Chords New M -Scaler

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On 7/24/2018 at 8:14 PM, ecwl said:

That’s an excellent point and thanks for sharing your Mojo measurements in the past. That said, I think in terms of noise shapers: 

Mojo/Hugo: 5th order noise shaper
Hugo 2: 11th order noise shaper
Hugo TT 2: 12th order noise shaper
DAVE: 17th order noise shaper

so maybe it’s better now?

Can you share the Mojo measurements link that was done by @Miska ?

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2 minutes ago, hmartin said:

How about testing the Mojo using the optical input running on battery? The mojo is very sensitive to noise on the USB input, as many other USB DACs....

+1

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3 hours ago, ecwl said:

 

I tried marking things that are Off-Topics. I tried not to be biased, even though I know I’m biased because I own multiple Chord products. I basically marked things that are clearly not related to M-Scaler. That leads to some oddities because for example, M-Scaler does convert DSD to 705.4kHz 24-bit PCM so I left those discussions as On-Topic. I definitely tried to Off-Topic everything that are specifically about DAC designs after the initial upsampling filter. The bigger issues I find when I started labelling the posts is that some posts have lots of great content that is on topic, mixed in with things that are off-topic (usually about DAC designs and measurements not related to M-Scaler). Moreover, once you remove the Off-topic threads, you kind of lose track of why people are making on-topic comments or criticisms of the off-topic threads. I’m also generally pro-free speech so it’s better err on the side of leaving things in.

I almost wonder if we should just leave all the posts in and let people see what is marked as off-topic. But I also worry that people will get upset when their posts were labelled off-topic and then this becomes a debate on why things should or should not be off-topic. Let’s see how it goes. I’m curious whether people concur with my perspective of what’s on-topic and what’s off-topic.

I like your reply and it is opening my mind to something new about DACs' design so please leave it as it is.

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3 hours ago, mansr said:

Here's the link:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/clouddrive/share/C4cQeYDZ06myC1lYo6Qfbo69HbHtc1RHpgZObGLhv5D

 

There's the original file and 12 different upsampled versions. Give them a listen and send me your impressions in a PM. I'll post them in public once a few people have had a chance to respond.

Just out of curiosity. did you upsample 12 files with HQPlayer or what?

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Just now, Em2016 said:

Too many files. My brain hurts ?

 

Can you do the reveal after this weekend, say Monday? To give us (me) time when not so stressed, to have a listen?

 

+1

 

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4 hours ago, seeteeyou said:

 

One of the major Pros should be transparency and that ultra low output impedance might be fairly difficult to find when we're looking at other brands. However, only those of us who are driving Omega / Voxativ etc. directly without an amp could actually understand what the deal is

 

https://chordelectronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Dave-User-Manual.pdf#page=12

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-electronics-dave.766517/page-240#post-12717515

 

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-electronics-blu-mk-2-the-official-thread.831343/page-118#post-13783010

 

 

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-electronics-blu-mk-2-the-official-thread.831343/page-202#post-14115340

 

And then we've got great news for owners of Abyss AB-1266 as well as HiFiMAN HE6se / Susvara etc.

 

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hugo-m-scaler-by-chord-electronics-the-official-thread.885042/page-44#post-14422626

 

DX amp with Power Pulse Array should be a digital amp and therefore we might not even need to add any DACs between that and M Scaler.

Adding to that the TT2 directly driving Martin Logans Speakers

 

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/chord-electronics-blu-mk-2-the-official-thread.831343/page-266#post-14374000

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I was more surprised by how well TT2 directly drove my giant pair of Martin Logans. While ultimately, my 700wpc (into 4 ohms) Pass Labs X350.8 played louder, TT2 directly driving my Renaissance sounded just as dynamic and much much more transparent. The increased speed, detail, and depth were incredible and for music playback, the TT2 by itself was capable of powering my Renaissance to satisfyingly loud levels, as loud as any of us cared to listen.

 

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Does anyone know how much the Hugo M Scaler power consumption in Voltage (V) and in Current (A)?

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8 minutes ago, str-1 said:

But the Paul Hynes SR4 should be fine.

And then the SR4 should set to 12v if i'm right.

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Curious to know if the USB input in M Scaler has a galvanic isolation 

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Curious to know if Paul Hynes SR4 can be used instead of this SMPS in hereunder image in order to power Chord Hugo M Scaler.

 

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On 9/5/2018 at 5:31 PM, seeteeyou said:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hugo-m-scaler-by-chord-electronics-the-official-thread.885042/page-7#post-14389189

 

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hugo-m-scaler-by-chord-electronics-the-official-thread.885042/page-8#post-14389287

 

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hugo-m-scaler-by-chord-electronics-the-official-thread.885042/page-65#post-14449051

 

Maybe LPS-1.2 is barely enough at 13.2W?

Also maybe @paulhynes can chime in to know from him if his SR4 can power M Scaler regardless of warranty notes of M Scaler.

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6 minutes ago, soares said:

There are already some reports. Plrase see:

fi.org/threads/hugo-m-scaler-by-chord-electronics-the-official-thread.885042/

It seems your link is not right, can you check it again?