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

[jmills8]

Okay so you and Relic seem to have the AK/mojo combination... is there a noticeable sound difference with the standalone DAP and it paired with the mojo? I'm just trying to get an educational understanding behind the set up...

I used this combo because I had a couple of daps laying around when I bought the Mojo. I now prefer to use the Mojo with a phone. The phone only used as a player and its wifi is off and in airplane mode.

 

[warrior1975]

I was rockingthe mojo with my Cowon P1 last night. With my K10s. I was exhausted, and I think I fell asleep during the first song lol. My girl woke me up because the Mojo fell off of me and was in between us. It was warmer than usual and she woke me up because "this thing is hot". Lol. I'm going to try that combo again, but I'll try to stay awake.

 

[jmills8]

I was rockingthe mojo with my Cowon P1 last night. With my K10s. I was exhausted, and I think I fell asleep during the first song lol. My girl woke me up because the Mojo fell off of me and was in between us. It was warmer than usual and she woke me up because "this thing is hot". Lol. I'm going to try that combo again, but I'll try to stay awake.

See if the P1s EQ works with the Mojo. I never tried connecting my P1 with the Mojo.

 

[warrior1975]

Ok, will do. I believe it does though. Using the optical cable, obviously no other option.

 

[Frederick Wang]

   
i dont understand this, isnt HE400i around 40ohms? mojo specs say it can drive up to 800ohms?
 
even if power delivery started to get anemic 200ohms + its still way below
 
i thought 40ohms would be a walk in the park for mojo

Mojo do drive some headphones with impedance higher than HE400i with gusto, I learned that the hard way, my ears almost got blown up. With respect to HE400i, the whole soundscape is crammed & twisted, bass anemic. In the past I demoed HE400i with HM901U(balanced card) for a short while, I didn't remember HE400i so disagreeably. So, "I feel HE400i is underpowered", it's totally an subjective statement, describing the impression the combo gives me, not referring to the technical aspect, to which I am totally an ignoramus. 

 

[warrior1975]

See if the P1s EQ works with the Mojo. I never tried connecting my P1 with the Mojo.

It works.

 

[jmills8]

It works.

and ?

 

[tienbasse]

Just joined the Mojo "club", since the recent British Pound plunge suddenly made it much more affordable for the rest of Europe (589€ to 435€ in a week time).
 
I was initially skeptical but pairing has a lot do with the result.
 
Now I realized that that my Meizu Pro 5 DAC (ESS9018K2M) is a lot less neutral that I initially thought.
When switching to Mojo through USB (worked like charm with a short micro-usb to usb-c cable), bass did take a little hit backwards and mids a little hit forwards.
 
The result was extremely convincing with my Sirius (tighter bass, forward detailed mids for detail freaks), but not so much with the AK T8iE, where it brought a certain dryness to the mids/drums and tamed the bass too much for my taste.
 
Also tried optical pairing to my AK120 DAP, but was I not very convinced by the result either. It altered the warmth of the AK8740 DAC in a way that felt "weird" in the mids.
 
Nifty little beast, this Mojo.
I can't wait to try it with an incoming Meze 99 Classics (the cream/maple one, quite the beauty).

 

[maxh22]

Fair enough. I didn't know that about EQ on AK devices. The parametric EQ in UAPP is one of my favorite and most used features, I figured a DAP as expensive as an AK would have a similar (or better) feature.

What benefit is there to using a Parametric EQ over the standard EQ?

Cleaner sound quality?

 

[GRUMPYOLDGUY]

What benefit is there to using a Parametric EQ over the standard EQ?

Cleaner sound quality?

More control.

Graphic EQ can gain or attenuate frequencies but without control over shape. Parametric EQ will let me control shaping... Shelf, bell, etc. and steepness of the roll off.

 

[warrior1975]

What benefit is there to using a Parametric EQ over the standard EQ?

Cleaner sound quality?

Sorry quoted wrong post, but that grumpy old guy summed it up rather nicely. Peq is much better in a nutshell.

jmills8 pm's sent

 

[headwhacker]

Just joined the Mojo "club", since the recent British Pound plunge suddenly made it much more affordable for the rest of Europe (589€ to 435€ in a week time).

I was initially skeptical but pairing has a lot do with the result.

Now I realized that that my Meizu Pro 5 DAC (ESS9018K2M) is a lot less neutral that I initially thought.
When switching to Mojo through USB (worked like charm with a short micro-usb to usb-c cable), bass did take a little hit backwards and mids a little hit forwards.

The result was extremely convincing with my Sirius (tighter bass, forward detailed mids for detail freaks), but not so much with the AK T8iE, where it brought a certain dryness to the mids/drums and tamed the bass too much for my taste.

Also tried optical pairing to my AK120 DAP, but was I not very convinced by the result either. It altered the warmth of the AK8740 DAC in a way that felt "weird" in the mids.

Nifty little beast, this Mojo.
I can't wait to try it with an incoming Meze 99 Classics (the cream/maple one, quite the beauty).

How can Mojo alter the DAC on your AK120? Mojo has only digital inputs. Unless, I misread your comments

 

[Toolman]

How can Mojo alter the DAC on your AK120? Mojo has only digital inputs. Unless, I misread your comments

 
You can do a USB to USB connection...if that's what you are asking?

 

[GRUMPYOLDGUY]

You can do a USB to USB connection...if that's what you are asking?

Sure, but that bypasses the AK120 DAC. OP stated that connecting the Mojo changed the sound of the AK120 DAC... It doesn't seem possible.

 

[doraymon]

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Nifty little beast, this Mojo.
I can't wait to try it with an incoming Meze 99 Classics (the cream/maple one, quite the beauty).

Well you're gonna have lots of fun, I'm listening to the pair right now!