I’ve been happy with my 18 month old Mojo and have had no battery issues even though I took Rob’s advice by leaving it plugged in all the time. I was hoping that a better Mojo would be coming in 2018, perhaps a special edition model priced higher than the current model that incorporated similar DAC technology used in the Hugo 2.
I wonder if it makes sense business wise to come out with, let’s say, a $999 SE version. I, for one, would buy one, but maybe I’m in the minority. Rob’s post suggests that it would cost a lot of money to improve the Mojo ... does a $400 increase (from the original retail price) allow for such technology while maintaining the current model’s profit margin?
I think the current Mojo at $529 new (which appears to be the going price in the U.S. from what I’ve seen) fits a market niche, so keeping the current model in the lineup makes total sense. But with so many Mojo owners out there, I can’t help think there’s a market for an upgraded version. Perhaps Chord would be concerned with canabalizing Hugo 2 sales, or those upgrading to an SE version selling off their original Mojos thereby flooding the market with used ones, and thus impacting new Mojo sales.
Am I in the minority? How many others would buy a more expensive model if it promised similar DAC performance as the Hugo 2?
Pardon my rambling on this topic, but this has been on my mind ...