Hugo woe
Posted by: nickpeacock on 26 May 2017
Bah - to cap off a bad week, my Hugo is playing up. No sound, and the volume and two led's are just flashing intermittently.
Chord website says connect to mains and turn off for 10 hours min, which I have done. (Incidentally, although connected to mains, there's no light on at all...)
I fear it's dead. Any thoughts?
I know we digress, but I was at a recent Linn listening event and I was listening to the new Klimax streamer with Linn amplification and PMC speakers and comparing with the older Klimax... although I was in the minority I definitely preferred the earlier Klimax model over the new one, it sounded less 'technical' in the higher frequencies and more natural. It was suggested I might not be gelling with the PMC speakers.. could be ... However I feel I still prefer the little DAC as it simply just does its stuff without drawing attention to itself on many systems, but the older Klimax feels close..
The new Hugo 2 is head and shoulders above the original model. Its almost like I have a brand new hifi.
That is interesting, Simon.
I have the Klimax DS/1 which I feel is a big step up from my earlier DS/0. I haven't personally heard the Klimax Katalyst (the latest model) yet, but you are the first person I have heard say that an earlier model is better. Everyone else has claimed that the upgrade to Katalyst is the most effective Klimax upgrade yet.
I had been thinking about upgrading (at circa £4,500) at some point, but I guess I will now definitely compare the two before committing to the upgrade.
Welcome back Adam 
Adam Meredith posted:GusC posted:The new Hugo 2 is head and shoulders above the original model. Its almost like I have a brand new hifi.
Nigel: This is a top to a, you know, what we use on stage, but it's a very...very special Hugo because if you can see... Marty: Yeah... Nigel: ...the number has gone up to Two. Look...right across the board. Marty: Ahh...oh, I see.... Nigel: Two ...Two ...Two .... Marty: ...and most Hugos go up to One.... Nigel: Exactly. Marty: Does that mean it's...louder? Is it any louder? Nigel: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not One. You see, most...most blokes, you know, will be playing at one. You're on one here...all the way up...all the way up.... Marty: Yeah.... Nigel: ...all the way up. You're on one on your Hugo...where can you go from there? Where? Marty: I don't know.... Nigel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is if we need that extra...push over the cliff...you know what we do? Marty: Put it up to two. Nigel: Two. Exactly. One louder. Marty: Why don't you just make one louder and make the One be the top... number...and make that a little louder? Nigel: ...these go to Two.
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GusC posted:The new Hugo 2 is head and shoulders above the original model. Its almost like I have a brand new hifi.
They have not much in common, the Hugo 2 has different FPGA, superior noise shaper, and a superior Pulse Array DAC (10 elements compared to 4 of the original Hugo 1)
I think it's only because of the Brand they named it Hugo 2, it is another beast altogether.
It is a small taste of the Dave at a fraction of the cost.
But as Rob Watts himself says "Hugo 2 ain't no Dave"
I'm pretty sure someone will make fun of the above soon enough, especially now Mr Meredith is back, but when it comes to digital, more complexity is better music.
Certainly compared to the cheap 1 bit DACs ....
Innocent Bystander posted:Adam Meredith posted:GusC posted:The new Hugo 2 is head and shoulders above the original model. Its almost like I have a brand new hifi.
Nigel: This is a top to a, you know, what we use on stage, but it's a very...very special Hugo because if you can see... Marty: Yeah... Nigel: ...the number has gone up to Two. Look...right across the board. Marty: Ahh...oh, I see.... Nigel: Two ...Two ...Two .... Marty: ...and most Hugos go up to One.... Nigel: Exactly. Marty: Does that mean it's...louder? Is it any louder? Nigel: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not One. You see, most...most blokes, you know, will be playing at one. You're on one here...all the way up...all the way up.... Marty: Yeah.... Nigel: ...all the way up. You're on one on your Hugo...where can you go from there? Where? Marty: I don't know.... Nigel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is if we need that extra...push over the cliff...you know what we do? Marty: Put it up to two. Nigel: Two. Exactly. One louder. Marty: Why don't you just make one louder and make the One be the top... number...and make that a little louder? Nigel: ...these go to Two.???
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