[miketlse]

having read the FAQ (thanks again) , I understand now why I had a loud buzzing sound when charging my MOJO... So now I do am seeking advices about what I the best charger out there for the MOJO

There have been many posts providing feedback that Apple chargers, Samsung chargers, and Anker chargers work well, so those are the three brands that I normally recommend.

 

[deanorthk]

There have been many posts providing feedback that Apple chargers, Samsung chargers, and Anker chargers work well, so those are the three brands that I normally recommend.

Aye, I'm sorry about this, I know it has been thoroughly discussed, but I wanted the latest inputs, now I just need to search about those Anker chargers and all will be good thanks again Miketlse.

 

[musickid]

Order a Hugo2 charger from your dealer if you can.

 

[deanorthk]

I've jumped and ordered from amazon.fr an anker Powerport 1+, as the specs seems fine
Input : 100-240V-0.7A 50-60Hz
output : 3.6-6.5V==3A/6.5-9V==2A/9-12V==1.5A
size : 93x47x26 mm
Weight : 67g

it's "quite" difficult to find a dealer shipping to Reunion island and this was the only anker seller I could find.

 

[491326]

I put a ferrite bead on the cable between my phone and the mojo, it still doesn't get rid off the buzzy crackly noises

 

[RiseFall123]

Some of you use the Mojo with the AQ Jitterbug?

Try to describe what changes it produce in order to have a comparative.

 

[Soundizer]

I put a ferrite bead on the cable between my phone and the mojo, it still doesn't get rid off the buzzy crackly noises

Try putting your Phone in Airplane mode which shuts off interferring radio’s or equivalent setting on Android.

 

[ollie2a]

I wanted to share my own experience with the Mojo, which has also been the one of few others in the forum. I absolutely loved the sound this DAC generate and I have rediscovered many songs and loved listening
to old time favourites on the Mojo. At this price point, they must have sacrificed design and quality of some components. In my experience, the device failed twice, the first time after 5 month, the USB port became unresponsive and the device could not be recognised by my computer. Fortunately, the Mojo was still under warranty, and Chord exchanged it for a new one, not being able to repair the one I had shipped. Second failure, after 18 month, this time the battery failed, or actually degraded in performance. Under a full charge I was only able to get 4h of listening, as opposed to the 10h advertised. Now the DAC is not under warranty anymore, the official answer from Chord is that, batteries are unpredictable, and this can happen, they offer a battery exchange for a staggering £75 including shipping. The reality, as I browse the various hifi forums, is that the device has a major design issue with the USB port and the battery, and cannot be used as a desktop DAC which was my primarily use for it, as both components will significantly degrade quickly. I wanted to warn people that have this usage in mind, since Chord does not provide any guidance or warning as part of the product or advertisement they do.

 

[greatwhite58]

I wanted to share my own experience with the Mojo, which has also been the one of few others in the forum. I absolutely loved the sound this DAC generate and I have rediscovered many songs and loved listening
to old time favourites on the Mojo. At this price point, they must have sacrificed design and quality of some components. In my experience, the device failed twice, the first time after 5 month, the USB port became unresponsive and the device could not be recognised by my computer. Fortunately, the Mojo was still under warranty, and Chord exchanged it for a new one, not being able to repair the one I had shipped. Second failure, after 18 month, this time the battery failed, or actually degraded in performance. Under a full charge I was only able to get 4h of listening, as opposed to the 10h advertised. Now the DAC is not under warranty anymore, the official answer from Chord is that, batteries are unpredictable, and this can happen, they offer a battery exchange for a staggering £75 including shipping. The reality, as I browse the various hifi forums, is that the device has a major design issue with the USB port and the battery, and cannot be used as a desktop DAC which was my primarily use for it, as both components will significantly degrade quickly. I wanted to warn people that have this usage in mind, since Chord does not provide any guidance or warning as part of the product or advertisement they do.

Well it is sold and marketed as a portable unit not a desktop unit.

 

[miketlse]

I wanted to share my own experience with the Mojo, which has also been the one of few others in the forum. I absolutely loved the sound this DAC generate and I have rediscovered many songs and loved listening
to old time favourites on the Mojo. At this price point, they must have sacrificed design and quality of some components. In my experience, the device failed twice, the first time after 5 month, the USB port became unresponsive and the device could not be recognised by my computer. Fortunately, the Mojo was still under warranty, and Chord exchanged it for a new one, not being able to repair the one I had shipped. Second failure, after 18 month, this time the battery failed, or actually degraded in performance. Under a full charge I was only able to get 4h of listening, as opposed to the 10h advertised. Now the DAC is not under warranty anymore, the official answer from Chord is that, batteries are unpredictable, and this can happen, they offer a battery exchange for a staggering £75 including shipping. The reality, as I browse the various hifi forums, is that the device has a major design issue with the USB port and the battery, and cannot be used as a desktop DAC which was my primarily use for it, as both components will significantly degrade quickly. I wanted to warn people that have this usage in mind, since Chord does not provide any guidance or warning as part of the product or advertisement they do.

I question the dictionary that you are using.
There have been reports of maybe half a dozen usb port failures, from 50,000+ Mojos that have been shipped. A failure rate approaching one per 10,000 units shipped, hardly counts as 'major'.
Frustrating for you, but hardly major.
You also mention 'they offer a battery exchange for a staggering £75 including shipping', which is quite a reasonable price given that some service centres have charged $250.
What price would you describe as 'reasonable'?

 

[harpo1]

I question the dictionary that you are using.
There have been reports of maybe half a dozen usb port failures, from 50,000+ Mojos that have been shipped. A failure rate approaching one per 10,000 units shipped, hardly counts as 'major'.
Frustrating for you, but hardly major.
You also mention 'they offer a battery exchange for a staggering £75 including shipping', which is quite a reasonable price given that some service centres have charged $250.
What price would you describe as 'reasonable'?

To be fair these lipo batteries cost about $15. Plus you have no idea how many have failed that don't use this forum.

 

[greatwhite58]

Forums always make problems seem bad because people post for help but in the scheme of things it is always a low number. I think that chord would be changing any item that proved costly on warranty claims.

 

[dontfeedphils]

To be fair these lipo batteries cost about $15. Plus you have no idea how many have failed that don't use this forum.

Got a source on that info? As I understand it, the Mojo battery is a proprietary unit.

 

[miketlse]

To be fair these lipo batteries cost about $15. Plus you have no idea how many have failed that don't use this forum.

If you had bothered to read my post properly, you would have noticed that my comment about failure rates, referred to the usb port, not the battery.
Chord have posted several times that they can supply the battery for approximately £50.
I wouldn't risk putting a $15 grey market battery in my Mojo, but each to their own.

 

[harpo1]

If you had bothered to read my post properly, you would have noticed that my comment about failure rates, referred to the usb port, not the battery.
Chord have posted several times that they can supply the battery for approximately £50.
I wouldn't risk putting a $15 grey market battery in my Mojo, but each to their own.

And my comment was about failures in general. You site numbers based on this thread. So do you think everyone who owns a mojo visits this thread?