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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 

arvincastro

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mclinnguy
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I have no experience with Chord stuff, but I recall when the Grimm MU1 was released, some Dave owners stated they no longer heard a difference having their M Scaler in the chain, so they sold the M Scalers. It is twice the price of the M Scaler but if you are thinking of upgrading your streamer anyway it's a thought. 

Curve ball: Here is another idea/option to consider if you have a TT2: PGGB

It was developed from/for Dave owners and they love it. Some others with different DAC's have tried it and found it beneficial. It would definitely answer your "now what" question if you wanted to put a little elbow grease into your files.  cheeky

Audio Bacon did a review of it recently also: PGGB Audio Bacon and he compares it to the M Scaler. 

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mclinnguy
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@arvincastro 

This should last me quite a while before the dreaded "upgrade-itis" strikes again.

Sometimes this means many months, and other times it means days. wink

congrats, and enjoy!

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