Chord Electronics Hugo 2 DAC / Headphone Amplifier - Black

Here we have a fine example of one of British Digital specialists Chord Electronics portable units. The Hugo 2 is a Digital to Analogue Converter & Headphone Amplifier built into one small and very smart stylish case. In very good condition, it comes with power supply, manual, various USB and optical cables – see photographs. And, if that’s not enough it comes with our standard three month warranty. No original packing.
Chord Say….
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.
In 2014, we introduced Hugo, a revolutionary portable DAC and headphone amp that became a landmark product in the audio landscape. Advances in digital technology, including the latest FPGAs and WTA (Watts Transient Aligned) filters, have enabled us to introduce a next-generation version, Hugo 2, featuring flexible new features, plus next-generation technical and sonic performance.
Winner of Best DAC (£1,500+) in the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2022, and a What Hi-Fi? Best DAC winner every year its inception (2017-2022), Hugo 2 is a proven class leader.
Hugo 2 can be used both at home and on the go, either with headphones or within a conventional audio system. Its line-level output and full-function remote control add real flexibility to full-size and desktop systems.
The device offers four digital inputs (optical, coaxial and HD USB) plus extended-range Bluetooth® wireless technology, with high-resolution file 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.
A four-function switch filter offers a useful degree of user-selectable frequency-shaping, bringing warm and soft or transparent and incisive presentations, giving additional flexibility and user control. For headphone listening, Hugo 2 retains the popular digital crossfeed function of the original and offers three operation modes. The system duplicates the effect of listening to speakers and is based on advanced binaural audio research.
Hugo 2 features four spherical control buttons, which illuminate with colour-coding information and control power, input, filtering, plus the unit’s crossfeed functions.
Battery playing time is around 6 hours + (depending on headphones) and two modes of automatic charging are included using the dedicated Micro USB charging port; an indicator shows charging and battery-charge status.
Specifications:
Chipset: Chord Electronics custom coded Xilinx Artix 7 (XC7A15T) FPGA
Tap-Length: 49,152
Pulse Array: 10 element pulse array design
Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz +/- 0.2 dB
Output Stage: Class A
Output Impedance: 0.025 Ω
THD: < 0.0001% 1 kHz 3 V RMS 300 Ω
THD and Noise at 3 V RMS: 120 dB at 1 kHz 300 ohms ‘A’ weighted (reference 5.3 V)
Noise 2.6 μV ‘A’ Weighted: No measurable noise floor modulation
Signal To Noise Ratio: 126 dB ‘A’ Weighted
Channel Separation: 135 dB at 1 kHz 300 Ω
Power Output @ 1 kHz 1% THD: 94 mW 300 Ω; 740 mW 32 Ω; 1050 mW 8 Ω
Dimensions: 130 (W) x 100 (D) x 21 (H) mm
Weight: 365 g

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