In spite of my own advice, I went into testing the Hugo 2 full of hype and anticipation. Wireless headphones each have their own built-in DAC, which means their sound quality isn’t dependent on the device that provides the music. The best DACs can scale in price up into the tens of thousands of dollars, but most of us will experience the cheapest varieties, which come integrated into our smartphones, laptops, and basically any digital device that produces sound. There are a bunch of errors and flaws to correct for, and a perfect translation is very difficult to achieve. The reason DACs matter is that the process of conversion is not straightforward. It’s the circuitry that converts the 0s and 1s of your digitally stored music into an electric signal that can be played back via headphones and speakers.
The digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is an essential component in any modern audio system. But, as I’ve written before, we shouldn’t assume that just because the same company makes two products the more expensive one will be superior. The Chord Hugo 2 is a bigger, beefier, and supposedly all-around better decoder and headphone amplifier than the Mojo, and it costs concordantly more. Having tested and loved the Chord Mojo in 2016, I was delighted to hear about the Hugo 2 from the same specialist company last year. Something powerful enough to adequately feed the most demanding headphones while still being mobile enough to travel in my backpack. My passion for trying every new (and old) pair of headphones necessitates a consistent source device from which to test everything. The evil of the Hugo 2 is in how great it is at some things and how treacherously awful it is at others. Its price hovers around the wallet-eviscerating mark of $2,500, but that’s not why I find this product villainous.
On paper, the Hugo 2 promises to be an unlikely combination of ultra high-end audiophile performance and easily transportable size.
That’s basically how I feel about the Chord Hugo 2, a digital-to-analog converter and headphone amplifier that’s not much larger than a 3.5-inch portable hard drive. _ Power to the Developer! MSI GV72 - 17.The worst villain is usually the one whose motivations you can sympathize with and understand, someone redeemable that just went down the wrong path of pillaging the homes of innocent villagers.
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