M scaler or Cables

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I am a Chord Dealer.  The usual path is customers buy a TT2.  Three months later add an M-Scaler and a few months after that trade in the TT-2 and buy a Dave.

IMO, the M-Scaler is going to have the biggest impact but don’t assume that you are going to stop upgrading.  If you do opt for the Dave, you will want an M-Scaler in six months anyway.  Daves and M-Scalers go together like peanut butter and jelly. 
The nice thing is TT2s hold there value and I will give you $4K for a TT2 on trade towards a DAVE if it is not scratched and you have original packaging.  
If you need anything, I have Black Dave’s in-stock and can get m-scalers quickly.  It will be a couple weeks before Silver Daves will be available.  
Both of these moves would have a much bigger impact than any cable you are going to buy.

@verdantaudio I think I am leaning towards getting the Hugo TT2 for a second bedroom to listen to my Meze Empy headphones before I hit the sack. I was thinking of using my existing Sonore microRendu to get Tidal and Qobuz to this DAC. I will upgrade to an opticalRendu to replace the mircoRendu in another system.

Since this thread asks about cables I think I am OK asking the following here:

How does the TT2 sound connected directly into a wall outlet assuming the power is relatively clean in the house? I am trying to avoid a power conditioner for a simple 2 component system.

@yyzsantabarbara that is a tough answer for me largely because I have never lived in a place with decent, clean power.  I live and work in the northeast and our power is terrible.  Today, I am getting 114 volts to my conditioners because it is warm out.  
That being said, I have on multiple occasions plugged a TT2 Or a Dave directly into the wall to test equipment away from my core system and it sounded great.  Because of the way the power supplies are designed and the RF Filtering that Chord  applies, you likely will experience no benefit from power conditioning.  
Everything I have read and practically experienced tells me there is no benefit from line conditioning with Chord gear though some folks claim they have heard some benefit with uber high end ($20K+) conditioners.  That is above my spend level so I will just have to trust them.   I used a conditioner more for my TV and to protect against surges.  
In the end, external PSUs and line conditioners will always do more to improve sound the worse your power is.   If you have good power, I am sure it will be fine.

I am a national dealer so let me know if I can help you out if you do opt to move forward.