[boblauer]

Heat, prime enemy of any battery is one. Honestly it works but I always charge overnight but I am a planner.

 

[turkayguner]

Will do. Is there any issue with charging while using it?

Yes. If you dig this thread you will find that nearly everyone which had a battery-failed Mojo used it connected to the wall constantly.

 

[Phronesis]

Yes. If you dig this thread you will find that nearly everyone which had a battery-failed Mojo used it connected to the wall constantly.

Yikes. How common is the battery failure?

 

[Mython]

Yikes. How common is the battery failure?

There have been a few reports (maybe 20-30, off the top of my head), but this really needs to be considered in context of the fact that Mojo has sold several tens of thousands (this thread, alone, is approaching 4 million views!)

There is some advice on how best to treat the battery, in terms of charging, if you look near the bottom of post #3 in this thread.

It is less than ideal to leave Mojo plugged-in to a charger 24/7/365.

Additionally, if Mojo is substantially discharged, it is better to charge it BEFORE listening. That doesn't mean you can't charge whilst listening, but it's best not to make a regular habit of listening whilst re-charging from a deeply-discharged state, because Mojo tends to generate more heat when used in that way, and that's not ideal for longterm battery life.

Again, one really should keep all of this in context and in perspective. The number of battery failures are tiny, in comparison to the number of units sold, worldwide.

In the worst-case scenario, Chord will sell customers a new battery, so it's not an insurmountable problem.

 

[boblauer]

Exactly please view in context of number of units in the wild. Not diminishing anyone's battery issues.

 

[turkayguner]

And not every Mojo owner is talking about their battery or any other issues here, that is a thing as well.

 

[Mython]

So, in summary:

Life isn't perfect, and everything in life is relative and therefore a matter of perspective.

 

[RiseFall123]

I highly recommend you to charge the Mojo when it is not in use for the battery health.

But we said that if it's are full charged, plug it on the charger isn't an issue. I am right?

 

[Mython]

But we said that if it's are full charged, plug it on the charger isn't an issue. I am right?

Within reason, that's absolutely fine, yes.


It's just wise to not leave a charger plugged into Mojo all the time, 24-7-365

 

[betula]

I own Mojo for 2 years and 3 months. This is quite a long time in this hobby to hold on to one product.
After 9 months I cooked my first Mojo's battery by using it 24/7 plugged in to charger. (That time I was told it is ok to keep it plugged in.)
I have been doing full cycles with my replacement Mojo for 18 months now, battery is still like new, easily does 8 hrs.

During this good two years I tried many of the popular DACs out of curiosity to see what they can offer against Mojo. iFi Nano BL, iFi Micro BL, OPPO HA2SE, Fiio Q5, (Hugo2).
The next DAC I will review is the new xDSD from iFi. I am really interested in trying it but have a strong feeling I will come to the same conclusion as before if we look at sound quality only.
The Micro BL, Q5, and probably the xDSD are not so far from Mojo. They offer a very nice high quality sound, but Mojo's magic is missing. The soundstage depth and the lifelikeness is exceptional on Chord's DACs. No other DACs are able to reproduce such a natural sounding voice and (especially acoustic) instruments. The magic of uniquely coded FPGA I guess.
You can find sparkier treble or tighter bass (that's harder) on other DACs, but none of them will be able to offer such a true to life experience. I keep looking, and some stuff comes near, but nothing made me want to swap Mojo even after 2 years and three months.
Bluetooth function for Mojo's price (without buying Poly) is quite appealing (Q5, xDSD). I imagine, some will be ready to make the small compromise on sound quality to ditch the wires. These DACs do offer a fun, quality and enjoyable sound. I however would miss this exceptional lifelikeness and naturalness of Mojo.

It is part of human nature to always look for the next thing. Not many is able to appreciate what they have. (Just look how often it pops up, people want Mojo 2 without understanding what level of engineering is behind Mojo.) I can accept, for some people the magic is not in a true to life sound presentation. They can find a punchier/bassier or more sparkly sounding DAC.
None of them will be as organic and natural though as Mojo is. To me everything else sounds artificial and I hate artificial things like plastic flowers.
Long live the Mojo and thanks to Rob! I still love this little black box with the colourful marbles.

 

[turkayguner]

But we said that if it's are full charged, plug it on the charger isn't an issue. I am right?

Yes. Even charging and using for short periods is fine as well. Just don't make it a habit, you will be fine.

If you wanna get the best out of the battery, don't use Mojo until all juice is gone. Turn it off when it is low and plug it to the wall. Charge it until it gets almost full. You will be fine even if you get it maxed but better if you can plug it off around 80-90%.

 

[Phronesis]

I own Mojo for 2 years and 3 months. This is quite a long time in this hobby to hold on to one product.
After 9 months I cooked my first Mojo's battery by using it 24/7 plugged in to charger. (That time I was told it is ok to keep it plugged in.)
I have been doing full cycles with my replacement Mojo for 18 months now, battery is still like new, easily does 8 hrs.

During this good two years I tried many of the popular DACs out of curiosity to see what they can offer against Mojo. iFi Nano BL, iFi Micro BL, OPPO HA2SE, Fiio Q5, (Hugo2).
The next DAC I will review is the new xDSD from iFi. I am really interested in trying it but have a strong feeling I will come to the same conclusion as before if we look at sound quality only.
The Micro BL, Q5, and probably the xDSD are not so far from Mojo. They offer a very nice high quality sound, but Mojo's magic is missing. The soundstage depth and the lifelikeness is exceptional on Chord's DACs. No other DACs are able to reproduce such a natural sounding voice and (especially acoustic) instruments. The magic of uniquely coded FPGA I guess.
You can find sparkier treble or tighter bass (that's harder) on other DACs, but none of them will be able to offer such a true to life experience. I keep looking, and some stuff comes near, but nothing made me want to swap Mojo even after 2 years and three months.
Bluetooth function for Mojo's price (without buying Poly) is quite appealing (Q5, xDSD). I imagine, some will be ready to make the small compromise on sound quality to ditch the wires. These DACs do offer a fun, quality and enjoyable sound. I however would miss this exceptional lifelikeness and naturalness of Mojo.

It is part of human nature to always look for the next thing. Not many is able to appreciate what they have. (Just look how often it pops up, people want Mojo 2 without understanding what level of engineering is behind Mojo.) I can accept, for some people the magic is not in a true to life sound presentation. They can find a punchier/bassier or more sparkly sounding DAC.
None of them will be as organic and natural though as Mojo is. To me everything else sounds artificial and I hate artificial things like plastic flowers.
Long live the Mojo and thanks to Rob! I still love this little black box with the colourful marbles.

I think you would find Hugo 2 to be a significant step above Mojo, but of course the price is 5x. I have both and plan to keep both - Mojo is nice for a slightly less intense listening experience. I too like the marbles!

 

[turkayguner]

I think you would find Hugo 2 to be a significant step above Mojo, but of course the price is 5X. I have both and plan to keep both - Mojo is nice for a slightly less intense listening experience.

Even if the the price is not an issue, mobility will be, for me at least.

 

[betula]

I think you would find Hugo 2 to be a significant step above Mojo, but of course the price is 5x. I have both and plan to keep both - Mojo is nice for a slightly less intense listening experience. I too like the marbles!

I agree. I had a chance to review Hugo 2. It is another world for 5x the price of Mojo.

 

[boblauer]

I would agree on Hugo2 I was blown away by the increased resolution in the music when using Mojo side by side same transport same songs. But it's way more and in my portable rig I am trying to get smaller not carry more. I charge my Mojo when it gets to flashing red on power light, it's usually about every 3 days with the amount of time I use it at work.