Chord Hugo TT - Power Supply upgrade ??

[monty]

Hi All,

I'm thinking of upgrading my DAC's power supply but the manual states only to use the supplied wall wart.

Has any Hugo TT owners upgraded and seen a benefit? I ask as my old DAC was transformed by using a better power supply, although the Hugo TT improved on it. I'm nervous of going against manufacturer guidance though .....

Cheers

 

[hifi-dog]

I use a teddy pardo 12v on my 2qute and it makes a difference but not massive...

 

[TheDecameron]

I wouldn't- it runs off its batteries. Surely the Hugo doesn't 'see' the wallwart? If you could hear an obvious difference between wallwart on and off then that might prompt further experimentation.

 

[monty]

I wouldn't- it runs off its batteries. Surely the Hugo doesn't 'see' the wallwart? If you could hear an obvious difference between wallwart on and off then that might prompt further experimentation.

Ah - yes of course. Good point. Forgot it was battery powered....

 

[DNM]

The designer has stated that linear PSU's or car batteries shouldn't make a difference to any of his DAC's. especially the battery powered Hugo's.

 

[TheDecameron]

It could be worth discussing with members with the relevant expertise like Simon (SQ).

 

[DNM]

I should clarify that by saying "current Dac's". His older models such as the Qute might have benefited.

 

[Julf]

The designer has stated that linear PSU's or car batteries shouldn't make a difference to any of his DAC's. especially the battery powered Hugo's.

But he's just the designer. What does he know?

 

[DNM]

But he's just the designer. What does he know?

Exactly! In spite of his assurances that a ubiquitous linear PSU wont make one jot of difference to the performance of his DAC's there are still plenty of audiophiles that seem to know better.