Chord Hugo M Scaler - Black

The Hugo M Scaler is a highly advanced standalone upscaler capable of redefining sound quality from digital audio. It uses Rob Watts (our Digital Design Consultants) unique filter technology^ the most advanced in the world^ to upscale standard 44.1kHz digital audio up to 705.6kHz (16x CDs 44.1kHz native resolution)^ ready to be passed to a suitable DAC; Hugo M Scaler extends its upscaling performance to 768kHz (from 96kHz input data) for our dual-BNC-input DACs: Qutest^ Hugo 2^ Hugo TT 2 and DAVE. The Hugo M Scaler brings the unrivalled advantages of our ground-breaking FPGA-based WTA (Watts Transient Alignment) filtering technology to digitally connected audio devices^ dramatically improving sound quality. Although optimised for use with selected Chord Electronics DACs (for the maximum 768kHz upscaling/decoding benefit)^ the Hugo M Scaler can be used with other DACs with suitable inputs^ subject to their decoding capability. The Hugo M Scalers compact form factor aligns with the TT (Table Top) series and has been designed to be stackable with other units in the range^ including the TToby stereo power amp and the Hugo TT 2^ to form a highly advanced yet space-saving system. In line with other models in the Hugo and Hugo TT series^ the device features a number of illuminable fascia-mounted spherical controls^ governing input selection^ output sample rate and video mode for lower latency. The control spheres display data visually including input source and the incoming sample rate^ using a polychromatic scale. When partnered with either of Chord Electronics 768kHz-capable dual-BNC-input DACs^ the Hugo M Scaler sets an astonishing technical benchmark for digital audio performance at it price point^ redefining sound quality from digital audio.

Tap-length filter
1^015^808 (16FS filter)

Connectivity (input)
1x Galvanically isolated Type-B USB^ 2x Coax BNC and 2x Optical

Connectivity (output)
1x Galvanically isolated dual BNC (enables upscaling to the maximum 768kHz)^ 1x BNC S/PDIF and 1x Optical

PCM support
44.1kHz^ 48kHz^ 88.2kHz^ 96kHz^ 176.4kHz^ 192kHz^ 352.8kHz^ 384kHz^ 717.6kHz^ and 768kHz. 16 32bit

Driver support
Driverless with Mac OS X and Linux^ driver required for Windows OS