Chord Hugo M Scaler
The M Scaler isn’t a DAC. It doesn’t make a sound on its own. What it does is take whatever you’re feeding it — CD, streaming, high-res files — and upscale it to 705.6kHz or 768kHz before it ever reaches the converter. The processing happens in an FPGA running Rob Watts’ WTA filter at one million taps. One million. The Hugo TT2 running standalone uses around 98,000.
That gap matters. The theory is straightforward: the more filter taps you have, the more accurately you reconstruct the original analog waveform. The M Scaler does that reconstruction work upstream, so by the time the signal reaches the DAC, it’s already as close to the source as digital processing can get. The DAC’s job becomes significantly easier. The result is audible.
The natural pairing is the Hugo TT2 — connected via dual BNC cables, the two work as a single system and the combined performance is meaningfully better than either unit alone. It also works with other DACs via optical or coaxial output, though you won’t get the full sample rate benefit without a DAC that can accept it.
If you already have a Hugo TT2, this is the logical next move. If you’re buying both, buy both.
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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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The M Scaler isn’t a DAC. It doesn’t make a sound on its own. What it does is take whatever you’re feeding it — CD, streaming, high-res files — and upscale it to 705.6kHz or 768kHz before it ever reaches the converter. The processing happens in an FPGA running Rob Watts’ WTA filter at one million taps. One million. The Hugo TT2 running standalone uses around 98,000.
That gap matters. The theory is straightforward: the more filter taps you have, the more accurately you reconstruct the original analog waveform. The M Scaler does that reconstruction work upstream, so by the time the signal reaches the DAC, it’s already as close to the source as digital processing can get. The DAC’s job becomes significantly easier. The result is audible.
The natural pairing is the Hugo TT2 — connected via dual BNC cables, the two work as a single system and the combined performance is meaningfully better than either unit alone. It also works with other DACs via optical or coaxial output, though you won’t get the full sample rate benefit without a DAC that can accept it.
If you already have a Hugo TT2, this is the logical next move. If you’re buying both, buy both.
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