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HUGO 2
Transportable DAC/Headphone Amplifier
Hugo 2 is a powerful DAC and headphone amp that builds on the ground-breaking original. Designed for both home and mobile use, Hugo 2 transforms headphones and audio systems’ sound quality with its cutting-edge proprietary DAC technology. Its line-level output and full-function remote control adds real flexibility in full-size and desktop systems.

The device offers four digital inputs (optical, coaxial, HD USB and extended-range Bluetooth), with hi-res playback up to 768kHz and up to DSD512 (Octa DSD), via its HD USB input. Analogue outputs include 2x RCA, plus 3.5mm and 6.35mm headphone outputs.

Hugo 2 features four spherical control buttons with colour-coding information and control power, input, filtering, plus the unit’s crossfeed functions.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Materials:
Clamshell precision machined aluminium casing with polycarbonate buttons, acrylic signal window, and glass viewing portal.

Battery:
2x Rechargeable custom Enix Energies 3.7v 9.6Wh Li-ion (lithium-ion (2600mAh) batteries*

Play time:
~7 hours

Charging:
~4 hours via Micro USB at 1.8A (fast charge)
~8 hours at 1A (slow charge)

Connectivity (input):
Micro USB (White): 44.1kHz – 768kHz – 16bit – 32bit
3.5mm Coax (Red): 44.1kHz – 768kHz – 16bit – 32bit
Optical (Green): 44.1kHz – 192kHz – 16bit – 24bit
Bluetooth (Apt X) (Blue): 44.1kHz – 48kHz – 16bit

Connectivity (output):
1x ¼” jack headphone output
1x 3.5mm jack headphone output
1x stereo (L & R) RCA output

Playback:
PCM: up to 768kHz
Native DSD: up to DSD512 (Octa-DSD)

Volume control:
Digital, in 1dB increments. Last known state saved upon shutdown

Line-level mode:
3v via all outputs. Reset by power cycle

Power saving mode:
Auto-shutdown after ten minutes of input inactivity

Driver support:
Driverless with Mac OS X and Linux, driver required for Windows OS

User Configurable Options:
Filters (Digital):
Incisive neutral (Ultimate reference) (White)
Incisive neutral HF roll-off (High Frequency roll off) (Green)
Warm (‘Smooth’) (Orange)
Warmer HF roll-off (High Frequency roll off) (Red)

Crossfeed (Digital IIR):
Off – No Crossfeed
Level 1 – Light
Level 2 – Medium
Level 3 – Heavy

Control options:
Manual
Remote control (included)

Technical specifications:
Chipset:
Chord Electronics custom coded Xilinx Artix 7 (XC7A15T) FPGA

Tap-length filter:
49,152, 10 element pulse array design

Frequency response:
20Hz – 20kHz +/- 0.2dB

Output stage:
Class A

Output impedance:
0.025Ω

THD:
<0.0001% 1kHz 3v RMS 300Ω, 120dB ‘A’ weighted (reference 5.3v)

SNR:
126dB ‘A’ Weighted
2.6 uV ‘A’ weighted: No measurable noise floor modulation

Channel separation:
135dB at 1kHz 300Ω

Power output @ 1kHz 1% THD:
94mW 300Ω
740mW 32Ω
1050mW 8Ω

Weight: 450g
Dimensions: 130mm (L) x 100mm (W) x 21mm (H)