Chord Hugo TT2 DAC / Headphone Amplifier
Chord doesn’t use off-the-shelf DAC chips. The Hugo TT2 runs on an FPGA — a programmable chip running Rob Watts’ proprietary WTA filter, built from the ground up to reconstruct the original audio waveform with a precision that standard converter chips don’t approach. The filter tap count alone is the kind of number that makes most digital audio look like a rough draft.
The result is a DAC that sounds like what digital is supposed to sound like when no corners are cut: a noise floor that disappears, transients that land with real weight, and a sense of space in the recording that you stop noticing because it just feels natural.
It’s also a serious headphone amplifier — enough output to drive difficult loads without breaking a sweat, multiple headphone outputs, and the kind of clarity that makes a good pair of headphones sound like a different piece of gear. As a desktop hub it handles USB, optical, coaxial, and BNC inputs. And if you ever want to push it further, pair it with a Chord M Scaler and the two together become something else entirely.
The TT2 is the desktop version of the Hugo 2 — bigger, better power supply, more outputs, more of everything that made the portable version a benchmark.
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Return Policy
We offer a 3-day return window on all purchases. Returns made to a credit or debit card will incur a 5 percent processing fee. Shipping costs, both to and from, are the responsibility of the customer if applicable.
After the 3-day window and up to 3 weeks from the date of purchase, items may still be returned, subject to a 20 percent restocking fee.
For shipped orders, customers must notify us within 3 days of receiving the item to initiate a return. Once the item is received back in the same condition it was sent, we will issue a refund minus all shipping charges and a 5 percent credit card processing fee.
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Chord doesn’t use off-the-shelf DAC chips. The Hugo TT2 runs on an FPGA — a programmable chip running Rob Watts’ proprietary WTA filter, built from the ground up to reconstruct the original audio waveform with a precision that standard converter chips don’t approach. The filter tap count alone is the kind of number that makes most digital audio look like a rough draft.
The result is a DAC that sounds like what digital is supposed to sound like when no corners are cut: a noise floor that disappears, transients that land with real weight, and a sense of space in the recording that you stop noticing because it just feels natural.
It’s also a serious headphone amplifier — enough output to drive difficult loads without breaking a sweat, multiple headphone outputs, and the kind of clarity that makes a good pair of headphones sound like a different piece of gear. As a desktop hub it handles USB, optical, coaxial, and BNC inputs. And if you ever want to push it further, pair it with a Chord M Scaler and the two together become something else entirely.
The TT2 is the desktop version of the Hugo 2 — bigger, better power supply, more outputs, more of everything that made the portable version a benchmark.
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