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The system duplicates the effect of listening to speakers and is based on advanced binaural audio research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHugo 2 features four spherical control buttons, which illuminate with color-coding information and control power, input, filtering, plus the unit’s crossfeed functions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBattery playing time is around seven hours and two modes of automatic charging are included using the dedicated Micro USB charging port; an indicator shows charging and battery-charge status.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"content-type\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePower supply:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2 x Rechargeable custom Enix Energies 3.7 V 9.6 Wh lithium-ion (2600 mAh) batteries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTap length filter:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 49,152 – 10 element Pulse Array design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlay time:\u003c\/strong\u003e In excess of seven (7) hours\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nominal six (6) hours via Micro USB at 1.8 A (fast charge) – Nominal eight (8) hours at 1 A (slow charge)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInputs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSB Type B (White):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 44.1 kHz to 768 kHz – 16 bit to 32 bit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBNC Coax (Red):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e x 2, 44.1 kHz – 384 kHz – 16 bit to 32 bit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDual data mode input (using both BNC coax inputs together):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 44.1 kHz to 768 kHz – 16 bit to 32 bit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOptical (Green):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 44.1 kHz to 96 kHz – 16 bit to 24 bit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutput:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1 x stereo pair of RCA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnectivity (input wireless):\u003c\/strong\u003e Bluetooth (Apt X) (Blue): 44.1 kHz to 48 kHz – 16 bit\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnectivity (output):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x ¼” jack headphone output, 1 x 3.5mm jack headphone output, 1 x stereo (L \u0026amp; R) RCA output\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePCM support (kHz):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192, 358.8, 384, 717.6, and 768, 16 – 32bit\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDSD support:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Native playback supported. 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