That is what logic says. But I heard obvious difference between Fiio X3 and X3ii using the same external amp.
Is there anyone, who actually tried X3ii and DX80 with Mojo and can confirm, they sound identical? thx
X3 and X3II had different DACs inside. DACs do sound different. You were not using X3 and X3II as transports but as DACs, you were passing already decoded signal in shape of current, while with using mojo as a DAC+AMP, you would be passing data stream, which is basically the same (it has a threshold, under which the data is zero and above it is one, so no differences in signal. But there can be battery power variation, current variation, interference EMI, and other types, digital noise (some data can get badly damage, devices asks for data again, data gets repeated, the process is slower than enough, data gets damaged, resulting in jitter and digital noise.) (I can write a few pages on how data is transmitted through cables, but the short story is that there is data, and a verification package, if data received is not good, package is asked again).
About how different can two data sources sound, it would depend. Basically, they should be very close, almost un-hear-able differences, but I will not be amazed to know that two different transports do sound different.
The real side is that all transports will vary in sound, based on many factors, but not as much as DACs and AMPs do, maybe transports will vary as much as different cables do, or a little more, but much less than DACs and AMPs do. Cables do make a difference, but not a major one either, my opinions are best served with a huge grain of salt.
Hi George, we meet in another thread! I have used Mojo in exactly same way as Hugo with my HD800. Certainly no lack of volume. Others may like a fuller sound but that's another story. The slight extra warmth of Mojo may indeed be a benefit as HD 800s are airy enough, the main advantage of Hugo over Mojo. But talking small margins here.
I guess that being in this hobby, Mojo is like that one thing that I cannot miss, eh?
I got wondering, when I was testing Hugo, there was some hiss, especially with overly sensitive IEMs, like IE8 from Sennheiser. I remember people using a small plug that would add 64OHM of resistance or so to filter the noise. I got curious if anyone who already has Mojo experienced this, and if there is a filter still needed. (For those who did not hear hiss with Hugo, do not answer this, it was slight, and some people will not hear it at all. For some even Fiio X5 first generation was silent. I do use a few over-sensitive IEMs sometimes, and I did hear hiss with my 64 ohm Ultrasone dj one pro).
. Well, if it looks like that, I am better off purchasing a sidebad, and strap a long special coaux for this thing, then use a special designed solution, because holding something so thick in my hand will be a no-solution for now. Well, it all boils to how good it sounds in the end, because for portability and other concerns I can fiind a solution.
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