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The TToby has been designed to complement Chord's desktop DAC/headphone amplifier, the Hugo TT 2 and shares the same compact form factor as its stablemate. The combination of Chord's 1M-tap digital upscaling device M Scaler, Hugo TT 2 and TToby provides a high-quality hi-fi system, with desktop dimensions and a space-saving footprint. Despite its size, the TToby sets new standards for small amplifiers and takes full advantage of Chord Electronics' proprietary amplification technology and design know-how.

The addition of TToby, enables owners of the Hugo TT 2 to fully exploit the device as a 'digital preamp', effortlessly driving a wide variety of loudspeakers, large or small, in addition to the Hugo TT 2's headphone prowess. The TToby is a 100-watt design, featuring both an unbalanced and balanced input, to take advantage of the Hugo TT 2's XLR output.

TToby features two of Chord's famous high-frequency power supplies and benefits from forced air-cooling through the aluminium casework by means of a sonically closed anechoic miniature multi-speed quadruple-fan plenum chamber, enabling the external design to be free of sharp heatsinks and, therefore, carry a stunning aesthetic. The M Scaler/Hugo TT 2/TToby combination offers both class-leading DAC and amplification technology via headphones and loudspeakers, giving complete flexibility within the demands of busy households.

More photographs

Front of the silver TToby: the milled CHORD badge on an otherwise plain fascia, a single green power indicator below it, the louvred vents along the top edge and the engraved TToby name on the lid
Rear of the silver TToby: the IEC mains inlet and its rocker switch, then per channel a gold RCA input, a balanced XLR input and a pair of clear-bodied binding posts, marked RIGHT and LEFT
The two-box desktop system in silver: a Hugo TT sitting on the TToby, the two boxes sharing one footprint, the CHORD badge and green indicator on the amplifier below
The TToby in the black finish, three-quarter view: the perforated vent panel across the lid, the engraved TToby name, the milled CHORD badge on the fascia and the green power indicator

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