[Mojo ideas]

Hey guys! Finally received my mojo today, is on charge right now! Did everybody follow the full 10hr charging routine for the first time.

Can't wait to start listening!

Thanks to philw and lukeap69 for the help and support!!

It should be okay after four hours the ten hour first charge rule is for units that may have been stored in warehouses for a long time. I some how think that will not happen for a very long time as the demand for mojo is so high they don't stay stored for more than a few hours. John F.

 

[gnomen]

Chord Hugo/Mojo battery life and replacement
 
Hi all, I am asking this question on all 3 Chord threads because all 3 devices have batteries in them.  Does anyone know what the battery life and replacement costs are for the batteries in the Hugo, the TT and the Mojo?  
 
Elsewhere -- in phones, cameras, laptops, etc., these sorts of batteries are rated at a service life of about 5 years, regardless of usage.  Five years may seem like a long time when you first make your purchase, but for quality hi-fi equipment it is probably only a half or a third of what you might want to get out of it.  What happens when the service life is completed?
 
Thanks for any replies and apologies if this question was already answered thousands of posts earlier!

 

[AndrewH13]

Actually DX90 and the Hugo isn't great form factor as the Hugo is bigger than the DX90 but musically it sounds sweet

I would have though the DX90 and the mojo paired better as regards form factor but maybe the Dx90 is actually a little bigger than the mojo?

 
Great match, see my photo earlier in this thread:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/784602/chord-mojo-the-official-thread/2400#post_12025372
 
Regarding optical and co-axial, in my systems I've always found optical to be softer sounding. Even when connecting my Sonos system to the Hugo TT recently.
May just be a prejudice, but I will always seek out DAPs with Co-ax output

 

[audionewbi]

I have been thinking of Hidiz for a pure coaxial source. It has about the same footprint as mojo. I find optical too impractical for portable.

 

[griff609]

What Toslink to Miniplug cable is that and what are the dimensions / thickness?

Moon-Audio silver dragon toslink for the Chord Hugo.

 

[sonickarma]

  I have been thinking of Hidiz for a pure coaxial source. It has about the same footprint as mojo. I find optical too impractical for portable.

Yep could work if you don't mind the Hidiz UI, i sold mind but it was felt bigger than the AK100 in terms of size (from memory)

 

[OK-Guy]

  Chord Hugo/Mojo battery life and replacement
 
Hi all, I am asking this question on all 3 Chord threads because all 3 devices have batteries in them.  Does anyone know what the battery life and replacement costs are for the batteries in the Hugo, the TT and the Mojo?  
 
What happens when the service life is completed?
 
Thanks for any replies and apologies if this question was already answered thousands of posts earlier!

 
batteries have a life expectancy of three-years (I'm being conservative) and can be replaced by your Dealer or by Chord.
 
I can't quote you any cost as there's never been a replacement, the odd battery that has been replaced has been done under warranty (Mojo 1year - Hugo & TT 3year)... ask me again in a year or so and I'll be able to give you a quote, hth...

 

[audionewbi]

 
Yep could work if you don't mind the Hidiz UI, i sold mind but it was felt bigger than the AK100 in terms of size (from memory)

Honestly I have not come across any good UI in any high end DAP that is anywhere close to apple UI. Calyx M is great but super laggy. This is why I now seek stable but fast and simple to use UI.
 
I wish xduoo X3 had coaxial out, that thing can take two 128 GB microSD but has no coaxial out. 

 

[Duncan]

You know you've got something right / good, when you have permanent spine tingles and shallowness of breath when listening to some of your favourite tracks...

Happy days, especially with - what should be remembered, a portable setup!

 

[OK-Guy]

Cyber men are the logical evolutionary end point for us head fiers

 
I don't wanna be a cyberman it's why I use IEM's... I want to come back as one of those statue-thingies that sneaks up on you, makes sense imho as I'll be plotted up in the cemetery...

 
in other news... Rob prefers Red-Book (I like repeating that).

 

[audionewbi]

I am not long in the field of focusing on the numbers. When I purchase an album first I must like the darn music and second I try to get it in its original mastering if I can find it. This is why I like to have a device that covers everything as sometimes the song I like happened to he mastered "hi-res".
 
I will never claim I can tell apart PCM from PCM, with my lotoo paw gold I do sense DSD is done better but hey I never passed the blind test in a mark that I can say conclusively I hear the DSD between PCM.
 
To me Mojo is a lot more punchy and dynamic than HUGO and that is a big deal as when I first listened to HUGO feeding it redbook quality the sound was so much better that what I have ever heard before. What is Mojo able to do in its size and price is unheard of before. 

 

[all999]

 

[Duncan]

I do wish I had a remote for my AK, but don't know which one to get... Will have to do some searching on different threads

 

[audionewbi]

I do wish I had a remote for my AK, but don't know which one to get... Will have to do some searching on different threads

the AK remote is essentially this, rebranded. 
 
http://gstylemag.com/2013/07/26/scosche-controlfreq-ii-bluetooth-remote-control-for-ipad-iphone-ipod-and-andriod-devices-review/

 

[Takeanidea]

You know you've got something right / good, when you have permanent spine tingles and shallowness of breath when listening to some of your favourite tracks...

Happy days, especially with - what should be remembered, a portable setup!

I would never have believed this level of reproduction was possible in such a tiny unit. You are right Duncan, portable has finally hit hi fidelity. I felt very adrift after losing my review copy, decided to swallow my pride and not wait for a bargain price. I thought with something this good it would be at least a month before one appeared on the for sale forum. A month is too long a wait