[iDesign]

I wouldn't mind the 8 hour battery life if charging was fast but it's crazy how slow the charging is with the OG mojo.

Exactly. The key metric is the charge time.

 

[AnalogEuphoria]

Power
Mains or rechargeable battery

Interesting

 

[kumar402]

If Mojo disengages battery in desktop mode then I see lot of ppl running it as desktop DAC with good LPS

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

If Mojo disengages battery in desktop mode then I see lot of ppl running it as desktop DAC with good LPS

I did that for a while with Hugo 2, then I decided it was better just to get a true desktop DAC.

 

[Chris Kaoss]

"New FPGA-based charging system greatly improves battery management
This technology significantly improves charging speed, reduces power loss by 75%, and enables more efficient charging."

I guess it is not quite fast-charging.

Power loss is always a synonym for heat production.

Hopefully one can charge while listening without creating a heat gun.

 

[Charente]

I wonder if my Uptone UltraCap 5v LPS will do the job ? It's been collecting dust in a drawer for a while !!

 

[kumar402]

I wonder if my Uptone UltraCap 5v LPS will do the job ? It's been collecting dust in a drawer for a while !!

I have the same LPS v1.2 that I use with my streamer. It should work fine with Mojo

 

[SRKRAM]

Charging time approx 4 hours ...​

Characteristics​

Useful info about the EQ function - actually more of a tone control:

When activated, Chord Mojo 2's EQ allows you to adjust four frequency ranges (20Hz, 125Hz, 3kHz, 20kHz) in plus or minus nine 1dB steps (18 in total) via the knobs +/- used for volume adjustment. Channel balance can also be adjusted by enabling the feature in the Mojo 2 menu.​

Wish it would have had a 4K band, as that would have suited my preferences for the 2021 LCD-X.
I imagine that the Hugo 3 will have more flexible eq capabilities.

 

[kumar402]

Useful info about the EQ function - actually more of a tone control:

When activated, Chord Mojo 2's EQ allows you to adjust four frequency ranges (20Hz, 125Hz, 3kHz, 20kHz) in plus or minus nine 1dB steps (18 in total) via the knobs +/- used for volume adjustment. Channel balance can also be adjusted by enabling the feature in the Mojo 2 menu.​

Wish it would have had a 4K band, as that would have suited my preferences for the 2021 LCD-X.
I imagine that the Hugo 3 will have more flexible eq capabilities.

It may have Wide Q so you can mitigate 4K a bit. But I’m just assuming

 

[SRKRAM]

It may have Wide Q so you can mitigate 4K a bit. But I’m just assuming

That's a good point. It would be possible to simulate with a parametric eq to get an approximation of what the mojo2 would do. As you say, the Q value would be wide.

 

[kumar402]

That's a good point. It would be possible to simulate with a parametric eq to get an approximation of what the mojo2 would do. As you say, the Q value would be wide.

We will know during official release or once impression starts coming in from experienced members

 

[pattont]

If Mojo disengages battery in desktop mode then I see lot of ppl running it as desktop DAC with good LPS

I would be much more interested in one if this is the case.

 

[HiFiHawaii808]

That's a good point. It would be possible to simulate with a parametric eq to get an approximation of what the mojo2 would do. As you say, the Q value would be wide.

Too bad Chord didn't go all the way an implement full parametric EQ. I would have definitely bought it just for that.

Maybe they will put that into Mojo 3 in 2029, but I'll bet the Mojo 3 still has USB-micro for charging.

 

[surfgeorge]

Too bad Chord didn't go all the way an implement full parametric EQ. I would have definitely bought it just for that.

I am with you on that!! Full parametric EQ would have been a killer feature, especially since I‘d be pretty sure that an implementation in a CHORD device would not create any negative effects on the digital data. But a 4 band EQ has little value for me

But parametric EQ might really be a feature reserved for the future higher end products, which makes sense from marketing perspective.

 

[pattont]

I am with you on that!! Full parametric EQ would have been a killer feature, especially since I‘d be pretty sure that an implementation in a CHORD device would not create any negative effects on the digital data. But a 4 band EQ has little value for me

But parametric EQ might really be a feature reserved for the future higher end products, which makes sense from marketing perspective.

Yea, but man it would be a killer feature and to me not that hard to implement. They could justify the higher versions with other things