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

[shultzee]

 

 
This  one sounds great.
https://www.amazon.com/Audioquest-1-0M-Evergreen-Audio-Interconnect/dp/B00EJNRPBQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1466032818&sr=8-4-fkmr0&keywords=3.5+to+orca+audioquest

Thanks, but if I want to keep using my Wireworld Oasis 6, isn't enough to buy just the 3,5mm to RCA adaptor I linked before?
 
BTW I just placed an order for my Mojo..can't wait to hear it and hopefully it will blows my mind and ears!

I don't see any reason the adapter you are referring to wouldn't work fine.     Congrats on your purchase.

 

[Arpiben]

  Oh, well if we're fantasising about a desktop Mojo (which I think of as Dojo, fwiw), here's my version of the fantasy:
 

1. A physical volume knob.  General reason: they're just nice to have!  Personal reason it's at the top of my list: because I participate in a bloody lot of conference calls whose volume varies by 10s of dB from participant to participant, and up/down buttons are too slow.  I keep a separate DAC/amp stack on my desk just for this, and while I certainly don't need Chord quality for these calls (ha! as if), I'd like the tidiness of a single-box solution.
    
2. A "line-out" on the back.  Unbalanced is fine with me.  Switching off when headphones are plugged in is fine with me.  Adjusts with volume knob would be nice.  Separate memory for rear-output and front-output volumes would be very desirable.
    
3. Full-sized and mini-sized headphone jacks on front.
    
4. Transportable enough to carry between office and home daily if I want.  I don't care about on-the-go use (I have Mojo for that), but I'd like Dojo to be small and light enough that I don't much mind adding it to my backpack.  To me this means roughly Hugo category of transportable.  I assume this rules out galvanic isolation, and that's OK with me.
    
5. Features / audio quality: whatever can be added by giving Mojo's basic internals a bigger power/thermal envelope consistent with desktop/mains-powered use.  I'd fully trust Mr. Watts' judgment on how best to allocate that.
    
6. Price: somehow less than two Mojos.  Would love it to be 1.5 Mojos.

 
 
And I'm admitting it's a fantasy, OK?  Chord and Mr. Watts are already keeping quite a few plates spinning as it is.
 
(Wikipedia says Dojo 'literally means "place of the way"' which for some reason I find pleasing in this context.)

 
If you can not wait you can add a passive audio attenuator/switch/controller in between Mojo output and Headphones & Speakers.
It will solve your first three points: A physical volume knob / A "line-out" / Full-sized and mini-sized.
 
I am personnally using the one hereafter: http://www.palmer-germany.com/pro/en/MONICON-Passive-Monitor-Controller-PMONICON.htm
 
My most wanted feature will be a button to manuall switch Inputs: USB/SPDIF coaxial/Toslink

Rgds.

 

[EagleWings]

  Thanks for the info it looks perfect! I see you can put a 200gb mSD but can you download Tidal offline to the mSD card? is this an Android phone?

 
Yep, both Z3 and Z5 Compacts are android phones.  At one point I was intending on purchasing an android source for the Mojo and, these 2 were on top of my list. Did not take that route when I realized that the only way Android devices did Bit-Perfect was through UAPP, which only worked with streaming and was not capable of playing the offline tracks.
 
I will let an Xperia owner answer your other question about if the Tidal offline tracks can make use of the memory on the mSD Card.

 

[howdy]

   
 Yep, both Z3 and Z5 Compacts are android phones.  At one point I was intending on purchasing an android source for the Mojo and, these 2 were on top of my list.
 
I will let an Xperia owner answer your other question about if the Tidal offline tracks can make use of the memory on the mSD Card.

As long as its Android 5.0 or higher it should work. Im assuming the USB out works as well as some phones do not out put through the USB.

 

[EagleWings]

  As long as its Android 5.0 or higher it should work. Im assuming the USB out works as well as some phones do not out put through the USB.

 
It should. Check these out:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/784602/chord-mojo-the-official-thread-please-read-the-3rd-post/16845#post_12538643
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/784602/chord-mojo-the-official-thread-please-read-the-3rd-post/17805#post_12591852

 

[Digital-Deviant]

we will let you know.

Having looked around recently there is definitely a gap in the market sub £1K (guess that's why so many Mojo/Hugos are being used in tabletop rather than portable systems)

 

[howdy]

   
It should. Check these out:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/784602/chord-mojo-the-official-thread-please-read-the-3rd-post/16845#post_12538643
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/784602/chord-mojo-the-official-thread-please-read-the-3rd-post/17805#post_12591852

Awesome! They seem to work great together. Thanks for your help! Now I just need to find 1000 dollars, I know I left it somewhere.
 
This combo the new Alcair CIEMs they just released should be indeed a killer combo.

 

[EagleWings]

  Awesome! They seem to work great together. Thanks for your help! Now I just need to find 1000 dollars, I know I left it somewhere.
 
This combo the new Alcair CIEMs they just released should be indeed a killer combo.

 

 
Lol. So is this setup going to replace your DP-X1? 
 
Funny thing, I was just reading Wildcastere's comparison of the new quad and the RSM. Are you upgrading to the new Quads?

 

[canali]

Dojo...love that name: has a both a playful tone to it  as well as sounding reverent, cool-ish, with a zen-like feel to it.
 
Quote:

  Oh, well if we're fantasising about a desktop Mojo (which I think of as Dojo, fwiw), here's my version of the fantasy:
 

1. A physical volume knob.  General reason: they're just nice to have!  Personal reason it's at the top of my list: because I participate in a bloody lot of conference calls whose volume varies by 10s of dB from participant to participant, and up/down buttons are too slow.  I keep a separate DAC/amp stack on my desk just for this, and while I certainly don't need Chord quality for these calls (ha! as if), I'd like the tidiness of a single-box solution.
    
2. A "line-out" on the back.  Unbalanced is fine with me.  Switching off when headphones are plugged in is fine with me.  Adjusts with volume knob would be nice.  Separate memory for rear-output and front-output volumes would be very desirable.
    
3. Full-sized and mini-sized headphone jacks on front.
    
4. Transportable enough to carry between office and home daily if I want.  I don't care about on-the-go use (I have Mojo for that), but I'd like Dojo to be small and light enough that I don't much mind adding it to my backpack.  To me this means roughly Hugo category of transportable.  I assume this rules out galvanic isolation, and that's OK with me.
    
5. Features / audio quality: whatever can be added by giving Mojo's basic internals a bigger power/thermal envelope consistent with desktop/mains-powered use.  I'd fully trust Mr. Watts' judgment on how best to allocate that.
    
6. Price: somehow less than two Mojos.  Would love it to be 1.5 Mojos.

 
 
And I'm admitting it's a fantasy, OK?  Chord and Mr. Watts are already keeping quite a few plates spinning as it is.
 
(Wikipedia says Dojo 'literally means "place of the way"' which for some reason I find pleasing in this context.)

 

[Rowethren]

Just got my Mojo case. It is very nice, good quality materials and feels very sturdy! It does rattle very slightly but nothing to worry about. Shame I didn't get it a few months ago because I accidentally scratched my Mojo with my keys 

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Love the look and it is going to be even nicer with my incoming custom Noble K10 with Toxic Silver Widow 22 headphone and otg arrive.

 

[howdy]

Lol. So is this setup going to replace your DP-X1? 

Funny thing, I was just reading Wildcastere's comparison of the new quad and the RSM. Are you upgrading to the new Quads?

My Onkyo is a keeper and so is my DSD Micro I just can't get the Mojo out of my head from the tour unit I had. I will keep my RSMs but want there new quad as well. This hobby is never ending. One thing is I don't want multiple setups just 3 and I have 2, so if I get this I hope it will be it for awhile.

 

[maxh22]

  Oh, well if we're fantasising about a desktop Mojo (which I think of as Dojo, fwiw), here's my version of the fantasy:
 

1. A physical volume knob.  General reason: they're just nice to have!  Personal reason it's at the top of my list: because I participate in a bloody lot of conference calls whose volume varies by 10s of dB from participant to participant, and up/down buttons are too slow.  I keep a separate DAC/amp stack on my desk just for this, and while I certainly don't need Chord quality for these calls (ha! as if), I'd like the tidiness of a single-box solution.
    
2. A "line-out" on the back.  Unbalanced is fine with me.  Switching off when headphones are plugged in is fine with me.  Adjusts with volume knob would be nice.  Separate memory for rear-output and front-output volumes would be very desirable.
    
3. Full-sized and mini-sized headphone jacks on front.
    
4. Transportable enough to carry between office and home daily if I want.  I don't care about on-the-go use (I have Mojo for that), but I'd like Dojo to be small and light enough that I don't much mind adding it to my backpack.  To me this means roughly Hugo category of transportable.  I assume this rules out galvanic isolation, and that's OK with me.
    
5. Features / audio quality: whatever can be added by giving Mojo's basic internals a bigger power/thermal envelope consistent with desktop/mains-powered use.  I'd fully trust Mr. Watts' judgment on how best to allocate that.
    
6. Price: somehow less than two Mojos.  Would love it to be 1.5 Mojos.

 
 
And I'm admitting it's a fantasy, OK?  Chord and Mr. Watts are already keeping quite a few plates spinning as it is.
 
(Wikipedia says Dojo 'literally means "place of the way"' which for some reason I find pleasing in this context.)

+1 to everything you said. The only other thing I would add is an increase in output power. Hopefully the Dojo could output the same amount of power as dave. Having a Mojo and Dojo would be great for Chord because their customers would be buying two products.Each offering a level of refinement and convenience. One would be used for on the go and one would stay at home. I know Chord already has the Hugo and HugoTT but the reality is that it is out of the price range for many people. Chord's vision to democratize high end audio would be one step closer to fruition when both products are in the lineup. 

 

[vhsownsbeta]

  Oh, well if we're fantasising about a desktop Mojo (which I think of as Dojo, fwiw), here's my version of the fantasy:
 

1. A physical volume knob.  General reason: they're just nice to have!  Personal reason it's at the top of my list: because I participate in a bloody lot of conference calls whose volume varies by 10s of dB from participant to participant, and up/down buttons are too slow.  I keep a separate DAC/amp stack on my desk just for this, and while I certainly don't need Chord quality for these calls (ha! as if), I'd like the tidiness of a single-box solution.
    
2. A "line-out" on the back.  Unbalanced is fine with me.  Switching off when headphones are plugged in is fine with me.  Adjusts with volume knob would be nice.  Separate memory for rear-output and front-output volumes would be very desirable.
    
3. Full-sized and mini-sized headphone jacks on front.
    
4. Transportable enough to carry between office and home daily if I want.  I don't care about on-the-go use (I have Mojo for that), but I'd like Dojo to be small and light enough that I don't much mind adding it to my backpack.  To me this means roughly Hugo category of transportable.  I assume this rules out galvanic isolation, and that's OK with me.
    
5. Features / audio quality: whatever can be added by giving Mojo's basic internals a bigger power/thermal envelope consistent with desktop/mains-powered use.  I'd fully trust Mr. Watts' judgment on how best to allocate that.
    
6. Price: somehow less than two Mojos.  Would love it to be 1.5 Mojos.

 
 
And I'm admitting it's a fantasy, OK?  Chord and Mr. Watts are already keeping quite a few plates spinning as it is.
 
(Wikipedia says Dojo 'literally means "place of the way"' which for some reason I find pleasing in this context.)

 
A 'double width' Mojo with full size I/O, galvanic isolation and a mains power supply, isolated via battery would be an insta-buy for me...
 

 
Dojo works as a name too 

 

 

[sonickarma]

  Just got my Mojo case. It is very nice, good quality materials and feels very sturdy! It does rattle very slightly but nothing to worry about. Shame I didn't get it a few months ago because I accidentally scratched my Mojo with my keys 

.
 

 
Love the look and it is going to be even nicer with my incoming custom Noble K10 with Toxic Silver Widow 22 headphone and otg arrive.

What material is the case made of ? looks like plastic/rubber?

 

[Rowethren]

What material is the case made of ? looks like plastic/rubber?

The inside is velour, followed by a hard plastic body, at the ends around the openings it is coated with a rubbery material to act like a bumper and the central strip with the logo is leather. Feels like a very well thought out design which should make the already tank like Mojo even more protected. Hope that helps.