Bought one of these this week to replace an Arcam D33. All I can say is amazing (and the Arcam is no slouch). It won't ever leave the house data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Interested in maybe getting back into having a DAC again - had a Chord DAC 64 a few years ago which I thought sounded fantastic - I sold it for some reason when I switched from a music-oriented system to film-oriented.
Anyway - is there a short answer to "does the Hugo 2 sound better than the DAC 64?" and if so what is it? data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
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Never heard a DAC 64, but I can tell you the Hugo2 sounds fantastic.
If you can, get to London CanJam later this month and have a listen. There are goodshow discounts to be had too. I got 15% off of my Hugo2 last year.
Yes- subjectively, there is less sense of processing and, thanks to the filters, the ability to tweak the upper registers to suit your preferences and equipment.
I would say though that if you just need a DAC rather than a DAC cum portable headphone amp/preamp, I uploaded a review of the Qutest today that might be worth waiting for.
I'm not looking for portability - my DAC's purpose would be sitting between my Sonos and my Amp - exactly where my 64 used to be.
I'd hang fire for the Qutest review and make a choice then.
Will do - certainly in no great rush.
Did this happen?
It did. Effectively, the decoding in both is the same so if you don't need a volume control or headphone amp. Qutest is the one to go for.