Comments on: Chord Electronics Hugo M Scaler Review

By: Marcus

Marcus — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:35:38 +0000

In reply to malcolm giinnis. That would be nice.. no dave though.

By: malcolm giinnis

malcolm giinnis — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:44:36 +0000

would like too see eval of mscaler visa vis tt2 and dave

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 03:55:48 +0000

I play from Mac Mini (Roon), directly into my Dynaudio Focus XD 20. Roon’s “parametric EQ” setting seems to “upscale” 16bit to 64 bit floating. Not sure if this is similar? Will M-Scaler really make a huge difference in sound if the starting point is 44Hz/16?

By: mginnis

mginnis — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 21:54:20 +0000

In reply to paul chiu. black dragon worth a try?

By: Marcus

Marcus — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 16:02:42 +0000

In reply to John H. I think the word here is "vivid". :)

By: John H

John H — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 15:02:14 +0000

Thanks for as great review ! I have a TT2 together with Focal Utopia / Stellia and was trying to decide if a loaned HMS was worth it, given it is a huge amount of money on top of what I have already spent. The law of diminishing returns definitely applies but the difference is one, to my ears, worth having …. not a big difference but one which brings voices especially alive ! It seems so close to having a vocalist in your room and you allude to the changes I hear – nothing massive but at the same time significant. I do wonder if the upscaling makes some stuff a bit bright and not as relaxing as ‘lower quality’ but the overall sound is superb.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:15:53 +0000

In reply to paul chiu. I actually got offered the loan of some expensive ones to try with them but the dealer never pushed through due to COVID19 logistics issues. So in summary, no.

By: paul chiu

paul chiu — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:08:14 +0000

Hello Marcus,

Did you try using other dual BNC coaxial cables other than Chord stock provided?
Thanks.

Paul

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 15:16:57 +0000

In reply to frans callebaut.

As per page 1, paragraph 5:

“Upsampling
In short, The Hugo M Scaler is a standalone upscaling device that acts as the first port of call for any digital audio source or transport such as a laptop or CD Player.”

By: frans callebaut

frans callebaut — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:50:21 +0000

hello,
is this device only for upscaling streaming sources or for cd’s too ?
best regards,
frans callebaut