Chord Mojo 2 Thread ___ [product released January 31, 2022 -- starting on page 95 of thread]

Sep 8, 2024 at 4:51 AM Post #11,551 of 12,162
To elaborate further:

According to my preferences: Mojo 2 > K7 > Mojo2 just starting up >Qudelix, m0pro & k3, etc.

When I first picked up the mojo 2 I actually preferred the k7 with most of my headphones. It was undeniably interesting in the sense that it has the so called chord's rounded edges (which I didn't really know what was meant by until I put it on and my first legitimate thought was that who nuked sibilance?) I think you'd have to eq for headphones to be sibilant on this and I tried it with the dt1990s. It's not very fatiguing.

I think I still ended up preferring the k7 mostly because of the slam or tighter slap it had. It was more kinetic. And the edges, just because something isn't sibilant that aspect doesn't make it necessarily better, just a matter of preference. I actually had a really hard time comparing these two initially because of how different they were. I thought if the mojo 2 was better it was more a lateral-maybe-slightly-upwards-grade rather than a direct upgrade.

I much preferred it with it on the go vs the rest of what I had though. It was like I had a desktop amp like the k7 in my pocket. The rest felt lacking in comparison when driving headphones, and while that's less relevant with iems, the mojo 2 came still ahead, pretty clearly. The dsp was fun to play with as well.

Here's the thing though. Eventually I realized that when I leave the mojo2 plugged on to my pc and on. It becomes incredible. I don't know how long it takes exactly. But eventually it becomes incredibly dynamic. It doesn't slam quite in the same way as the k7. But it has a full bodied impact that's incredibly satisfying. It can punch. You can feel the plug of a string on an instrument and its resistance and momentum in a way that's almost abstent from the k7. In this way despite its sharpness, the k7 feels almost veiled in comparison. And when you spread that aspect over every instrument in a song, it becomes really ****ing beautiful.

So the best way I would descripe the mojo2 is dynamic and beautiful. I don't have a headphone that I prefer with the k7 over the mojo2 when it gets going.

So in short. I think the mojo 2 sounds kind of amazing. But has a quirk which complicates its intended use case scenario somewhat outside of stationary setups if you want the best it has. Or something like that.

Edit:

I'm just unloading my experiences somewhere. Feel free to ignore if you think I'm pie in the sky crazy. I probably am. But at the same time it would feel kind of stifling to just not say what I'm experiencing and say something else instead because I would be reluctant to have people thinking of me that way. So here's the whole platter.
Pretty much my experience too. I did actually mention once that I thought the sound of the Mojo slightly changes after a short while, perhaps half an hour or so but if remember correctly most disagreed and I think even RW chimed in saying that shouldnt be the case. Go figure. Perhaps just brain adjustments. Anyway, its a great device in a sea of DAC’s.
 
Sep 8, 2024 at 5:22 AM Post #11,552 of 12,162
To elaborate further:

According to my preferences: Mojo 2 > K7 > Mojo2 just starting up >Qudelix, m0pro & k3, etc.

When I first picked up the mojo 2 I actually preferred the k7 with most of my headphones. It was undeniably interesting in the sense that it has the so called chord's rounded edges (which I didn't really know what was meant by until I put it on and my first legitimate thought was that who nuked sibilance?) I think you'd have to eq for headphones to be sibilant on this and I tried it with the dt1990s. It's not very fatiguing.

I think I still ended up preferring the k7 mostly because of the slam or tighter slap it had. It was more kinetic. And the edges, just because something isn't sibilant that aspect doesn't make it necessarily better, just a matter of preference. I actually had a really hard time comparing these two initially because of how different they were. I thought if the mojo 2 was better it was more a lateral-maybe-slightly-upwards-grade rather than a direct upgrade.

I much preferred it with it on the go vs the rest of what I had though. It was like I had a desktop amp like the k7 in my pocket. The rest felt lacking in comparison when driving headphones, and while that's less relevant with iems, the mojo 2 came still ahead, pretty clearly. The dsp was fun to play with as well.

Here's the thing though. Eventually I realized that when I leave the mojo2 plugged on to my pc and on. It becomes incredible. I don't know how long it takes exactly. But eventually it becomes incredibly dynamic. It doesn't slam quite in the same way as the k7. But it has a full bodied impact that's incredibly satisfying. It can punch. You can feel the plug of a string on an instrument and its resistance and momentum in a way that's almost abstent from the k7. In this way despite its sharpness, the k7 feels almost veiled in comparison. And when you spread that aspect over every instrument in a song, it becomes really ****ing beautiful.

So the best way I would descripe the mojo2 is dynamic and beautiful. I don't have a headphone that I prefer with the k7 over the mojo2 when it gets going.

So in short. I think the mojo 2 sounds kind of amazing. But has a quirk which complicates its intended use case scenario somewhat outside of stationary setups if you want the best it has. Or something like that.

Edit:

I'm just unloading my experiences somewhere. Feel free to ignore if you think I'm pie in the sky crazy. I probably am. But at the same time it would feel kind of stifling to just not say what I'm experiencing and say something else instead because I would be reluctant to have people thinking of me that way. So here's the whole platter.

Absolutely fine, I just thought you might be interested in hearing what the man who spent countless hours designing and testing it had to say.
 
Sep 8, 2024 at 9:57 AM Post #11,553 of 12,162
To elaborate further:

According to my preferences: Mojo 2 > K7 > Mojo2 just starting up >Qudelix, m0pro & k3, etc.

When I first picked up the mojo 2 I actually preferred the k7 with most of my headphones. It was undeniably interesting in the sense that it has the so called chord's rounded edges (which I didn't really know what was meant by until I put it on and my first legitimate thought was that who nuked sibilance?) I think you'd have to eq for headphones to be sibilant on this and I tried it with the dt1990s. It's not very fatiguing.

I think I still ended up preferring the k7 mostly because of the slam or tighter slap it had. It was more kinetic. And the edges, just because something isn't sibilant that aspect doesn't make it necessarily better, just a matter of preference. I actually had a really hard time comparing these two initially because of how different they were. I thought if the mojo 2 was better it was more a lateral-maybe-slightly-upwards-grade rather than a direct upgrade.

I much preferred it with it on the go vs the rest of what I had though. It was like I had a desktop amp like the k7 in my pocket. The rest felt lacking in comparison when driving headphones, and while that's less relevant with iems, the mojo 2 came still ahead, pretty clearly. The dsp was fun to play with as well.

Here's the thing though. Eventually I realized that when I leave the mojo2 plugged on to my pc and on. It becomes incredible. I don't know how long it takes exactly. But eventually it becomes incredibly dynamic. It doesn't slam quite in the same way as the k7. But it has a full bodied impact that's incredibly satisfying. It can punch. You can feel the plug of a string on an instrument and its resistance and momentum in a way that's almost abstent from the k7. In this way despite its sharpness, the k7 feels almost veiled in comparison. And when you spread that aspect over every instrument in a song, it becomes really ****ing beautiful.

So the best way I would descripe the mojo2 is dynamic and beautiful. I don't have a headphone that I prefer with the k7 over the mojo2 when it gets going.

So in short. I think the mojo 2 sounds kind of amazing. But has a quirk which complicates its intended use case scenario somewhat outside of stationary setups if you want the best it has. Or something like that.

Edit:

I'm just unloading my experiences somewhere. Feel free to ignore if you think I'm pie in the sky crazy. I probably am. But at the same time it would feel kind of stifling to just not say what I'm experiencing and say something else instead because I would be reluctant to have people thinking of me that way. So here's the whole platter.
We all have our own rituals and preferences that are baked into how/why we enjoy listening in the ways that we do. Nothing crazy or unusual about it. For some of us, that means shelling out for a cable that feels and looks nice. For others, that means having a dedicated chair or spot in our house to sit and listen. And for still others, that means things like gear burn in, cable risers, power filters, vibration control, etc. For you, it means a bit of warm-up time.

It's the hobby that's "crazy," not you. I say do whatever gives you joy in this crazy hobby.
 
Sep 8, 2024 at 5:50 PM Post #11,554 of 12,162
We all have our own rituals and preferences that are baked into how/why we enjoy listening in the ways that we do. Nothing crazy or unusual about it. For some of us, that means shelling out for a cable that feels and looks nice. For others, that means having a dedicated chair or spot in our house to sit and listen. And for still others, that means things like gear burn in, cable risers, power filters, vibration control, etc. For you, it means a bit of warm-up time.

It's the hobby that's "crazy," not you. I say do whatever gives you joy in this crazy hobby.
Well said.
 
Sep 9, 2024 at 2:27 AM Post #11,562 of 12,162
As mentioned, I hope it's a poly/mojo bundle!
 
Sep 9, 2024 at 4:02 AM Post #11,564 of 12,162
I have question regarding to 3.5 single end. Any different in term of SQ compared to 4.4 like attached picture?

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No. Just for convenient.
 
Sep 9, 2024 at 8:30 AM Post #11,565 of 12,162
No. Just for convenient.
As already pointed out several times in this thread, the adapter does nothing magical... everything is obviously still single ended and it acts the same way as any 3.5mm TRS to 4.4mm TRRRS adapter. But it is nice and sturdy and fits very well to the mojo2 in mechanical aspects and in looks.

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In case you are interested; it maps the L+,R+ and GND(L- & R-) of BOTH 3.5mm outputs to the corresponding rings of the 4.4mm TRRRS socket.
I.e. it combines them. The "S" shield/ground is not connected at all (as expected and normal for headphone cables).
Thus it results in TRRRS = L+,GND,R+,GND,( ) in the 4.4mm socket.

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An other nice, very well built and a bit expensive adapter from dd Hifi - I do not like the new logo however.
 

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