Chord Mojo(1) DAC-amp ☆★►FAQ in 3rd post!◄★☆

[PLUSSOUND]

   
Thank you, looking forward to trying one of your cables. Look's legit.

Thanks a lot!

 

[PLUSSOUND]

   
 
@ PlusSound:
 
in the event of someone choosing to use a stereo TRS plug at the Mojo end, is this the connection layout you were describing, or did you mean something different?:
 

 
Yes, that is correct. If a user wants to use 3.5mm TRS stereo plug for coaxial on Mojo, T is signal, while both R and S are ground, just as pictured.

 

[EagleWings]

   
Yes, that is correct. If a user wants to use 3.5mm TRS stereo plug for coaxial on Mojo, T is signal, while both R and S are ground, just as pictured.

 
Awesome. Thank you for this helpful information!

 

[PLUSSOUND]

   
Awesome. Thank you for this helpful information!

You're most welcome. 

 

[canali]

question to mojo users:
(mine is in the mail...)
 
how many of you use it both for portable use as well as for your desktop?
 
despite it having good power (according to chord's CS it can power 800 ohm cans)
is it better to get a more robust TT dac/amp instead say with the senn 800 s...or with planars?
I'm considering trying out some hifi he560 or other planars.
 
just asking as i'm experimenting....test trialling the new dragonfly red.
i've been using my very easy to drive sony mdr7520 closed back monitors all this while.
.. and just recently tried the senn hd650s  which of course are more power hungry @ 300ohms.
 
i went onto the senn hd650 thread
 http://www.head-fi.org/t/197776/sennheiser-hd650-impressions-thread/34320#post_12651382
asking about trying new cans as i was finding the senns a bit 'meh-ish' compared
to the sony 7520s (again driving them both off of my new dragonfly red)
... many came back with improving my chain: you know, the dac and amp.
 
but i thought the dac/amp on both the chord the micro iDSD are pretty good.
(some had also suggested an OTL amp, but i sent that off to dr lloyd peppard at MAD and included his reply
..he just recently tweaked my tube amp into an HD version).
 
sorry for the long message: but it's got me thinking about getting a TT dac/amp vs what I have.
 
 

 

[Ike1985]

It looks like my Mojo micro-b port may be going out.  It's odd but the Macbookpro running Jriver MC 20 (Snow Leopard) never has a problem recognizing it, but on the UAPP app I have to jiggle around in different directions, reinsert, half-insert, etc the micro-b to micro-b cable to get UAPP to recognize my Mojo.  This is disappointing, I haven't been rough on it, I've only listened at my desk at work or at my desk at home.  I hope it's the UAPP software and not my Mojo, but before yesterday, I'd never had a problem getting UAPP to recognize Mojo.  I've had similar troubles with two old Samsung TV's I own, I have to jiggle around then tape in place the HDMI cord in order to get a signal.  I can tolerate a little drop here and there when I bump it but I hope I don't have to send it back to Moon Audio again(the first had a bad battery that only lasted 2 hours on a full charge with a capable charger and charging time)...

 

[GoodEnoughGear]

Try a new cable...

 

[Ike1985]

  Try a new cable...

I figured it out.  I don't have any other micro-b to micro-b OTG cables.  Before I got my b to b OTG cable I previously used a b to USB cable with a Samsung-b adapter.  I thought it was the Mojo since the adapter + b to USB cable wasn't working, but it was because the adapter has to be on the Samsung end not the Mojo end.  Phew, what a relief.  Much easier to replace my $7 Meenova b/b OTG cable than to replace Mojo.  Now I'm definitely in the market for a double right angled b to b OTG cable with excellent RF/EMI elimination properties.  I would rather not use an adapter, more crap in the path of the sound.

 

[Mython]

  I figured it out.  I don't have any other micro-b to micro-b OTG cables.  Before I got my b to b OTG cable I previously used a b to USB cable with a Samsung-b adapter.  I thought it was the Mojo since the adapter + b to USB cable wasn't working, but it was because the adapter has to be on the Samsung end not the Mojo end.

 
 
Are you sure it's not just that you had the cable the wrong way around, rather than anything to do with the adapter, specifically?
 
The OTG end of a USBOTG cable has to be inserted into the phone.

 

[Dexter Morgan]

I suppose it's quite possible that your old CCK may have just had a worn plug or socket, and a perfectly-OK MFI chip, or maybe it actually was the MFI chip


I should also add (not just for you, but for others reading this), that it's important to always be careful not to place too much strain on Mojos microUSB sockets, as the socket, or its connection to the circuitboard, can be damaged, necessitating return-to-base for repair, which is no fun for anyone involved.

This is why I am waiting (most impatiently) for the Mojo add-on module that will hopefully help to prevent socket strain. After a bad experience with a previous amp, I've been afraid to use the Mojo in a portable fashion.

 

[Mython]

 

I suppose it's quite possible that your old CCK may have just had a worn plug or socket, and a perfectly-OK MFI chip, or maybe it actually was the MFI chip


I should also add (not just for you, but for others reading this), that it's important to always be careful not to place too much strain on Mojos microUSB sockets, as the socket, or its connection to the circuitboard, can be damaged, necessitating return-to-base for repair, which is no fun for anyone involved.

This is why I am waiting (most impatiently) for the Mojo add-on module that will hopefully help to prevent socket strain. After a bad experience with a previous amp, I've been afraid to use the Mojo in a portable fashion.

 
 
Yes, I think a great-many of us are looking forward to the hollow module

 

[Dexter Morgan]

Yes, I think a great-many of us are looking forward to the hollow module

Just to be clear, when I say I'm feeling impatient, that's not a dig against Chord. It is a character flaw of mine

 

[Mython]

 

Yes, I think a great-many of us are looking forward to the hollow module

Just to be clear, when I say I'm feeling impatient, that's not a dig against Chord. It is a character flaw of mine

 
LOL! - No excuse necessary for feeling a little impatient - no-one can deny it has been quite a while coming (although there are legitimate reasons for that).

 

[Paulus XII]

I'm looking for upgrade cables for the Mojo, but would appreciate some suggestions
 
Mojo + Smartphone.

 

[Peter Hyatt]

Hey Ho...
Well excuse the picture quality, but I had little time in my lunch break... Anyway look what waited for me...


The case fits perfectly and has a nice soft feel to it.
I would call it a Rubber case wearing a nice leather suit... And I mean nice leather, first I thought there were no leather at all, because the structure of the leather is so fine that it almost fits the structure of the rubber...poor baby cows

There is no artificial smell to it, like one could expect from a rubber case, with a nice soft touch.

So much for first impressions.
The inside is made of grey, soft suede... So more leather

Cheers

 
 
Any update on shipping time frames?