Chord Hugo TT2 DAC/Amp Review - Imperfect, but amazing!

A review of the Chord Hugo TT2 DAC, amp, headphone amp and pre-amp including comparisons to the Topping A90, Chord Qutest, Auralic Taurus Mk2 and Bottlehead Mainline. Want to jump straight to sound quality? Try this: 21:02 Would you like a TT2 of your own? You can get it here: https://tinyurl.com/y4vys4zq You might have noticed the 'easter egg' musical t-shirts I'm wearing in the videos lately. If you like them, you can get them from Threadheads and enjoy a 10% discount on me! Just use the promo code PFS10 here: https://threadheads.com.au/ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Want to support the creation of more and better reviews and other videos? Head over to the Patreon page and check out the benefits that Patrons receive including behind the scenes content, ad-free videos, and AMA opportunities: https://www.patreon.com/passionforsound Want to support Passion for Sound, but not via Patreon? You can send a one-off donation using this link: paypal.me/lachfen Or you can use this link to buy ANYTHING from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3dtyiWQ HUGO TT2 SPECIFICATIONS Tap length filter: 98,304-tap 16FS WTA 1 – 10 element design Connectivity (input): 1x USB Type-B, 2x Coax BNC, 2x Optical & Bluetooth Connectivity (output): Stereo XLR, Stereo RCA, 2x 6.5mm Headphone jack & 1x 3.5mm Headphone jack Connectivity (digital output): 2x DX BNC (expansion outputs) Weight: 2.53kg PCM support: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 358.8kHz, 384kHz, 705.6 and 768kHz DSD support: DoP DSD 64 to DSD 512 – native via Windows Volume control: Digital Line-level mode: Activated within the menu Driver support: Driverless with Mac OS X and Linux, driver required for Windows OS PASSION FOR SOUND GEAR LIST (Affiliate links to Amazon and Apos Audio help to support the channel - thank you!) Desktop Sources Playback software: Roon https://roonlabs.com/r/St5em2YsbUqGXcQGT4H36A Primary DAC: Chord Hugo TT2 https://tinyurl.com/y4vys4zq with Chord M-Scaler https://tinyurl.com/y6hcm3kw Secondary DAC for active speakers: Topping D50s https://amzn.to/2T2GExr upgraded with Muses02 op-amp https://amzn.to/2FtPmNj USB cables: AudioQuest Diamond https://amzn.to/35AX4Qf and AudioQuest Coffee https://amzn.to/3059qiA Active Speakers Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 3 Speakers Amps Massdrop x THX AAA 789 Amplifier https://massdrop.7eer.net/J0xWa Bottlehead Mainline DIY kit tube amplifier https://bottlehead.com/product/mainline-headphone-amplifier-kit/ Burson Audio FUN: https://www.bursonaudio.com/products/fun/ with Sparkos Labs SS3601 op-amps: https://sparkoslabs.com/product/single-discrete-op-amp-ss3601/ Headphones Open: Meze Audio Empyrean https://tinyurl.com/y6gfyquz Open: Focal Clear https://amzn.to/37Ihgky Semi-open: Beyerdynamic DT880 Premium LE massdrop.7eer.net/L6633 or https://amzn.to/3bBg7xs Closed: AudioQuest NightOwl Carbon (these may have been discontinued) Closed: Audio Technica ATH-M50x https://amzn.to/2Y2NeXo Closed: Meze Audio 99 Neo https://tinyurl.com/y2zjd6wm Portable Phone: Samsung Galaxy S10+ https://amzn.to/37MzTUA DAC for phone: Audioquest Dragonfly Cobalt https://amzn.to/36AzpAB Digital audio player: Astell & Kern AK240 Stainless Steel https://amzn.to/2ZluP70 Earphones Audiofly AF1120 Mk2: https://amzn.to/2ZoTuHZ Noble Kaiser 10 custom IEM (discontinued) - universal version available via Drop https://massdrop.7eer.net/vkaWy SIMGOT EN700 PRO https://amzn.to/304xO3R Shozy Form 1.4 https://amzn.to/3cIL0Az or massdrop.7eer.net/499YL Bluetooth Headphones Nuraphone https://amzn.to/2N7G2Tu