[qrtas]

  @x RELIC x & anyone else who owns higher-end Chord DACs:
 
Could you go to 1:50 in this track and compare the impact of the drums for me?
 
(Mojo first, then the others. I guess you should use headphones that excel at impact too. Crank the volume so you can feel the impact and try volume-matching as well as you can. And feel free to enjoy the entire track. It's from this phenomenal movie.)
 
I noticed that cheap DAC/amps and the like hit a lot harder than the Mojo in this respect, although the Mojo has much better sound quality. I was hoping the DAVE, Hugo 2, etc. would also hit harder like that.
 

 
 
I also agree that the mojo don't hit very hard. I have a $1,500 US dollars Hifiman 901s and it hits much harder that the mojo. I don't think it is because the DACs are cheap or expensive it is probably just the sound signature of each DAC. 

 

[Music Alchemist]

  I also agree that the mojo don't hit very hard. I have a $1,500 US dollars Hifiman 901s and it hits much harder that the mojo. I don't think it is because the DACs are cheap or expensive it is probably just the sound signature of each DAC. 

 
Yeah, I didn't mean to imply that impact and price are proportional; just that every cheaper DAC I've heard hits harder.

 

[musickid]

great feedback. i know what im doing now. 
 
many thanks.

 

[miketlse]

  @x RELIC x & anyone else who owns higher-end Chord DACs:
 
Could you go to 1:50 in this track and compare the impact of the drums for me?
 
(Mojo first, then the others. I guess you should use headphones that excel at impact too. Crank the volume so you can feel the impact and try volume-matching as well as you can. And feel free to enjoy the entire track. It's from this phenomenal movie.)
 
I noticed that cheap DAC/amps and the like hit a lot harder than the Mojo in this respect, although the Mojo has much better sound quality. I was hoping the DAVE, Hugo 2, etc. would also hit harder like that.
 

 
I tried with the mojo, plus Beyer T51i and Beyer T8ie headphones, and agree that the drums don't hit hard. The mojo does a better job of drums on other albums, so I wonder if it is something in the way that these drums have been recorded (are they electronic or acoustic drums?) or miked. 

 

[Music Alchemist]

  I tried with the mojo, plus Beyer T51i and Beyer T8ie headphones, and agree that the drums don't hit hard. The mojo does a better job of drums on other albums, so I wonder if it is something in the way that these drums have been recorded (are they electronic or acoustic drums?) or miked. 

 
No, I selected this track because the drums hit crazy hard (feels like two or three times harder) with cheaper DAC/amps like the Creative Sound Blaster E1. At least when paired with the KTXPRO1. (Plus I happen to adore this song.) It's not the best test track, of course.

 

[Likeimthere]

Does anyone know if there is a Mojo trial program available in the US?  I want to compare my Ak120ii with and without a Mojo to see if I want to make an ownership jump on the Mojo.  I run Tidal off of my Ak120ii and from what everyone has been saying, the Mojo takes listening to another level. . . just want to test it out for myself.
 
If not maybe I'll just buy one and if I don't like it return it. . . 
 

 

[maxh22]

  Does anyone know if there is a Mojo trial program available in the US?  I want to compare my Ak120ii with and without a Mojo to see if I want to make an ownership jump on the Mojo.  I run Tidal off of my Ak120ii and from what everyone has been saying, the Mojo takes listening to another level. . . just want to test it out for myself.
 
If not maybe I'll just buy one and if I don't like it return it. . . 
 

Amazon has a very good return policy if you buy a prime marked item. You can basically audition it for a maximum of 30 days.

 

[Music Alchemist]

  Does anyone know if there is a Mojo trial program available in the US?  I want to compare my Ak120ii with and without a Mojo to see if I want to make an ownership jump on the Mojo.  I run Tidal off of my Ak120ii and from what everyone has been saying, the Mojo takes listening to another level. . . just want to test it out for myself.
 
If not maybe I'll just buy one and if I don't like it return it. . . 
 

 
Closest thing I know of to that is this:
 
https://www.thecableco.com/product/new-headphone-lending-library
 
You can borrow it for a small fee that is put toward any future purchases from them.

 

[Deftone]

Yeah, I didn't mean to imply that impact and price are proportional; just that every cheaper DAC I've heard hits harder.

It could be that your just hearing the impact as it really is, a truthful reproduction. If it's not it is strange to hear that a DAC as expensive as mojo couldn't reproduce impact properly.

 

[Music Alchemist]

It could be that your just hearing the impact as it really is, a truthful reproduction. If it's not it is strange to hear that a DAC as expensive as mojo couldn't reproduce impact properly.

 
I've heard about the more expensive Chord DACs having much stronger impact than the Mojo.

 

[jmills8]

I've heard about the more expensive Chord DACs having much stronger impact than the Mojo.

Mojo great Dac. Just add a very good amp and magic.

 

[Music Alchemist]

Mojo great Dac. Just add a very good amp and magic.

 
I'm with @JaZZ on this one: I don't want to add an external amp. He has gone into great detail explaining why driving headphones directly from the DAC is the superior method.

 

[Arnav Agharwal]

  Amazon has a very good return policy if you buy a prime marked item. You can basically audition it for a maximum of 30 days.

Even with Prime, it depends on the seller; Amazon policy lists re-stocking fee for laptops and such at 20%, but sellers need to be explicit to levy it on other items. The first seller I purchased the Mojo from had put a sticker on the box, putting a 20% re-stocking fee on an opened box, so I promptly returned it. Then I bought it from another, who happened to have no such condition listed. Best to contact the seller before, if possible, or after placing the order, just to be sure.

 

[Rob Watts]

 

It could be that your just hearing the impact as it really is, a truthful reproduction. If it's not it is strange to hear that a DAC as expensive as mojo couldn't reproduce impact properly.

 
I've heard about the more expensive Chord DACs having much stronger impact than the Mojo.

I played the track back on a M scaler and Dave. This combination is capable of immense speed and impact if the recording allows; but the Absolute Configuration track just sounds soft and lacks impact; it sounds typical of a heavily compressed and over produced MP3 or AAC file. Compression degrades transient timing, which makes it sound soft. So it's the recording, not Mojo.
 
Rob

 

[hung031086]

I just ordered a mojo for my laptop. How do you know it's new or old model ?