Fully understand that perspective. Crossfeed is a matter of taste and preference, not right or wrong. IMHO.

Crossfeed level 1, can’t do without it. 😂

Very interested in that headphone. Are you using it with the Mojo 2?

Nope, that LCD-4 is long gone. I loved it but too heavy in the end.

Fyi, I bought a fancy iFi but can’t hear any difference compared to the iPad charger I used before that.

Very much looking forward to auditioning the Wandla GSE. Over the past two years I’ve both auditioned and used some good R2R DAC’s in my system. I no longer see R2R as an inherently better technology than ”delta sigma”, just different. IF Ferrum has managed to adress that ”sharpness” or...

Played some of the different tracks I use to evaluate soundstage and it got me thinking. First of all, I agree about an external amp improving soundstage (and punch), at least with my headphones. Second, what I noticed when playing different tracks is actually that the soundstage changes alot...

Yes, the Hama cable discussed previously gives me 192k others don’t.

Ok, you’re raising a point that I didn’t think much about. I’m using a hybrid amp (tubes -> solid state) that may in part explain the differences I’m hearing going from Mojo to external amp.

Agreed. From my PoV, and in my system, the DAC is even better than the built-in amplifier. Focusing on just the DAC portion there are of course things that will improve as one upgrades to better, more expensive DAC’s. First and foremost I’d say that soundstage is good, not great. It won’t...

Agree, good point on not finding an amp in that price range to elevate it! In my setup the Mojo benefits from being used with a better headphone amp. So it actually scales really well with good gear around it. Edit: Rephrased to better get my point across.

I EQ everything - there is no headphone out there that I haven’t had the urge to tune! ;-) Now I get your points about the lack of punch and soundstage, I believe it comes down to the amplifier circuit. Have you tried it with an external amp? Edit: Missed the part about the cma18p. From my...

My Mojo 2 was never meant to be used as a desktop DAC. The thing is that DSP is just fantastic, @Rob Watts has done an amazing job with it. There is no software I’ve tried (and I’ve tried alot!) that can match the level of transparency that this thing has when EQ:ing. This has actually led me...

Sorry, that was the ”almost”. I’m using a streamer not a PC: Streamer -> Hama Optical -> Chord Mojo 2 w/ iFi iPower -> headphone / external amp P.S. When I had a Hugo 2 I actually used a simple DDC that was basically just USB-Toslink converter to get the optical connection from the computer.

OT- I’ve heard the MSB Reference which is the DAC below the Select. Surprise, surprise, it was very good! The Select is probably amazing.

That’s a nice combination you’ve got there and that’s almost the exact setup I’m using too! :-) The Hama is actually really, really good (I’ve compared against much more expensive ones!) and, as with all optical, gives you total galvanic isolation from the PC. My experience is that Chord DAC’s...

My preference is actually the Mojo 2. Initially bought as a portable now used as desktop DAC connected to an external amp. I had the Hugo 2 for a long time as a (trans)portable DAC, but not anymore so I’m just going from memory here. The issue I had was that the Hugo 2 leaned more technical...

This is inline with my experiments with the resolution of my system:

The Chord Mojo 2 works really well and has transparent DSP onboard with four EQ options (shelving).

By mistake I ran the Mojo 2 on batteries when listening yesterday. Eventually the battery ran low and I realized that I’d disconnected the charger by mistake. As I reconnected the charger the sound quality took a hit when the almost depleted battery was recharging. BTW, I didn’t notice any...

Stumbled on this thread. And read some of the most sensible comments on Head-fi. :smiley: After having put alot of effort into optimizing Ethernet I decided to compare it to wireless with the Aries G2.1. In my setup I ended up prefering wireless and felt it pointless to put any more effort...

This is my chain: streamer -> DAC -> RCA -> amp -> XLR headphone cable Works great! IMHO, you should forget about balanced vs single-ended. You’d be very hard pressed to find something as good as the Mojo 2 especially when it comes to timing and transient response. :sweat_smile:

Yes, it’s an amazingly capable portable DAC. When I wrote ”perhaps not the most detailed” I meant as a desktop DAC in comparison with some other DAC’s I’ve had (either auditioned or owned) in my system. Most recently I’ve had an Aqua La Scala Mk II Optologic and Mola Mola Tambaqui here. Both...

I also use an amp with the Mojo 2 and agree that these are the main points/reasons. It’s actually one of the most enjoyable DAC’s I’ve heard, perhaps not the most detailed but it’s excellent timing, tonality and impeccable transient response makes it highly musical. Then again, I’ve always...

This still holds true: