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

[miketlse]

I have two Mojos. One is reserved for use at home (including Poly), and the other reserved for use at the office (playing music from the SD card in a shanling M1).
Both use cases work ok, but they are much simpler than the use cases of other owners.

 

[keithmarsh]

I no longer have my Mojo 1. Can some one who has both let me know if the headphone sockets are the same distance apart on the M1 and M2? Thanks in advance.

 

[Another Audiophile]

I no longer have my Mojo 1. Can some one who has both let me know if the headphone sockets are the same distance apart on the M1 and M2? Thanks in advance.

looking at them. Are identical.

 

[keithmarsh]

looking at them. Are identical.

Thank you so much. I might finally get round to ordering this: https://www.mtmtaudio.com/products/...rd-mojo-amplifier?_pos=1&_sid=67d794c42&_ss=r

Heard some good things about it. Hopefully it’ll fit!

 

[soundblast75]

Looking at the new Sonys don’t make me feel bad for ordering the Mojo2, lets see

 

[surfgeorge]

Thank you so much. I might finally get round to ordering this: https://www.mtmtaudio.com/products/...rd-mojo-amplifier?_pos=1&_sid=67d794c42&_ss=r

Heard some good things about it. Hopefully it’ll fit!

FWIW - this looks like a simple adapter from 3,5mm to 4,4 connector, but does not actually deliver a balanced or amplified signal. The 2 outputs on the Mojo and Mojo 2 are just that - 2 sockets connected to the same output stage.

You can buy a technically similar solution for small money at Aliexpress:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...1;30.12;-1;-1@salePrice;EUR;search-mainSearch

 

[keithmarsh]

FWIW - this looks like a simple adapter from 3,5mm to 4,4 connector, but does not actually deliver a balanced or amplified signal. The 2 outputs on the Mojo and Mojo 2 are just that - 2 sockets connected to the same output stage.

You can buy a technically similar solution for small money at Aliexpress:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001351607605.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.2488f1685bsRHb&algo_pvid=c04baab9-d449-4e10-a3f7-b6b666f239b3&algo_exp_id=c04baab9-d449-4e10-a3f7-b6b666f239b3-8&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id":"12000015786637604"}&pdp_pi=-1;30.12;-1;-1@salePrice;EUR;search-mainSearch

Thanks. I have a lot of 4.4 to 3.5 adapters but I just like the way the PW audio one looks. It’s also far less lightly to damage the sockets when in your pocket. Some of those 4.4 adapters are pretty big and can apply a lot of strain on the sockets.

 

[flvtch]

Looking at the new Sonys don’t make me feel bad for ordering the Mojo2, lets see

Agree 100% - had they put a slightly better SoC in the newly announced Sony's then I might have been more inclined to give them serious consideration. Love it or hate it, I am a streamer so the snappier the UI the better the overall experience. Think i'll go Mojo2poly instead streaming from my iPhone.

 

[mainguy]

Agree 100% - had they put a slightly better SoC in the newly announced Sony's then I might have been more inclined to give them serious consideration. Love it or hate it, I am a streamer so the snappier the UI the better the overall experience. Think i'll go Mojo2poly instead streaming from my iPhone.

I have a strong feeling these might top the Mojo 2 in sound. The WM1Z did. Plus you get 40 hours vs 8 hours battery life...It'll be snappy as can be, I'll take all the advantages and an unnoticable 50ms delay on selecting a song anyday.

I did really enjoy the Mojo 1 Poly combo. But when I got a WM1a and popped mr walkman's firmware on it the mojo/poly was on ebay in no time. Sony's UI, the controls, the battery, it was so effortless. And it sounded just as good. As the Mojo 2 is still somewhat archaic with micro USB and the ageing poly i have a feeling the new WM1A will pull away even further.

 

[iDesign]

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I have a strong feeling these might top the Mojo 2 in sound. The WM1Z did. Plus you get 40 hours vs 8 hours battery life...It'll be snappy as can be, I'll take all the advantages and an unnoticable 50ms delay on selecting a song anyday.

I agree. Though it is important to consider the Sony NW-WM1ZM2 and Mojo 2 are in completely different product classes and it is difficult to objectively compare them. That said, the NW-WM1ZM2 has very compelling features, specifications, design, and precision construction. A tiny firm like Chord could never match Sony given their enormous resources. However, Chord desprately needs to hire a skilled industrial designer as many aspects of the Mojo 2 and its manufacturing tolerances/design could be vastly improved. I can’t forgive the lazy and embarrassing packaging design of the Mojo 2 which further reveals a company that needs to hire a lead designer.

 

[Another Audiophile]

I have a strong feeling these might top the Mojo 2 in sound. The WM1Z did. Plus you get 40 hours vs 8 hours battery life...It'll be snappy as can be, I'll take all the advantages and an unnoticable 50ms delay on selecting a song anyday.

I did really enjoy the Mojo 1 Poly combo. But when I got a WM1a and popped mr walkman's firmware on it the mojo/poly was on ebay in no time. Sony's UI, the controls, the battery, it was so effortless. And it sounded just as good. As the Mojo 2 is still somewhat archaic with micro USB and the ageing poly i have a feeling the new WM1A will pull away even further.

What's your take on the firmware from Mr Walkman. I love my WM1A and its more of curiosity than non been satisfied.

 

[Another Audiophile]

The

I agree. Though it is important to consider the Sony NW-WM1ZM2 and Mojo 2 are in completely different product classes and it is difficult to objectively compare them. That said, the NW-WM1ZM2 has very compelling features, specifications, design, and precision construction. A tiny firm like Chord could never match Sony given their enormous resources. However, Chord desprately needs to hire a skilled industrial designer as many aspects of the Mojo 2 and its manufacturing tolerances/design could be vastly improved. I can’t forgive the lazy and embarrassing packaging design of the Mojo 2 which further reveals a company that needs to hire a lead designer.

What's wrong with the industrial design and packaging? I found it very good if not excellent. It might not be to everybody's taste but that doesn't make it poor. What's your experience with it?

 

[soundblast75]

Well, if I’m to go by past experience,
I will enjoy Mojo shortly, sell it and get the Walkman

 

[flvtch]

I have a strong feeling these might top the Mojo 2 in sound. The WM1Z did. Plus you get 40 hours vs 8 hours battery life...It'll be snappy as can be, I'll take all the advantages and an unnoticable 50ms delay on selecting a song anyday.

The distinction between Sony DAPs and Chord’s Mojo/Poly combo shouldn’t be understated; they’re vastly different and hard to compare. And as pointed out, I agree that both the old W1MZ and old W1MA sound better than Mojo 2 so it’s easy to see that the newer models will outperform too.

For my use case I want an additional device which will pair with my iPhone/computer (whether wired or wireless) and not have to sacrifice UI performance; my phone is snappy so having to deal with slower UI on a DAP is something that bugs me (petty I know). For that reason, I’ve had a DAP with a SD 660 and sold a DAP.

I understand that Sony chose the specific SoC from a audio performance perspective, newer, faster SoCs provided worse audio performance; I get that and respect that but, for my use case, I don’t want to be meandering sluggish UI in 3 years time on a new Sony DAP when I’ve got a TOTL phone in my pocket. Unfortunately, I’ve made a rod for my own back by having the latest and greatest phone!

 

[alekc]

So today for my Mojo 2 evaluation I've been playing with cross feed function. So far the blue and later green settings are my favorite, especially with IEMs. When briefly comparing blue cross feed with XFD3 from TT2 I would say that Mojo 2 is less subtle in sound change between minium and maximum settings than his bigger brother. My first impression was also that sound lost a bit of dynamics but I am not so sure about it any more. I wonder what others think about it.

Oh, and apparantly I've got luck since my Mojo 2 and Poly are in the same color