Article: My Quest for a New DAC, Part 5: Chord Electronics Hugo M Scaler & Hugo TT 2

[Superdad]

7 hours ago, austinpop said:

Yes, after my finding with 12V robbing dynamics, I didn't' even bother with the SR-4 set at 12V. I would love to know what the 19V version of the SR-4 (set to 15V) would sound like.

 

Great review Rajiv.  And I bet it drives a lot of people to try out the much more affordable and well-admired Chord Qutest.

 

Just FYI:

Last month we did a customized JS-2 for a client with one of its outputs offering a 15V setting (he traded away the 7V setting of one rail).  On the bench I had it cranking out 4.8 amps continuous at 15V (versus our usual 7.5A/12V).  All it took was changing one voltage set resistor.  [But people should not ask us for 19V.  Tried that, and with the current R-core trans barely made it to 1A.]

We could send you a JS-2 with 15V available from both rails and it would easily handle both the TT2 and the HMS.

[Superdad]

1 hour ago, zettelsm said:

In fact, a model of what a review should be and sadly too often isn't. You could give lessons to more than a few of the print reviewers.

 

No shit! Big time. 

(And this was really two product reviews, so I hope Chris paid you double...)