[boodi]

I've joined the club lately
( quite impressed by the quality of the unit )

 

[alekc]

I've joined the club lately
( quite impressed by the quality of the unit )

Indeed. Everytime I am switching back to Mojo from better desktop dacs I still love its sound and it makes me smile.

 

[boodi]

I came to try and find Chord Mojo after other portables of course. https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/chord-electronics-mojo.21010/reviews#item-review-25086 bit casual review I just compiled ..

 

[masterpfa]

I've joined the club lately
( quite impressed by the quality of the unit )

Welcome to the club

 

[boodi]

thank you listening as I type .
With some eq via EQApo (bass) this little thing is quite the monster in the room

 

[masterpfa]

I have been listening for the last 4 hours only disturbed once by a phone call which I brought to a premature end to resume my listening

Currently have DSD version of Jazz at the Pawn shop playing.

I have had this for years but I still find myself turning around suddenly as I believe someone is behind me

 

[boodi]

I quite know Jazz At The Pownshop..sounds like right time for revisiting it in an HiRes format

 

[daniel_hokkaido]

Hey Gents

Had my mojo 3 years run usb from cheap and cheerful Hidiz AP60 ... changed to Xduoo X10T (digital out only) player via COAX and WOW! The reason I bought the Xduoo was for low noise as I found running the mojo from my macbook via Audirvana was massively better sounding than via the AP60 , especially now with my Z1Rs

Some A-B testing vs USB from the Xduoo revealed that COAX noticeably improved power , texture and decay of bass, deepened the soundstage at least for mids and upper mids , as well as increased the attack of fast transients like stick impact for drums.

I am really glad I first got the Xduoo and finally moved beyond USB too ... but now HAHA all I wanna do is now demo this setup with a HUGO2

 

[musickid]

then maybe add the mscaler to hugo 2?

 

[118900]

then maybe add the mscaler to hugo 2?

then move to HTT2....

 

[daniel_hokkaido]

Yeah I think I need to add Chord Fan boy to my Sony fan boy credentials. I definitely struggle to love sound of other DACs at this stage ... only Hugo2 appears worth upgrade over Mojo. I tried Kann Alpha and was real disappointment (loose bass, no pop to the highs) ..can't wait to try the Hugo2 now with my xduoo and coax cable

 

[dakanao]

Does it bring a benefit to the Mojo’s sound if I tape off the ground pin on the USB cable? I taped the ground pin, and the Mojo still works perfectly without cutting out.

If this does bring sound improvement, in what way would it be? I also tried taping the 5v pin, but the Mojo stops working with that pin blocked.

 

[boodi]

Yeah I think I need to add Chord Fan boy to my Sony fan boy credentials. I definitely struggle to love sound of other DACs at this stage ... only Hugo2 appears worth upgrade over Mojo. I tried Kann Alpha and was real disappointment (loose bass, no pop to the highs) ..can't wait to try the Hugo2 now with my xduoo and coax cable

would be nice to know if others find like you of a different sound signature (bass presence) with COAX

 

[alekc]

Yeah I think I need to add Chord Fan boy to my Sony fan boy credentials. I definitely struggle to love sound of other DACs at this stage ... only Hugo2 appears worth upgrade over Mojo. I tried Kann Alpha and was real disappointment (loose bass, no pop to the highs) ..can't wait to try the Hugo2 now with my xduoo and coax cable

Keep in mind that H2 has different sound signature than Mojo... considering that new H2 is around half of price of new TT2 I would also advise you to check out TT2 simultaneously with H2. Especialy since Mojo is truly mobile device (while some complain it is to heavy comparing to some other usb only dacs) H2 is rather transportable one (just like ifi micro line) and if you want to use it in desktop setup then battery is not needed.

 

[daniel_hokkaido]

Keep in mind that H2 has different sound signature than Mojo... considering that new H2 is around half of price of new TT2 I would also advise you to check out TT2 simultaneously with H2. Especialy since Mojo is truly mobile device (while some complain it is to heavy comparing to some other usb only dacs) H2 is rather transportable one (just like ifi micro line) and if you want to use it in desktop setup then battery is not needed.

Yes good points! I would actually keep the Mojo for on the move and get the hugo2 for home use between sofa and bedroom. I tried the Hugo2 with Hidiz AP60 and usb cable and yes the sound sig is different. Mojo was def less detailed but after 5-10seconds I found myself enjoying this more 'hifi' sound. So I will try the Hugo2 with coax and optical from my xduoo and see how I feel. I just find the Mojo soundstage too small for my liking. That was one aspect I enjoyed alot listening to the hugo2 before

TT2 is out of my budget and use case for now anyways