Wakka, I don't think you are overthinking it but certainly oversimplifying it. I'm no cable expert but there are factors other than resistance that characterize cables, such as capacitance, inductance and some others, all of which influence sound. These are a function of the metal in the wire...

I suggest that you try out the Dekoni pads. That's what I did with my Clear and the highs are very slightly tamed and everything else is just about unchanged. But with very slightly tamed highs there is a perception sometimes that some detail is slightly tamed too, but that goes with the...

Agreed on the DAC2 being much superior to the DAC1. I've had both and presently use the DAC2.

I've been using the Ak120 (not the ii) optical out into the Mojo for over 3 years. Good as the 120 is, the Mojo (with the 120 as source) is imo in another league. There's just no comparison. I think the poster above who didn't care for the Mojo is in the vast vast vast minority. But to each his...

Some would say there is much to be gained by adding an external amplifier.The Mojo's dac is excellent but the analog output stage is less so -- and can be helped by a quality amp. You can't expect a small relatively inexpensive "amp" section designed for portable use - with the resultant...

I think Campfire Andromeda with its detail, clarity, large soundstage for an IEM, speed, pristine highs, solid (but not overly excessive) bass.

Sorry, all solid state amps do not "sound essentially the same." And the differences between solid state amps need not have anything to do with power amounts or expectation bias. Differences are often readily discernible and have been noted by listeners hundreds and thousands of times on this...

Regarding an amp I disagree with the above comment. Sound signature, dynamics, stage, clarity are the very things that are improved, often significantly. This is especially apparent when using high resolution equipment such as Utopia.

Suggest anyone interested in Mojo take a look at the Mojo thread. Also, for an optical cable to connect AK 120 with Mojo, I would recommend the small optical cable by sysconcept in Canada. It’s custom-made for mojo. Price is something like US $75 or thereabouts. It’s also discussed on the...

BIG improvement. Good as the AK120 years, the Mojo is in a whole other league.

OK, understood, it is aggravating. But putting aside emotion, this is a (mainly) quantitative analysis: - Without having the unit repaired, it's worthless. So you then have a very nice paperweight. Loss: $500 or so. -Spend $75-$100 (or thereabouts, unless the circuit board is broken, which it...

I have had absolutely no issues with iOS 12, using the Apple Camera Connection to the Mojo. Perfect from the very first second.

I know several very experienced headhphone users who think the pairing Of Mojo with Andromeda is great. And that's what I think also. I continue to use my Mojo with Andromeda. In fact, I haven't come across any headphone, in ear of full size over ear, that doesn't sound excellent with Mojo

Breaking in headphones at "very low volume" won't do much. As the owner of MrSpeakers said about break in: Run them loud but not crazy loud, with bass heavy music.

Thanks, unfortunately I let my subscription lapse last year, as I have moved more to headphones from my big system. (This has been going on for several years.) So, any chance you can provide a few pithy quotes from the article? Such as from the Conclusion or other relevant sections? Thanks

BTW, regarding cleaning, the reason why I was concerned about keeping the Clear's Alcantara headband clean and even covered was because the headband is not removable or replaceable if it gets really cruddy. And even cleaning it would not take all the dirt off. By contrast, the Clear's earpads...

Yes it's a concern. Below is what I posted awhile back: Update: Regarding material to wrap around the headband, I've been using an Ace bandage with some medical tape at the end so it doesn't unwrap. (Don't laugh I'm a sensitive guy.) Cleaning the Alcantara First, it's been confirmed that the...

Yes it's a concern to some of us. Here's what I posted awhile back: Cleaning the Alcantara First, it's been confirmed that the fabric is Alcantara (maybe this has mentioned previously someplace.) At Can Jam NY I spoke with one of the Focal people at the Focal booth who confirmed this. I asked...

Cleaning the Alcantara First, it's been confirmed that the fabric is Alcantara (maybe this has mentioned previously someplace.) At Can Jam NY I spoke with one of the Focal people at the Focal booth who confirmed this. I asked if it could be cleaned and he said it could and recommended the...

I can pass along what Dan Clark of MrSpeakers recommended for burn in: "Use bass heavy music, loud but not crazy loud." In the beginning some have also recommended using normal to somewhat loud, say the first day, to make sure that the drivers are not over stressed. He also recommended 200...

Break-in Regarding break-in, the Clear really needs a good amount --as do most headphones, imo. (For example, Dan Clark of MrSpeakers recommended 200 hours for the Ether Flow and it really was necessary.) For the Clear TTVJAlan (I think it was him) mentioned 50-150 hours and that you would start...

As a former HD800 owner, I concur exactly.

See Tyll's review on Inner Fidelity. He specifically mentions that "all three Focal cans have too low an impedance and large primary driver resonance to be successfully used with high output impedance tube amps...the Clear is particularly troublesome in this way however."

Regarding the color, yes, that was my first thought when I saw the light color. But I bought them anyway because of the performance and also because (1) they're not suede but some Alcantara type of artificial material which I'm hoping will be more resistant to staining, and (2) Focal has...

It seems that you are describing essentially the same issue with both the ZS5 and ZS6 -- that the right side has less volume. That's highly unlikely and would imply that it's something else -- such as a source issue, or amp issue, or cable, or the way you have the cable plugged in, or...