Thank you for the support. I really do appreciate it, 🐅

You're lucky

I have 2 mojo 2s one as a back up. That good

It's not actually balanced because the unit itself isn't balanced no matter what adaptors you buy it doesn't have a balanced circuitry

Yeah true but my best bet is just get a all in one dac amp combo instead of a dac and a amp stack! Lots of people don’t wanna mess with cables. Can be confusing for some! I own a EF 400 dac amp combo and love it because I can just hook up usb then I’m all set lol

​@@colingordon0986Yes, component stacks are a thing of the past.

Nah, not for me. Every time I left Chord to try some dac with off the shelf chip (no matter how fancy the implementation) I regretted it. The performance is just not there.

Also the alternative you are recommending here is not portable. You are stuck to a fixed listening spot in your house. That is outdated and obsolete if you have something like Hugo 2.

It's my favourite dac by a long way

A heart felt thank you, from CMA 🐅

It feels a little soft and gooey It loses that visceral incisive edge of attack violence

​@@ConvinceMeAudio Big shame. Why do you think that happens to focals?

@@thor_86 unfortunately, synergy is a thing, especially with high, resolving drivers, and they just don’t match. It’s one of those annoying situations

@@toneotoneo the quad are pretty hard to drive, how much do you wanna spend?

@@ConvinceMeAudio mmm well under 1000 preferably...not sure if above that is going to be worthwhile with these 2 medium level headphones 🤔

@@toneotoneo questyle cma18p Diablo two Will do a perfectly excellent job with both, both reviews are on the channel

@@ConvinceMeAudio many thanks I will watch them 🙏

@@ConvinceMeAudio I went for the fiio q15 in the end found it on eBay for less than 400 will let you know how it goes in balanced out. Many thanks for pointing me in the right direction

I have a chord mojo 2 and drives both those headphones phenomenal 😀

It’s strange you ask this question at this moment in time, I am literally sitting with the unit and the 2go with the LCD5 When you pair these two accessories together, it’s the next big step up from Mojo two, incidentally, by itself. I never found it that impressive. I never understood why but the to go the very fiddly does exponentially improve sound, quality, performance and noise Especially when streaming directly to it to the poly, yes, it’s definitely the next big step up without a doubt but I do recommend pairing it with it 2go

@@ConvinceMeAudioYes there're lots of strange things happening in HIFI that are hard to explain. I am feeding music from PC (foobar2000) to Mojo2 via USB. Upgrading USB cable significantly improved sound quality. I guess one reason is that good cables can reduce more noises (EMI/RFI). Thanks for your information I will try poly (or 2go if I will get a Hugo2) myself. I guess these streamers get noise to a even lower level? Another possible reason these streamers should have better sound, could be less error rates. USB Audio uses Isochronous protocol which doesn't have error correction (unlike file copying which uses bulk protocol and havs error correction). In this case streamers might have less error rates compare to long USB cables.

@@jefflee8102 I think it comes down to separating the unit and using battery, away from the main OS and system and noisy USB protocol, USB can be fantastic if it’s galvanically isolated, but it’s best to keep your audio equipment away

@@ConvinceMeAudio Totally agree! Thanks for your video and comments.

​@@ConvinceMeAudioI think that is absolutely right. These things do make a difference.

How much would you like to spend?

Thank you for the kind words I do appreciate it, and welcome to the Femme 🐅

I was aiming to spend around 1000 USD on amp. Depending on my options at this price range I could go little over budget. Thanks

@@omenworks first and foremost, I would highly recommend going onto the used market GSX mini hdvd800 hdvd820 Dynalo to be honest it’s quite slim pickings at this price point Thousand dollars in below is the SMSL and top and stuff that I don’t like much And the units I really like are above 2000 even used What these are the ones I would choose if I was in this category personally A90d it’s supposed to be okay as well topping but I have not reviewed this variant

It’s in another universe mate, yes exponentially it’s in a whole different league

Most definitely, and with a bit of luck, including rockna

Unfortunately this unit plus the organic are the two units I’ve not tested here but I don’t see it having too much problem with it to be honest but best to air on the side of caution due to the current required but stealth from DCA is superb on it

@@ConvinceMeAudio thanks brother, i appreciate the reply. im running hugo2 with clear focal now and im hesitant to get he1000 cause ive heard it to be hard to drive.

@@christianlee1423 DCA stealth truly surprised me on that unit sounding better than a lot of desktop set ups, but I do use to go as well to isolate, in regards to the other stealth. It is very possible it could be a toss up.

@@ConvinceMeAudio if hugo2 can drive DCA stealth properly, it means hugo2 can drive most planars, maybe except susvara.

​Got the he1000 v2 stealth and hugo2 , and they sound amazing! Its crazy ​@@ConvinceMeAudio

Lol pure London bread haha no German origins

Haha oh nice. I'm a Londoner too. Sound quality question, Luxury 6pro vs Sp3000?

@@Masimo_Yovanni P6 pro it’s not even close it’s untouchable even now I would say PXP is at least two classes above it if your priority is organic realistic sound quality

I hope dive in through our reviews of the units. Some of these confusions might be answered, but controversial most definitely.

They are fantastic. I have had 3 of them. Maybe just go and actually try them instead of just getting your opinion from You Tube or sponsored magazines.

@@saschamilenkovic4320 I never thought of going to hear them myself. That would be so much easier than collating the evidence of measurements and subjective experiences of others to find a consensus. I'll head over to my local Best Buy and have a listen. If they are sold out I'll try Walmart.

3.5 - 6.3 single ended 2.5 4.4 Pentcon 4Pin XLR dual 3 pin XLR balanced, are the common ones

@@ConvinceMeAudio I meant on the Hugo2

@@Puroplatino ah lol ok 3.5 6.3 rca optical and coax and USB as inputs

If you let me know in a little bit more detail what you mean by accessible

@@ConvinceMeAudio I wonder how (colour)blind people can use these.

@@arielext with extraordinarily difficulty I don’t think you can mate, to be honest with you not accurately

No chance, not even just okay

@@ConvinceMeAudioThanks, then would a Hugo or Hugo 2 without extra amp be okay? I know you recommend something like a Dave. But this is just too astronomically for me. I recently got the LCD5 pretty cheap and have no amp so far. Portability within my house would be great, so I thought I could start with a Hugo or so. Also, I don't need to get 100% out of the headphones for now. Just a decently working setting for a good price tag would be fine. Yes I am a beginner. And maybe it's stupid so start with the LCD5. But I had this chance to get them so attractively "cheap"...

@@powermod6772 I think a better question would be, how much do you want to spend, and will match it to the capabilities that you require

@@powermod6772 also is the portable aspect important

​@@ConvinceMeAudio ​ Portability is not the most important thing, would be a nice-to-have. My application is listening to classical music. I like transparent and "airy" sound with a not too narrow sound stage. I like details but it should not be tooo analytically cold. I think adding a little bit warm cushiness would be enjoyable for me. My budget is very limited. Maybe in the 2k order.

I have both units here and have spent considerable amount of time with them since this review I think it just comes down to the way the DAC is tuned Hugo to, and to go is definitely a big step up, together, but by itself honestly, it’s terrifying when it comes to technicality how close they are I think the primary reason is the output stage and amplification is playing a very big role in these two units

@@ConvinceMeAudio thanks for the insight. I want to demo both myself as well!