Additionally, the seemingly single 3.5mm coax input is actually a dual-input and can be used to input 768kHz from sources that support dual-data mode, such as Chord’s M Scaler upscaling device.
#Crossfeed hugo 2 Bluetooth#
The USB input now supports 32-bit/768kHz and DSD512, coax 32-bit/384kHz, optical 24-bit/192kHz and Bluetooth 16-bit/48kHz (AAC is not supported so Apple users are bumped down to the basic SBC Bluetooth codec). Hugo 2 benefits from a remote that controls all of the unit’s functions from a distance, making it practical for use in typical domestic systems.įour digital inputs are provided – USB (micro), coax (3.5mm) and optical (toslink) plus extended-range aptX Bluetooth – with maximum supported sampling rates twice and four times that of its predecessor for PCM and DSD, respectively. The volume roller gradually changes colour as the volume level is increased or decreased in 1dB increments and a circular ‘viewing window’ to the internal circuits illuminates one of eleven colours to indicate source sampling rate. These push buttons use polychrome illumination to indicate power, crossfeed, input and filter settings. Available in silver or black, the aircraft-grade CNC’d aluminium casework has a low-profile design measuring just 23mm high and weighing 390g, with four top-mounted spherical control buttons at one end. Like its predecessor, it functions as a standalone DAC with line level output for an external amp or it can be used as a combined DAC/preamp to drive headphones, powered speakers or an external power amp.
#Crossfeed hugo 2 portable#
Having reviewed Hugo 2’s larger table-top sibling, Hugo TT 2, last autumn, now seemed like the perfect time to see how the portable model measures up with its newly expanded functionality courtesy of the aptly-named 2go.ĭebuted in 2017, the £1,800 Hugo 2 is the pinnacle of Chord’s portable line.
Two and a half years after releasing Poly for its award-winning Mojo, Chord Electronics has treated its flagship portable DAC/headphone amp, Hugo 2, to an add-on streamer/server of its own.
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