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

[maxh22]

Does anyone else own one of these?



http://m.ebay.com/itm/Pure-Solid-Silver-Lightning-to-Chord-Hugo-Mojo-interconnect-cable-Iphone-4-5-6-/172158889773?txnId=1540145164007

I just received mine in the mail and it's not working, the light goes on for the mojo and that's all.

Have you tried the other side of the cable? One of them has the Apple camera connection kit chip.

 

[TheTrace]

I use one of those.

It has worked fine since I received it - no issues at all.

I haven't not tested it with yesterday's 9.3.2 update to iOS yet, but it was certainly fine with 9.3.1.

I have version 9.2.1 and no matter what way put it into my phone the music won't play. I had to return my first mojo for a faulty USB slot.

This one is fine but then i had problems with the apple adapter and the wire the mojo came with, its really sensitive and cant be moved a hair or the music stops.

I got this one cable solution to avoid all this and it doesn't work.. I'm getting very frustrated at this point.

 

[Peter Hyatt]

I have version 9.2.1 and no matter what way put it into my phone the music won't play. I had to return my first mojo for a faulty USB slot.

This one is fine but then i had problems with the apple adapter and the wire the mojo came with, its really sensitive and cant be moved a hair or the music stops.

I got this one cable solution to avoid all this and it doesn't work.. I'm getting very frustrated at this point.

Try one more thing:
 
Restart your iPhone with it plugged in.  
Hold down the center button while restarting.  
 
Let me know if it 'catches' the signal.  
 
He stands behind his product and has exchanged mine. 

 

[maxh22]

I have version 9.2.1 and no matter what way put it into my phone the music won't play. I had to return my first mojo for a faulty USB slot.

This one is fine but then i had problems with the apple adapter and the wire the mojo came with, its really sensitive and cant be moved a hair or the music stops.

I got this one cable solution to avoid all this and it doesn't work.. I'm getting very frustrated at this point.

Could it be that your lightning connector is not working properly on your iPhone? Do you have a regular Apple connection kit to test that out?

 

[TheTrace]

Try one more thing:

Restart your iPhone with it plugged in.  
Hold down the center button while restarting.  

Let me know if it 'catches' the signal.  

He stands behind his product and has exchanged mine. 

I tried and no dice.

And I also tried another iPod touch and that doesn't work either, so it looks like I have to contact him. Sigh, I was hoping that I would just have to update my phone or something, I don't have the greatest luck when it comes to recieving functionality the first time it seems. Gotta practice more patience I suppose.

Edit: Definitely the wire, original setup still works.

 

[rkt31]

mojo is not the culprit for dsd128 and above playback. j river engine even when not playing dsd, takes a lot of CPU so when there is dsd to dop processing there are problems. I avoid j river for this reason. I foobar best for bit perfect streaming of dsd 128 or even dsd256. j river can't handle dsd256.

 

[Torq]

mojo is not the culprit for dsd128 and above playback. j river engine even when not playing dsd, takes a lot of CPU so when there is dsd to dop processing there are problems. I avoid j river for this reason. I foobar best for bit perfect streaming of dsd 128 or even dsd256. j river can't handle dsd256.

 
Mojo in general may not be the problem, but I'm not convinced that my particular unit doesn't have an issue.
 
I literally have the fastest Macs it is possible to buy today.  Other's are having it work fine with MUCH slower hardware with far fewer resources.  The ONLY common factor with this issue is the DAC.  So either my DAC has an issue or there's something common to my computers that I don't know about (one of them, a fully-specced Retina Mac Book Pro was brand new as of yesterday - so there's no third party software in the way).
 
I avoid JRiver for a variety of reasons - however I included it in my testing as an attempt to eliminate Audirvana as a possible cause.  The issue exists with Roon also, so it's not the playback software.  And it's definitely not the performance of the computer.

 

[spook76]

I tried and no dice.

And I also tried another iPod touch and that doesn't work either, so it looks like I have to contact him. Sigh, I was hoping that I would just have to update my phone or something, I don't have the greatest luck when it comes to recieving functionality the first time it seems. Gotta practice more patience I suppose.

Edit: Definitely the wire, original setup still works.

The problem is the solid core silver wire. I have bought two Lavricable cables and the L-19 cable from Penon Audio all are finicky. Monday, I finally found the perfect cable for connecting an iDevice to the Mojo.

http://penonaudio.com/Lightning-Pure-Silver-Decoding-Cable

Yes, it is expensive at $130 but it is a real Apple Camera Kit dissembled and built into the new cable. I have tried everything I could to make it fail and it works exactly like my real Apple CCK and yes it went through the upgrade from 9.3.1 to 9.3.2 perfectly. Only 8 days from order to receipt in the US.

 

[michaelgordon]

is there any alternative to the sysconcept or moon audio optical cable for use with Mojo & AK100.  Im looking at getting the AK but the optical cable is going to cost a lot to get it shipped to the UK were talking £70 /$100 or £100 / $150 for a tiny little cable, dont know if i can justify it 

 

[Ike1985]

   
Mojo in general may not be the problem, but I'm not convinced that my particular unit doesn't have an issue.
 
I literally have the fastest Macs it is possible to buy today.  Other's are having it work fine with MUCH slower hardware with far fewer resources.  The ONLY common factor with this issue is the DAC.  So either my DAC has an issue or there's something common to my computers that I don't know about (one of them, a fully-specced Retina Mac Book Pro was brand new as of yesterday - so there's no third party software in the way).
 
I avoid JRiver for a variety of reasons - however I included it in my testing as an attempt to eliminate Audirvana as a possible cause.  The issue exists with Roon also, so it's not the playback software.  And it's definitely not the performance of the computer.

 
 My dream setup; fastest Mac today but running snow leopard instead of the latest steaming pile Apple has put out.  snow leopard so dang stable. Nothing ever freezes or goes wrong for me.

 

[maxh22]

The problem is the solid core silver wire. I have bought two Lavricable cables and the L-19 cable from Penon Audio all are finicky. Monday, I finally found the perfect cable for connecting an iDevice to the Mojo.

http://penonaudio.com/Lightning-Pure-Silver-Decoding-Cable

Yes, it is expensive at $130 but it is a real Apple Camera Kit dissembled and built into the new cable. I have tried everything I could to make it fail and it works exactly like my real Apple CCK and yes it went through the upgrade from 9.3.1 to 9.3.2 perfectly. Only 8 days from order to receipt in the US.

Did you find any difference in sound quality versus the regular cable?

 

[Torq]

   
 My dream setup; fastest Mac today but running snow leopard instead of the latest steaming pile Apple has put out.  snow leopard so dang stable. Nothing ever freezes or goes wrong for me.

 
I guess I'm lucky ... I've had no issues with El Capitan so far.  I've certainly read about plenty, but not had any of them actually affect me.  My DEV box is pretty much always current, so I'm exposed to potential issues pretty much instantly.

 

[TheTrace]

The problem is the solid core silver wire. I have bought two Lavricable cables and the L-19 cable from Penon Audio all are finicky. Monday, I finally found the perfect cable for connecting an iDevice to the Mojo.

http://penonaudio.com/Lightning-Pure-Silver-Decoding-Cable

Yes, it is expensive at $130 but it is a real Apple Camera Kit dissembled and built into the new cable. I have tried everything I could to make it fail and it works exactly like my real Apple CCK and yes it went through the upgrade from 9.3.1 to 9.3.2 perfectly. Only 8 days from order to receipt in the US.

That was one of the few cables I was looking at from the beginning, regretting not initially choosing that kinda hard right now. Lol

 

[spook76]

Did you find any difference in sound quality versus the regular cable?

I preface my answer that I am somewhat of a cable believer. That said, it improves the clarity and the soundstage but if you quote me I will deny I ever said it.

 

[spook76]

That was one of the few cables I was looking at from the beginning, regretting not initially choosing that kinda hard right now. Lol

I felt the same but at least there is a perfect solution. Just image a connection made of silver that is as reliable as a real Apple cable. I cannot tell you how happy I am.

My final portable audio rig.