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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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cleeds
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audphile1

If you found nirvana with sliced bread, I have no issues with it.

You think an audio system is like bread, such as sliced bread? Huh? What’s your system - sour dough? Perhaps you prefer "wry" bread? I think you need a better analogy.

But hey - thanks for letting me know you have no objection to the way I’ve assembled my audio system.

cleeds
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audphile1

I can probably name at least 10 components in the last 10 years that I wanted out of my system faster ...

I've heard of audiophiles such as yourself - they apparently enjoy connecting and disconnecting equipment and experimenting and changing and switching and buying and selling. But I'm with the many who listen before they buy, and that saves a lot of time and energy - although I realize people like you would miss the "fun" of connecting and disconnecting.

I've bought one disappointing product over the last 40 years - an Aurender streamer. I dumped it.

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