After a 10 month gap I am a Mojo owner once again.
Since I only use portable gear every other month for flights/train. I wanted to keep the budget as low as possible. First I thought I will be happy with one of the best noise cancelling headphones instead of Mojo. After a while I just couldn't bare the sound.
I was back to (relatively inexpensive) IEMs then as I need isolation. I am not into IEMs, this is just a solution for these occasional trips. With the IEMs I thought I get a small USB DAC as I didn't want to fully let the comfort of wireless ANC headphones go. I don't like stacking. So bulky.
The small USB DAC sounded surprisingly good, I liked my IEMs with this DAC more than the ANC headphones. The main problem here was the battery drainage of my phone and also the sound quality was still quite a compromise compared to what I am used to.
Next chapter was trying a budget DAP. By budget I mean around £250. Even though people were raving about the sound quality to me it was a big disappointment. Even the little USB dongle DAC sounded better for half the price. DAP returned.
I have realised my only option really is a bulkier solution. I was looking into the Q5, but then found a 2 month old pristine Mojo with warranty and a great, great price. I just couldn't say no. Even though this Mojo won't be used too much, the sound is
such a relief.
This is hi-fidelity sound on the go. Finally. It is so well worth the money. Yes, it will be a bit bulky, but manageable. Simply nothing comes close on the portable market at this price.