JOMAN
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Yes, and what a PIA!
I listened through my Beyer Dynamic T1.2 headphones to both the CSP3A and the TT2. Keep in mind that I also have the M Scaler and the dual Wave Storm Reference BNC cables.
At first it was no contest, CSP3A all the way. After a couple of hours things began to change. After about four hours, man talk about a close call. It was like two closely matched heavy weights going at it. The worst part was that the better 3/4's preferred the CSP3A. But then she's not privy to all my scheming (probably only fooling myself).
Moving right along... Tonally very, very, very close. The Hugo TT2 being an all in one should not be able to do that and the CSP3A should not be able to compete from a price perspective. But they did!
The difference was in the sound stage and perspective (my wife agreed on that). The Hugo TT2 produced a larger sound stage even with headphones, width and depth. Musicians were pinpointed within the soundstage in relation to each other and more space or breathing room between each other to a greater degree in a good way. This had the tendency to put more of a spot light on the vocalists or main instruments and put others in the background. No less detail just more prominence to some on the stage than others. At first it made seem that there was some loss of detail in say the cymbals. There wasn't just more distance and less prominence. That was tough!
My wife preferred the the CSP3A and I wanted both 🤦♂️. What swung me was "THE PLAN" ... The Hugo TT2 is dual differential balanced, so that means a couple of UFO25's and possibly a ZTPRE?
Oh, yes, the d*%# thing drove the 600 ohm Beyerdynamic T1.2's with out breaking into a sweat (hate that Hugo!).
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