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:

The Mola Mola will have to wait, this year I got the streamer. If @carboncopy says JPlay I would highly suggest you try it, always gives great advice. Otherwise consider sticking with Sense as it’s integrated with Innuos hardware and sounds great.

The Auralic Aries G2.1 has been a favorite ever since I heard it the first time and, in a way, my ”end game”. When I bought the Pulse it was because a) wanting to move away from using my Mac as a streamer and b) saving a part of my budget for a better DAC. As I auditioned DAC’s I came across...

Agree on the likeness between Audirvana and Sense vs Roon. :thumbsup:

I’ve heard both the Pulse and Zen mk3 but not at the same time so I can’t offer any comparison. However, in comparison with the ZenMini mk3 with LPS the Pulse was a large step forward. FYI, after having owned the Pulse just a couple of months I’m now using an Auralic Aries G2.1 streamer. (This...

Congrats, it’s an amazing DAC!:beerchug:

Beuat It looks great, congrats! :beerchug:

Would it be possible to have two amps connected at the same time to the Mojo? I’m looking to use two different amps, and with my newfound love for the Mojo, hoping to use it as a DAC for both. 😃

Makes total sense 👍

I sold my Focal Utopia’s. :sweat_smile:

Good things come in small packages The Chord Mojo 2 is a really, really good DAC. Full stop. Initially bought for travelling, the Mojo 2 is instead doing duty as desktop DAC. And I’m dumbfounded by the quality of this thing. It’s technical strengths are very well balanced, the EQ is excellent...

Just using a streamer with TosLink instead of a computer.

Thanks for the great pointer! Actually I’m using a streamer, not a PC, which has several outputs including USB. As I wrote in a previous reply this may very well be a case of me believing that optical just is better based on past experience.

Agreed, well put. This may very well be a case of me hearing things based on beliefs and past experiences. Or maybe my optical is equal to your USB?

My first years in head-fi was with Chord DAC’s: Mojo OG, Qutest, Hugo 2 and Hugo TT (my favorite!). Then I bought the M Scaler, started auditioning the TT2 and DAVE. Always ended up using optical as my preferred connection. Anyway a long story short, now that I’m back in the Chord fold using the...

Wow, the DSP is impressive! I’ve been using Roon for EQ but spatial cues etc have suffered as soon as I do any kind of processing. Not with the Mojo 2.

Experimenting with Pulse in ”Innuos Endpoint Mode” and thereby using Squeezelite Player with Roon instead of Roon Bridge. This is working very, very well. :-)

BTW, this was the setup used: Also had the Pulse Mini on a KECES P8 LPS.

Yes, I tried that combo. It was a clear improvement over USB directly from the Pulse. Decided to try Pulse + Phoenix USB vs Pulsar but in the end was unsure if my current setup is capable of highlighting differences so just let it be. Also settled on using AES and SPDIF instead of USB so...

In the midst of upgrading power cords (cables and connectors). It works really well to use the Pulse to evaluate different combinations. This strengthens my opinion of the quality of the Pulse series because when it’s easy to hear differences when tinkering and tweaking it also proves the...