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Table Top · DAC, preamplifier & headphone amplifier
Hugo TT 2
Retail $5,695
Table Top DAC, digital preamp and headphone amplifier. Developed from the transportable Hugo 2 — double that model’s processing, 5× the original Hugo TT. Chord’s table-top DAC, eclipsed only by DAVE. A unit is in the Charlotte room; checkout is new authorized stock.
Modes: fixed DAC output, variable digital preamp, or headphone amp. No analog line inputs.
What's in the box
- Hugo TT 2
- 15 V 4 A switching barrel power supply
- IR remote control
- 2× AAA batteries
- USB-A to USB-B cable
- Optical cable
- Quickstart guide and safety instructions
Specifications
| Range | Table Top |
|---|---|
| FPGA | Xilinx Artix 7, custom-coded by Rob Watts |
| Filter | 98,304-tap 16FS WTA 1, 10-element (86 × 208 MHz cores) |
| PCM | 44.1–768 kHz, 16–32 bit |
| DSD | DoP DSD64–DSD512; native via Windows |
| Digital inputs | 1× USB Type-B · 2× coax BNC · 2× optical |
| Analog outputs | Stereo XLR · stereo RCA |
| Headphone outputs | 2× 6.5 mm · 1× 3.5 mm |
| Digital outputs | 2× DX BNC |
| Volume | Digital; line-level mode in the menu |
| Filters | Four-stage user-selectable |
| Crossfeed | Three-stage digital, for headphones |
| Power delivery | Six supercapacitors · peak 5 A, 9.3 V RMS |
| Output (unbalanced, 1% THD) | 288 mW RMS / 300 Ω · 7.3 W RMS / 8 Ω |
| Output (balanced, 1% THD) | 1.15 W RMS / 300 Ω · 18 W RMS / 8 Ω |
| Dynamic range | 127 dB A-weighted |
| Noise | 4 µV A-wtd (high gain) · 1.7 µV A-wtd (low gain) |
| Distortion | 0.00008% @ 2.5 V / 300 Ω · 0.00016% @ 6 W / 8 Ω |
| Output impedance | 0.042 Ω |
| Stereo separation | −138 dB @ 9 V RMS / 300 Ω |
| Power consumption | 30 W full · 10 W standby |
| Dimensions (H × W × D) | 5.2 × 23.5 × 23.8 cm |
| Weight | 2.53 kg |
| Finishes | Satin black or silver |
| Drivers | Driverless on Mac / Linux; Windows driver required |
| Also | Roon tested · Plays with Audirvāna |
Specs from Chord Electronics published product data.