It is just possible that you won’t have heard of Rob Watts before. He is Chord Electronics’ digital design consultant; the brains behind such products as the Mojo, Hugo and strangely named DAVE. It’s no stretch to say that Watts has been instrumental in advancing Chord’s DAC designs over the years, but where did his hi-fi journey start? And what is the ethos behind his designs?
Ketan Bharadia: So how did you first get interested in hi-fi ?
That started many years ago when I was a teenager. I couldn’t afford a hi-fi from the money I earned doing a paper round, so I started building from DIY designs. As my
