【新品】Chord 最新參考級耳機Dac/擴大機 "Hugo"
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為了慶祝具有突破性和顛覆性的DAC 64推出20周年，CHORD推出新的耳擴"Hugo"(音近you-go)，讓你走到哪聽到哪。
這款使用FPGA DAC技術，提供錄音室母帶的音質，先進的連接和播放能力。提供五個數位輸入端，包括支援A2DP藍芽APTX，和先進的384kHz的PCM和DSD 128的高解析度DXD。
可解碼的採樣率範圍從44.1到384kHz(PCM)，並盡可能提供最好的CD音質再現。並有兩個USB端子，傳統的USB和一個非同步的USB輸入可運作高達384kHz的檔案。並有同軸和光纖輸入，幾乎可連接任何設備。
而A2DP藍芽功能，透過APTX解碼器模組，可讓數位訊號直入DAC電路，因此在無線情形下依舊可以享受高品質音樂。
Hugo還使用最新的DSD-OVER-PCM(DOP)處理DSD 128訊號。無論使用Mac或Windows都可以順利使用。
內置電池充電電路，在兩小時左右可完全充電。在USB輸入不採任何除了訊號以外的輸入，因此與iPhone、iPad、Android設備完全兼容。
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of our ground-breaking and game-changing DAC 64, we will be launching something very special in the new year. Based on the same FPGA DAC technology that has helped establish Chord Electronics as an authority in digital audio, the company will be introducing a reference-level portable – a world first in audio history.
Called Hugo (because you can take Hugo wherever ‘you-go’), the new device offers studio-master-tape sound quality, advanced connectivity and uncompromising file playback capability, all from a palm-sized player. Hugo is the world’s most advanced headphone amp/DAC, offering five digital inputs including A2DP aptX Bluetooth, plus advanced 384kHz PCM and DSD 128 playback for today’s high-resolution DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition) music files.
The new Hugo, which can be used as both a portable headphone amp/DAC as well as a reference-level source component in a static system, brings the renowned digital audio expertise of Rob Watts and Chord Electronics to serious headphone listening, enabling consumers to experience a world of super-high-resolution music via their headphones. It offers unsurpassed performance and technology and is unrivaled in the marketplace, thanks to its bespoke technology, FPGA circuitry and advanced file-playback capability.
Hugo is ready to take advantage of today’s advanced studio-master-quality (DXD) music files. It can decode sample rates ranging from 44.1kHz to 384kHz (PCM), allowing audiophiles to experience music in true high definition, along with the best possible reproduction of CD-quality music. Hugo also benefits from two advanced USB inputs: one driverless input for legacy USB devices and one asynchronous high- definition USB port for operation up to 384kHz. Thanks to two additional digital inputs, coaxial and optical, any connected component with a digital output will also benefit from Hugo’s advanced technology.
Building on the strengths on the (two-years’-running) What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision ‘Best DAC’ QuteHD, the new Hugo also has A2DP Bluetooth capability and uses a custom-made module with the aptX codec to feed a digital signal directly into the DAC circuitry, so even without cables, high-quality music can still be enjoyed.
In addition to 384kHz PCM files, the Hugo can also process DSD 128 data using the latest DSD-over-PCM standard (DoP). Whether using Mac OS or Windows OS, Chord Electronics’ own proprietary driver software is provided, removing the restrictions of current operating system audio playback.
Hugo has a built-in battery-charging circuit, with a full charge reached in approximately two hours. Hugo takes no power over its USB input (as this is severely limited with many partnering products) and only takes signal data, therefore, it is fully compatible with all iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Further features include an advanced reference-grade digital volume control that does not lose bits.
Like all Chord Electronics products, Hugo is built to last. The casework is precision- machined from aircraft-grade aluminium, with a bright silver hard-anodised finish (note: spotlight image shows titanium-finish prototype). Complementing the design is a top-mounted ‘porthole’ that gives users an intriguing insight into the internal circuitry, which changes colour with differing incoming sample rates.
Hugo is based upon Rob Watts’ and Chord Electronics’ famous bespoke DAC technologies and is the latest edition to Chord Electronics’ beautiful high-performance product range.
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Specifications
Inputs
• Optical TOSLink 24-bit/192kHz-capable
• RCA coaxial input 24-bit/384kHz-capable
• Driverless USB input 16-bit/48kHz-capable (designed for tablets/phones)
• HD USB input 32-bit/384KHz and DSD128-capable (for computer/laptop playback; requires driver installation on Windows, others TBC)
Outputs
• 2×3.5mm headphone jacks
• 1×6.35mm (1/4 inch) headphone jack
• 1x (pair) stereo RCA phono output
Technical specs
• Advanced digital volume control
• Crossfeed filter network
• Battery powered for approximately 14 hours operation
• Input, sample rate and volume level indication by colour-change LEDs
• 26K tap-length filter (more than double when compared to the QuteHD DAC)
• THD: 140dB
• Headphone output: 110dB SPL into a 300ohm headphone load
