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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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ghdprentice
7,543 posts
 

Yes, it is critical to respond if something doesn't work as expected.

 

 

ghdprentice
7,543 posts
 

@audphile1

I tried to word that carefully. The first five to seven years of audiophilia I had a number of disappointments . The grainy used preamp, the lean - dull sounding (highly rated) tape deck… the 75 pound massive Yamaha power amp that had little current, the high end interconnects that made my system sound tinny and harsh (it conveyed what the components were producing). But after I got my feet on the ground, learned how to read reviews, experience with components and only made big jumps in investment… bad or marginal experiences went away.

 

Thanks for bringing that up. I should have included the details.

ghdprentice
7,543 posts
 

Congratulations! It’s such a great relief and happy surprise when you spend a lot on a new component and it bests your expectations. Virtually every one of mine over the last forty or fifty years have been like that… hence how addictive the pursuit is.

 

Enjoy. 

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