Chord Electronics
Hugo 2
Introduced 2017$2,695 MSRP
Transportable FPGA DAC/headphone amp using Rob Watts' 49,152-tap WTA filter on a Xilinx Artix-7, with battery power and four selectable filters. A long-running reference among portable-class DACs.
MSRP
$2,695
Used market · Very Good
$1,713
-36% vs MSRP
as of Aug 15, 2026MSRP to used market
From $2,695 at launch to $1,713 today.
Specifications
- Type
- Transportable DAC/headphone amp
- Inputs
- Micro-USB, 3.5mm S/PDIF coaxial, optical, Bluetooth (aptX)
- SNR
- 126 dB
- Max DSD
- DSD512 (DoP)
- Max PCM
- 768 kHz
- Outputs
- 6.35mm and 3.5mm headphone, RCA line out
- Chip or architecture
- Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA, 49,152-tap WTA filter
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