24-bit/192kHz-capable
- 1x RCA coaxial input 24-bit/384kHz-capable
- 1x HD USB input 32-bit/768kHz and DSD512-capable
- 1x aptX Bluetooth (extended range)
Outputs:
- 1x 3.5mm headphone jack
- 1x 6.35mm (¼ inch) headphone jack
- 1x (pair) stereo RCA phono output
More User Control with Hugo 2
The Hugo 2 offers four different filtering options, three operation modes with the popular digital crossfeed function, and a remote control.
Filters - Offering user-selectable frequency-shaping
- Hugo (Ultimate Reference) (White)
- Hugo HF+ (High Frequency roll off) (Green)
- Mojo (‘Smooth’) (Orange)
- Mojo HF+ (High Frequency roll off) (Red)
Crossfeed - The system duplicates the effects of listening to speakers
- Level I - Light
- Level 2 - Medium
- Level 3 - Heavy
Hugo versus Hugo 2 Comparison
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