It was working fine since november 2015 then about a month ago, i cannot play via the chord asio drivers. Hugo tt 2 has been radically redesigned from the ground up, not only with beautiful new casework by chief designer, john franks, but with 5x the processing power of the original hugo tt and double that of the multiawardwinning hugo 2. In jriver, i just use system output i never changed the original settings in jriver when i installed it. Oct 28, 2018 using the chord hugo 2 as a desktop dac. Its a definite financial plunge, but the technology and sonic quality the hugo 2 produces punches well above its weight. Hugo tt 2 by chord electronics the official thread page. Hugo tt 2 by chord electronics the official thread. If you are using your mojo with an android device then you will need to make sure that it is otg on the go compatible. It has sold around 10,000 units so far, and after just 18 months of being on sale, it is already by far the most popular product in the manufacturers 26year history. Next, the hugo tt table top was introduced as a dedicated desktop or table top solution for your office or home system. Register my product newsletter sign up submit question product brochure.
Chord hugo 2 dacheadphone amp the brand new, nextgeneration hugo 2 features major improvements, such as the very latest fpga field programmable gate array technology, four spherical control buttons, and a builtin filter with four settings that allow you to finetune the full sound. Driver installation if you are using the high definition hd usb input with a microsoft windowstm vista, 7 or 8 pc then you will need to install the driver software on the supplied memory stick. Many of what i mentioned during my initial impressions still stay true. However there are two drivers to select when connecting to my chord hugo. Chords hugo m scaler gives us what hifi shows do not.
It also arguably offers chords best value, as it includes almost all of the digital special sauce found in the makers hugo and dave models, but in a much smaller, more pocketbookfriendly package. After i installed the chord driver the name changed to. The chord electronics flagship dave is rated at a 164,000 tap length so the hugo 2 tt is now halfway between the hugo 2 and the dave and is unlike the original line where they shared the same architecture. The sd input supports up to 48khz and requires no drivers with any. The name gives a not so subtle clue as to this dacs role. This is a technology chord have employed on the dave, qutest, and hugo 2 too, where chords blu mark 2 cd transport and the hugo m scaler can send dual data to these compatible dacs. Hi all, im wondering if anyone has come across the hugo tt asio drivers suddenly not working in windows. I was able to do a decent amount of ab at socal canjam 2017. Central to chords counter attack is its application of vivace when driving the. Chord hugo tt 2 dac and headphone amplifiergalen carol audio.
The chord hugo tt2 dac packs more audio performance than ever in its svelte chassis, delivering a worldclass level of resolution and musicality, particularly when paired with the chord hugo m scaler. Jan 21, 2019 the chord hugo tt2 seeks to put that right and move the tt out of the long shadows cast by the rest of its ridiculously talented family. This means a much bigger jump in performance between the portable and the tabletop version. If you dont feed the hugo tt2 these devices, you still have available the use of the two bnc digital inputs for up to 384khz pcm audio from separate digital. May 10, 2018 before installing the driver the name was chord hugo tt2. Jul 16, 2016 hi all, im wondering if anyone has come across the hugo tt asio drivers suddenly not working in windows. Sep 23, 2019 i auditioned hugo m scaler through its usb input with a mac mini configured to output audio at its native sampling rate, giving the chord device full control over the upscaling, and connected it to a hugo tt 2 dac via dbnc to unlock all of its one million taps and maximum 705. Physically, the chord hugo tt2 sticks firmly to the squarish template set by its predecessor.
The first of this new wave of products to be released is the hugo tt, where tt stands for table top. The topping dx7 and hugo 2 do the same but at much lower amplitude. Hugo is a multiawardwinning mobile dac and headphone amplifier of unrivaled quality. Tonally similar, but a serious increase in resolution to our multiaward winning portable, hugo tt is a highly tuned thoroughbred table top dacpreamp. Getting the right help fast can sometimes be difficult and, although your dealer will provide the best advice for you, they are not always there to help. Like the football cliche, the hugo became a game of two halves, the second of which begat the tabletop hugo tt. It utilized once again the same dac as in the hugo, but chord electronics added some extra fun features. Sep 17, 2017 what chord didnt anticipate was how the hugos standalone dac performance would see it land in numerous loudspeaker systems, on permanent recharge, where it might never see a headphone not ever. Hugo tt supports up to 32bit384khz audio via coax and usb, and 24bit192khz over optical, plus dsd64 on all inputs and dsd128 via coax or usb all via dop. Being a homeorientated device, the hugo tt has been designed to run continuously from the supplied charger, however chords engineers have also improved the battery and added supercap energy storage, a technology seen in f1 where supercacitors backup the cars batteries by sharing the load and charge demands, thereby protecting them. When fence sitters gushed that theyd buy a hugo in a heartbeat if only, chord collected the evidence. Chords hugo can rightly be considered a landmark product for the brand.
Apr 10, 2020 the chord electronics hugo tt2 is a gen 2 highend dac, preamp and headphone amplifier. The hugo 2 a totally different unit to the hugo tt 2 was released in april of last year and it was a couple of months late in actually showing up, and longer still before black units were readily available from stock 4 months from now, which will be 6 months after units started shipping youll be able to get a hugo mscaler or hugo tt 2 from stock, in black, as well. In stock and available for free next day delivery chord electronics hugo tt 2 dac developed from the multiawardwinning transportable chord hugo 2, the chord hugo tt 2 is bigger, better and more advanced in every way. Chord hugo tt in excellent condition, no smoke environment and pet free. Chord electronics hugo tt2 dac, headphone amp, pre. Dynamic range and impact were impressive with the chord, and immediately brought to mind my other favorite dacheadphone amp, antelope audios zodiac platinum. Comes with remote, all accessoires, invoice and original double box from chord. If you run a pc a dsd driver must be downloaded from chord electronics to run native or dop. I had my custom jh audio angie with me for the faceoff. The chord electronics hugo tt2 is a gen 2 highend dac, preamp and headphone amplifier. It will not play via the asio driver suddenly but fine with the wasapi driver. Install the chord hugo driver or the chord hugo 2 driver and your pc running vista, win 7, 8 or higher will playback music up to 384khz and support both dsd64 say what dsd stands for then use abbreviation and dsd128 on chord hugo. I am trialling jriver connected via usb from a windows 8 netbook, not ideal i know.
Compared to the chord, the benchmark dac2 hgc sounded lean, with a slight compression wrapped around the music. Review and measurements of chord hugo 2 dac and headphone. Pre order ships in 6 weeks following the release of the hugo 2, chord has announced the second generation of the tabletop version, the chord hugo 2 tt. Amplifier chord hugo tt 2 manual 27 pages amplifier chord ultima pre user manual. Jul 09, 2015 i use core i7 desktop wwin7 and a usb 3. We think chord has succeeded in this respect and then some. May 25, 2014 i am trialling jriver connected via usb from a windows 8 netbook, not ideal i know. Chord electronics hugo tt2 first contact headfonics. In 2014, chord introduced hugo, a revolutionary portable dac and headphone amp that became a landmark product in the audio landscape. In a key upgrade over the original hugo, the hugo tt benefits from a highquality asynchronous btype usb connection for both the sd and hd usb input. The high definition usb input does not require additional drivers for use in apple or. In jriver, i just use system output i never changed the. I am the second owner, original purchase made in 2018. The goal is the enjoyment of music and this combo did it for me.
My pc is a windows 10 enterprise box and playing via jrmc 21. Select finish chord hugo tt 2, silver chord hugo tt 2, black. A larger, more advanced version of chord electronics awardwinning hugo 2, the futuristiclooking and the absolute sound product of the year and golden ear awardwinning hugo tt 2 dacheadphone amplifierpreamplifier distills recordstudioquality performance into a tabletop unit by way of mindboggling technical specifications and relentless. By switching its furiously complicated circuitry in and out of the signal path and with the single press of a button, chord electronics gave us the tools for an ab comparison and, for some, a purchase decision. Chords dave dac takes its design cues from hal the computer in 2001.
Before installing the driver the name was chord hugo tt2. The hugo tt 2 is driverless with mac os x and linux operating systems and only requires drivers for windows. These can be found on with the hugo tt 2 the possibilities are the product page at. Settings for roon with chord hugo and tidal playback. The hugo 2 tt is bigger, better and more advanced in every way and it sets a new benchmark for tabletop dacs, eclipsed only by chords flagship dave he chord hugo 2 tt has been radically redesigned from the ground up. Headphone measurements i measured the output impedance of hugo 2 and compared it to others on. Delving deeper, in comparison to the 256tap filters that traditional chip dacs may run at, hugo tt 2s beating heart is a powerful xilinx artix 7 fpga, customcoded by chord electronics rob watts, with 86x 208mhz cores running in parallel to create an advanced 16fs wta 1 filter with 98,304taps. Battery playing time is around seven hours and two modes of automatic charging are included using the dedicated micro usb charging port. Chord electronics hugo tt2 dac, headphone amp, pre amplifier. For chord dacs without dbnc inputs and nonchord dacs, i recommend an audition to determine if the improvement with your specific da converter warrants the investment. Delving deeper, in comparison to the 256tap filters that traditional chip dacs may run at, hugo tt 2 s beating heart is a powerful xilinx artix 7 fpga, customcoded by chord electronics rob watts, with 86x 208mhz cores running in parallel to create an advanced 16fs wta 1 filter with 98,304taps.
Please refer to your device manufacturers specifications. A bigger capacitor bank for peak demands while still utilizing a battery based power supply. The lineage of chords new hugo tt dac and headphone amplifier can. The box the first thing i noticed was that the hugo tt for table top, according to chord looks and feels like a solid chunk of metaltapping its. Chord electronics hugo tt 2 dacheadphone amplifier. Chord electronics hugo tt da headphone amplifier stereophile. The hugo 2 tt is bigger, better and more advanced in every way and it sets a new benchmark for tabletop dacs, eclipsed only by chords flagship dave. I love the chord sound, and ive been using the mojo for years until finally taking the plunge to upgrade to the hugo 2. In addition to the usb input there are two electrical spdif digital inputs via bnc sockets, not the usual phono sockets. Being a homeorientated device, the hugo tt has been designed to run continuously from the supplied charger, however chord s engineers have also improved the battery and added supercap energy storage, a technology seen in f1 where supercacitors backup the cars batteries by sharing the load and charge demands. As reportedly one of chords top bestsellers evermore than 0 units sold in the first year. Finally, if you are using a windows computer then you will need to install the driver that we have provided above.
Oct 21, 2018 the situation was different for the hugo m scaler. I was listening to this combination for months without feeling the need to swap back to the dave. Developed from the awardwinning transportable hugo 2, the hugo tt 2 is bigger, better and more advanced in every way. Chord hugo 24 384k sorry disconnected now cant recall the exact name why are there two different ones and which i. Advances in digital technology, including the latest fpgas and wta watts transient aligned filters, have enabled us to introduce a nextgeneration version, hugo 2, featuring flexible new features, plus next.
It controls and defines the pace of the headphone driver not like an. Delving deeper, in comparison to the 256tap filters that traditional chip dacs may run at, hugo tt 2s beating heart is an infinitely more powerful xilinx artix 7 fpga, customcoded by chord electronics rob watts, with 86x 208mhz cores running in parallel to create an advanced 16fs wta 1. The original hugo is my daily driver and it remained the best portable dac for years. Chord electronics hugo tt da headphone amplifier page 2. It has 5x the processing power of the original hugo tt. Put simply, it is the worlds most advanced headphone ampdac, offering five digital inputs including a2dp aptx bluetooth, plus advanced 384khz pcm and dsd 128 playback for todays highresolution music files.
A space odyssey, and similarly with its glass window, so it seems does the new chord electronics hugo tt2. We thank the team at chord electronics for giving us this opportunity. The chord electronics tt2 sent to us is a sample in exchange for our honest opinion. I love it so much that i want to get the chord hugo tt2. Aug 10, 2015 such success has understandably led the brand to introduce other similar products. The new larger desktoporientated device offers greater connectivity including a usbb input, xlr outputs, two quarter inch headphone outputs, plus improved performance and features. Hugo 2 features four spherical control buttons, which illuminate with colourcoding information and control power, input, filtering, plus the units crossfeed functions. Driverless with mac os x and linux, driver required for windows os. Chord hugo 2 transportable dac headphone amplifier silver.
That is why we have created our simple get support self help system. Its 5 stars all round and an editors choice award for the pairing. Chord hugo tt 2 official ampdacdap model discussion. Chord hugo tt 2 dac and headphone amplifiergalen carol. Throw a hugo m scaler onto the tt 2 and the game changes. The chord tt 2 sets a new benchmark for table top dacs, eclipsed only by chords flagship dave. Before connecting to hugott, double click the driver file to open it and then click.
In a key upgrade over the original hugo, the hugo tt benefits from a highquality asynchronous. Just a quick post about my impressions regarding the new chord hugo 2. Chord hugo tt w ith the new hugo tt table top weve built on the extraordinary success of our genredefining hugo dacheadphone amplifier. Chord has identified a market niche for highend personal use and is quite happy to exploit it. Roon nucleus audioquest jitterbug chord sarum super aray usb chord hugo m scaler atlas mavros digital dual bncbnc chord hugo tt 2 sennheiser hd800 cardas cross cable, beyerdynamic t1.