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

[analogmusic]

I use the entry level Sennheiser MX365, cost 15 $ on amazon, sound great, I don't need more than this and my Hugo to enjoy music.
 
Oh and the the Sennheiser PX100 is also fantastic, 61 $ on amazon
 
By the way I am very demanding of my music, my second most precious musical device after my Hugo is my beloved Naim amplifier at home with Dynaudio speakers

 

[Ike1985]

What does it mean when mojo shows a white light for 10-15 seconds, then goes black for a bit then again shows a white light for 10-15 seconds.  I know about the quick flashing white light, that means it's not charging correctly, but that's not what I'm getting here.  What does this longer white light mean?  Now it appears to have stopped completely after ~10 minutes on this light scheme.

 

[Saoshyant]

For me, I've always listened to music purely for enjoyment.  There are people that once they've heard a superior piece of gear in their musical chain, they can't really go back to something lesser.  I am not one of these people.  While writing this, my entire setup I'm listening to some Radiohead on cost me maybe $30 (Clip zip & VE Monk), and I love it very much.  Now of course I won't make any arguments about this inexpensive setup being wonderful, but I enjoy it and that's all that matters.  In this respect, I'm also the type of person that can watch a move in standard def and still love the experience, heck with one of my favorite shows I believe the video size is only 320x200 or so.  You can argue all you want about which piece of the chain in your setup is most important, and to you that is correct.  But we are each quite unique, so because nobody has your ears, your experiences, your tastes and so forth, it only really holds true for you.  Just please quit trying to argue about how you're right and someone else is wrong, or else you just detract from the society we're all a part of.  AND JUST ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE!

 

[Ike1985]

  I use the entry level Sennheiser MX365, cost 15 $ on amazon, sound great, I don't need more than this and my Hugo to enjoy music.
 
Oh and the the Sennheiser PX100 is also fantastic, 61 $ on amazon
 
By the way I am very demanding of my music, my second most precious musical device after my Hugo is my beloved Naim amplifier at home with Dynaudio speakers

 
Yea you don't need more expensive headphones to enjoy the music but why not hear what's possible and maximize your equipment.  You will hear differences between a $50-80 iem and a $300-$2k+ ciem/headphone.  Also CD's are sonically superior to vinyl in every respect, they are handicapped by brick walling, compression and poor production but potentially a CD is far superior to vinyl in every respect if done right. There is one CD that I have heard that blows away any vinyl I've heard and it's the Japanese Black Triangle first release of Dark Side of the Moon.  There was a very detailed post earlier (20-50 pages back) that explained why CD's are superior but I can't find it now.

 

[Ike1985]

  For me, I've always listened to music purely for enjoyment.  There are people that once they've heard a superior piece of gear in their musical chain, they can't really go back to something lesser.  I am not one of these people.  While writing this, my entire setup I'm listening to some Radiohead on cost me maybe $30 (Clip zip & VE Monk), and I love it very much.  Now of course I won't make any arguments about this inexpensive setup being wonderful, but I enjoy it and that's all that matters.  In this respect, I'm also the type of person that can watch a move in standard def and still love the experience, heck with one of my favorite shows I believe the video size is only 320x200 or so.  You can argue all you want about which piece of the chain in your setup is most important, and to you that is correct.  But we are each quite unique, so because nobody has your ears, your experiences, your tastes and so forth, it only really holds true for you.  Just please quit trying to argue about how you're right and someone else is wrong, or else you just detract from the society we're all a part of.  AND JUST ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE!

 
Have you downgraded your entire music collection to mp3 64 to save space  and your movie collection over to VHS yet because it's cheaper? =P
 
Ok I'm starting my battery life countdown.  I'll be listening to steaming bandcamp today with my Mojo and ADEL A12's. I'll report back with my results later today.  I'll try to post when the color changes, how long it was blue, green, etc but we'll see. 

 

[jrpalomo]

Taobao cable works great,, Bye cck

Hey dude, where did you get that cable? So desperate for one.

 

[Saoshyant]

   
Have you downgraded your entire music collection to mp3 64 to save space  and your movie collection over to VHS yet because it's cheaper? =P
 
Ok I'm starting my battery life countdown.  I'll be listening to steaming bandcamp today with my Mojo and ADEL A12's. I'll report back with my results later today.  I'll try to post when the color changes, how long it was blue, green, etc but we'll see. 

 
 
Nope, Most of my listening on my HD700 would kind of feel pointless to do so.  But you obviously missed the point I was trying to make...  I can make it simple for you however, use small words.
 
Use what you want to use, just have fun doing it.

 

[bavinck]

For me, I've always listened to music purely for enjoyment.  There are people that once they've heard a superior piece of gear in their musical chain, they can't really go back to something lesser.  I am not one of these people.  While writing this, my entire setup I'm listening to some Radiohead on cost me maybe $30 (Clip zip & VE Monk), and I love it very much.  Now of course I won't make any arguments about this inexpensive setup being wonderful, but I enjoy it and that's all that matters.  In this respect, I'm also the type of person that can watch a move in standard def and still love the experience, heck with one of my favorite shows I believe the video size is only 320x200 or so.  You can argue all you want about which piece of the chain in your setup is most important, and to you that is correct.  But we are each quite unique, so because nobody has your ears, your experiences, your tastes and so forth, it only really holds true for you.  Just please quit trying to argue about how you're right and someone else is wrong, or else you just detract from the society we're all a part of.  AND JUST ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE!

I think you missed their point. They are trying to explain why being careful in selecting a quality source (recording and converter) will allow all headphones to shine and provide the end user with the best experience. If experience is all you are after, then you should be trying to understand how they are saying you can make yours better.

 

[NaiveSound]

Mojo is crucial to own (a good dac is crucial), but with my source... My iems.made a bigger differencr in sound vs just mojo with a mediocre phones...

 

[headmanPL]

  Thought it may be worth creating a Google survey to gather feedback and see how others feel the Mojo synergises with their headphone/s. 

 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EZQ_zxwSIL9Zz38-_eaJGDUPsqwJEwKbbeoDX1SMPWg/viewform?c=0&w=1

 
Results - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H9sSH1CCK29YTerd63g0GjJexb8TlW4ZUR8Td-xUo5s/edit?usp=sharing

Nice effort. I just submitted my feedback

 

[headmanPL]

   
Not correct.
 
I use my Hugo with Sennheiser entry level ear IEM, and sounds great to me. More than enough bass (I dislike very much excessive bass). Which $1-200 DAC can beat the Mojo? 
 
No expensive headphones are needed to appreciate the music.
 
I am now 44 years old, and some of you may not be old enough to remember or have enjoyed the analog era of Vinyl and tapes, where music sounded so enjoyable and musical.
 
In those days FM radio sounded so engaging, and I remember days of rocking all out to Rock albums on a simple tape player and speakers. (Edit : Now we can do the same with Mojo into simple powered speakers)
 
Sadly with badly designed and compromised digital these rocking out sessions were in the past. When I heard the first CD players I was shocked how bad they sounded, and while there have been improvements in musicality, nothing like what I now hear from the Hugo. CD players from the Naim/Linn camp did sound musical, but I arrived late to the Naim/Linn party (and too expensive for me in those days), and anyway the Hugo/Mojo is more closer to the engagement and musicality of Vinyl and analog (and in many ways, much better)
 
What I am saying is that I'm an all analog guy and hopefully many of the younger generation will appreciate the sheer scale of Rob Watts achievements in the Mojo in terms of how this little gem makes music enjoyable, and engaging to listen to again !
 
It wasn't easy to get here and it took Mr Watts 30 years of research !

It is amazing just how much musicality is inherent in these digital recordings. More amazing is how wrong these manufacturers have been getting it for so many years.
Mojo definitely makes average sounding headphones/IEMs sound amazing.
I too would suggest buying a Mojo first, then listening to some reasonably priced headphones or IEMs.

 

[Ike1985]

16 Ohm impedence ADEL A12's w/Iphone 5 Streaming via bandcamp, starting from full charge(battery turns off when charging, will not accept anymore charge, blue light shown on power-on) My mojo's LED's were set to the default bright condition throughout this test.
 
Duration each color light was on:

Blue: 8 minutes
Green: 1hr 40 minutes
Yellow: 11 minutes
Red: 4 minutes
Flashing Red: 2 minutes
 
Total Play time until shut-off: 2 hours 5 minutes
 
When I'm not doing this test, I typically plug in at yellow and from that point on do charge while listening playback for a few hours to let it charge up.

 

[echoz]

Hey dude, where did you get that cable? So desperate for one.

I bought mine here:-
http://www.lelong.com.my/uranus-occ-iphone-5-6-lightning-camera-kit-to-otg-micro-usb-starspicker-I2449654-2007-01-Sale-I.htm

 

[iBrian]

For those using a non mfi certified lighting adaptor to micro usb. There are test being done right now with a couple of those cables and it's showing that the 3rdparty parts the power drainage is about 13% faster than with a certified cable. Just thought I would throw that out there

 

[435279]

  16 Ohm impedence ADEL A12's w/Iphone 5 Streaming via bandcamp, starting from full charge(battery turns off when charging, will not accept anymore charge, blue light shown on power-on) My mojo's LED's were set to the default bright condition throughout this test.
 
Duration each color light was on:

Blue: 8 minutes
Green: 1hr 40 minutes
Yellow: 11 minutes
Red: 4 minutes
Flashing Red: 2 minutes
 
Total Play time until shut-off: 2 hours 5 minutes
 
When I'm not doing this test, I typically plug in at yellow and from that point on do charge while listening playback for a few hours to let it charge up.

 
You must have a faulty battery. I get at least double that. Does it get really hot during use?