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So, I bought a Chord Hugo TT2...now what?
Hello all!
Today, I ordered a Chord Hugo TT2 DAC from my local dealer...should be able to pick it up late next week. It will be fed by a Bluesound Vault 2 that I'm using to stream Tidal and Qobuz, as well as play my ripped CD collection.
As the TT2 is definitely several orders of magnitude better than the on-board DAC of the Vault, I now have a quandary regarding what my next upgrade step should be. So, if you could only make one more upgrade, would you get the Chord M Scaler, which from everything I'm reading/hearing is the ideal pairing for the TT2 and takes it to near reference-class Dave levels? Or, would you upgrade the streamer, since the TT2 is only as good as the files/data you're feeding it?
For reference, the rest of my system consists of Audio Research's LS7 line stage, PH3 phono stage and (2) D240MKII amps running as monoblocks. Speakers are Kef Blade Twos (non-Meta versions) and my turntable is a Technics SL-1210GAE.
Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions!
Arvin
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@audphile1 - Thank you so much for your suggestion re configuring the TT2 in Amp mode versus DAC mode. In my system, the difference was definitely noticeable and I even got an increase in gain. Currently, my sweet spot is having the TT2 at -10L on the volume, Low Gain and Filter 1 settings. I was going back and forth between Filter 1 and Filter 3, but having tubes in my pre-amp made the Filter 3 setting less resolute after a while...just felt there was a smidge less detail and seperation, even though the music was still imminently good. Again, Thanks for sharing your input...it really made getting this DAC up and playing well a lot easier and faster. Happy Listening! Arvin |
@ghdprentice I’m impressed. You never bought a component in the last 40-50 years that disappointed you? I can probably name at least 10 components in the last 10 years that I wanted out of my system faster than the rabbits can hump. |
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