Love your reviews they are so detailed and clearly shows you are a true audiophile.
@berdt48702 ай бұрын
I ordered a Mojo 2, can't wait! Like a toddler on Christmas!
@newkid72 жыл бұрын
Cool review! Which sounds better Mojo2 and Fiio M17?
@sotovo2 жыл бұрын
@Soundnews Could you please expand on the soundstage compared to the Hugo 2? Coming from the mojo 1, I am considering the later as well. Thank you for your excellent review
@nusu53317 ай бұрын
her awesome review, thank you! It would be awesome if you could do a review of the cayin ru7, as it is said to have an holographic soundstage for such a small device, because of its R2R dac section.
@lonestar16642 жыл бұрын
Wow great review just one question hope you can answer which DAP is able to match Mojo 2 in SQ since you have the most amount of DAP and headphones.
@reallyoldcob2 жыл бұрын
how is soundstage and transient detail on the Mojo 2 vs the Fiio K9 Pro using HiFiMan Sundara?
@anuragsaha1452 жыл бұрын
How could you get hold of one such early, did chord lend you one or some distributer?
@geereesh772 жыл бұрын
Why was this video off air yesterday?
@mihaidinca20629 ай бұрын
How is fast charging, how you use it?
@yogiwp_2 жыл бұрын
Wow didn't see this coming! Was about to get the Gryphon, glad I waited. How do they compare?
@kurt1200320022 жыл бұрын
don't get that until there is official statement that they fixed the hardware. It is not worth the risk.
@krisrudecki94772 жыл бұрын
Nice one, so its now the same amount of taps as Hugo2 with a lot of Hugo2 features (not all tho I think). So now time for Hugo2 with TT2 perofmance, TT3 with Daves performance and Dave 2. I hope they will add the hardware eq option to all tiers 🤞
@falcodarkzz2 жыл бұрын
Taps is not some be all measure. The Mojo 1 has more taps than the Hugo 1, but the latter sounds considerably better. There's much more to this than 1 number (unsurprisingly, have a look at the circuitboard in one of these)
@krisrudecki94772 жыл бұрын
@@falcodarkzz yup, that's why Dave on it's own is considered vastly superior to TT2 with Mscaler. What I mean is they are probably starting to refresh their range and I'm really hoping to get high quality hardware EQ in the next TT or at least Hugo. I just like my sound dirty 😂
@sotovo2 жыл бұрын
What does the Hugo 2 provide that the Mojo 2 does not? Interesting to know regarding taps. Cheers
@user-op4gb9si4q2 жыл бұрын
I have both the mojo 1 and the hugo 2 and have not heard a sound improvement with the hugo 2 compared to the mojo l hugo 2 has a more powerful amplification and that's it. then I don't understand this thing that when a new product comes out everyone says it's incredibly better than the old one when the old product was amazing.
@krisrudecki94772 жыл бұрын
@@user-op4gb9si4q I had Hugo2 and there is a big difference between the white filter (Dave) and red filter (Mojo). Haven't had Mojo though, so can't fully comment. Can you not hear the difference in treble going from white to red on Hugo2?
@gabsriel2 жыл бұрын
I always preffered my Apple dongle to my Mojo for all my headphones and especially iems. The Mojo was too tamed on the highs. According to what I understood from your video, it's even worse, but it's possible to EQ it. Anyway the Mojo is such a nicely made device and physicaly satisfying.
@doifeellucky2 жыл бұрын
I’m not convinced it offers any benefit over the Apple dongle so I’m going to return mine as the output clicks every few seconds when connected to a phone via usb c. For me a complete waste of money.
@elimgrc1292 Жыл бұрын
Amazing review 👍
@anuragsaha1452 жыл бұрын
Surely Needs a comparison with the Khadas tone2 pro which you have reviewed earlier, or any of the DAPs at similar price range
@jamesbush2720 Жыл бұрын
Excellent review sir!!! Going to order and try on 99 dB ZMF VC. It is a 300 ohm can. Any thoughts?
@donniedarko5529 Жыл бұрын
Do you think the mojo 2 would help me get the most of my hd800s and diana v2? Or a mojo2 into an amp like the a90d if more power is needed(not sure how scaling works)
@dangeorgecommunications2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, great product!
@AniketSen2 жыл бұрын
for the same price or price backet, i was thinking about the astell and kern sr25 mkii....how will it sound compared to my shanling m3x...? also purely in terms of sound quality, which would be a bigger jump? the mojo 2 or he sr25 mkii?or will there be indistinguishable?
@tonytramonti5828 Жыл бұрын
Have you tried the chord tatamovich? It’s Best headphone amplifier in word, like betman
@khallgrimsen10 ай бұрын
How is it as a stand alone dac?
@laiwoh50012 жыл бұрын
Hi brother which sounds better?mojo 1 vs fiio m11plus ess?
@kelvinpalattao46442 жыл бұрын
Chord mojo 2 or ifi gryphon? i'll be using it for hifiman arya stealth
@zemanpa2 жыл бұрын
Is out there any comparable alternative with bigger better soundstage? TIA
@slair761162 жыл бұрын
Did chord send you a list of things to say ?
@Soundnews2 жыл бұрын
My words are Always my own. If you like them or not, that's a different thing.
@zenboy8632 жыл бұрын
Lack of a balanced connector is disapointiong due to having to change cables, however audio quality and amping capability will decide it.
@rhodey29522 жыл бұрын
It's all about implementation. Chord doesn't use balance on any of their amps.
@zenboy8632 жыл бұрын
@@rhodey2952 Good to know
@nippohippo32572 жыл бұрын
hey man, what do you think if Keces P28 for the Soloist GT, since ferrum HYPSOS is not officially adequate. Thank you.
@arturomartinez33542 жыл бұрын
What about the heating issue? Is it solved?
@kortam60652 жыл бұрын
Hi man quick question! What’s warmer mojo2 or denafrips ares 2? Thanks
@pistopit71426 ай бұрын
So I got one finaly. Sound is great, even when connected to the speakers instead headphones/IEMs. But one potential problem, when I connect mojo 2 to the charger and I touch mojo's case, I get these slight vibrations under my fingers, like there is an electric current leak flowing through the case. Is this normal or I might have a faulty unit?
@pritambanerjee71725 ай бұрын
I have seen this effect in gadgets that have metal bodies. It happens with my ipad. It might not be intended but harmless imo.
@pistopit71425 ай бұрын
@@pritambanerjee7172 It's maybe harmless to the human body but it is definitelly harmful to the music listening experience.
@alexandrutrutiu87802 жыл бұрын
What headphones match with Mojo 2?
@ccdani22 жыл бұрын
Wow I wasn't expecting this one, I have chord mojo , is it a big improvement over the original? Is it worth upgrading?
@Soundnews2 жыл бұрын
I'd say somewhere between 10 and 15% improvement, plus you are getting hardware level tone controls and finally no wireless interference, like at all. People that used fist gen Mojo with their phones, know what I'm talking about.
@r423sdex2 жыл бұрын
I would wait to see the measurements on ASR.
@Soundnews2 жыл бұрын
@@r423sdex Daaaave, missed you already 😅
@r423sdex2 жыл бұрын
How do you get 10 to 15 percent !. I think it could be 13.54%.
@Soundnews2 жыл бұрын
@@r423sdex Hey Dave, always happy seeing you around.
@dangerzone007 Жыл бұрын
I don't see what the size of the device has to do with soundstage. It's not like the sound is bouncing around inside the box.
@Soundnews Жыл бұрын
It has to do with the capacitors that are storing power and unleash that power when the sound needs to increase or decrease its size, it's extremely important when reaching crescendo moments, or when dynamics are trying to get nuts. Big units can have big capacitance and a really good voltage regulation and filtration that adds transparency to the sound. Small units don't have the physical space for a healthy capacitance or voltage filtration. Yes, it has do to with the size of the units. Big units will always sound big for the above mentioned reasons.
@dangerzone007 Жыл бұрын
@@Soundnews the mojo 2 uses an external power supply. Surely if that was up to the job it shouldn't have any soundstage limitations.
@MW-ii5nb2 жыл бұрын
An actual none biased review. All the pro's and cons.
@aceofspades66672 жыл бұрын
cool product and fun review!
@alialamri85252 жыл бұрын
Why they didn't add a 4.4 mm instead of two 3.5 mm 🤷🏻♂️
@Soundnews2 жыл бұрын
Because they don't believe in balanced power. Rob Watts explained that in several of his seminars.
@TOM79522 жыл бұрын
@@Soundnews TLDW?
@jamesk53232 жыл бұрын
@@Soundnews Believe it or not there are plenty of headphones and iems that comes with balanced connector. So everyone has to carry an extra converter?
@juliangst2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesk5323 all iems and headphone come with Single ended. Some include a balanced cable but some can’t even be used balanced. There is no need for a balanced connection if the single ended is well implemented.
@jamesk53232 жыл бұрын
@@juliangst I'm not talking about SQ or power output. I'm talking about connection convenience. I don't want to swap my cables each time I use Mojo? I hv devices that sounds better balanced. Not asking to remove the SE but include a balanced output. Not dual 3.5mm.
@chrisparker58952 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm new at all of this, and was just wondering what would go good with my setup. I currently have an iPhone 13 pro max, Marshall woburn 2, and audioquest dragonfly red, do I really need the Mojo 2, or do you suggest/recommend anything else. I just want a good sound
@watchtvatmyplace66912 жыл бұрын
@Chris Parker Hai What headphones do you have? and are you happy with the sound that you have now? I have used a new fiio K3 220mw on 2.5mm (with a sudara) and wanted something more because i to thought that i missed something in the music. Now i have a Fiio K9 pro with 2.1watt for that same headphone, and yes i did hear allot of difference but all small ones (it`s like the K3 was gasping for air traying to get te most out of my sundara but could not do it. Now with my k9 everything just sounds easy and full were the sound with the k3 was there but thinn (It just could not do it). I`m very happy with it, but i to liked the K3 (i did not know better) I`ts allot of small things if you want to upgade, but if you like the sound stay with what you have. I`ts also about good files (Flac - wav - dsd or a good rip of a cd 1411 kbs) If you just listen to spotify or even deezer highress, the difference is much smaller (because the bitrate is much lower even though it says 1411kbs or what not. The same with a blueray disc or a stream of the same 1080p movie (on is 40gb ps the other 8, but still 1080p) Hope this helps :) have a great day.
@audiofile11782 жыл бұрын
Mojo 2 vs iFi (Grphon or iDSD Signature)
@Soundoverload2 жыл бұрын
& Xduoo 05-Balanced
@villageroma2 жыл бұрын
Topping NX7 coupled with Venture Electronics dongle dac Abigail or Cayin Ru R2R dac.
@pumpe192 жыл бұрын
This tacked on USB C port looks suspicious. Especially when considering the two remaining micro USB ports…
@colinpratt28392 жыл бұрын
Why suspicious? It is integrated into the design so that Poly customers can be kept happy. Works for everyone then.
@Angel-AbC92 жыл бұрын
@Colin Pratt if it's the same price then great ,but if it's higher then I would be suspect and pass if you was stuck with mojo one and that horrible micro usb
@hastaaquimasno61592 жыл бұрын
Hello I'm new in your channel. I need a recommendation please. Which amplifier goes best with my Audeze LCD 2Classic. What would you recommend based on experience? Many Thanks
@dr.zoidberg43132 жыл бұрын
What DAC do you have and what's your budget?
@ivantan43882 жыл бұрын
Hi, is Mojo 2 recommended for Hifiman Arya? Thinking of getting this or iFi Diablo. Which would you recommend? Thanks
@ganaksergey5142 жыл бұрын
А чё, по-нашему нельзя? Great review! I've got Mojo 1 and pretty much happy!
@lwwells2 жыл бұрын
I want to buy one but cannot even find it for sale.
@colinpratt28392 жыл бұрын
It was an embargoed release, dealers will be putting information up as I type, have no fear
@pitou1152 жыл бұрын
What make you believe it is worth 600€ when similar solutions such as the hidizs dh80s exist for as little as 100€ ? I would have love some objective arguments to justify such a price tag, some comparisons, ... Otherwise it just sounds like "Look, ma, a new gadget has come out and it is so so great."
@MarijkeWillemsen9902 жыл бұрын
Just listen to the sound! They are worth it.
@pitou1152 жыл бұрын
@@MarijkeWillemsen990 tbo the more I listen (I have bought somewhat (too) expensive Amp/DAC, the more I agree with the camp that believe the difference doesn't worth the money in general. I am glad I am not on the market for amp/DAC anyone
@MarijkeWillemsen9902 жыл бұрын
@@pitou115 If you can't hear it, don't buy it. My reference is very good analog sound that I was missing very much.
@anuragsaha1452 жыл бұрын
Which is more detailed, the mojo 2 or fiio m17?
@Soundnews2 жыл бұрын
That's an easy one: M17
@anuragsaha1452 жыл бұрын
@@Soundnews thanks!
@Angel-AbC92 жыл бұрын
You didn't mention the price
@sotovo2 жыл бұрын
You didn't pay attention
@rajendrabiswas2 жыл бұрын
How about a sound demo
@rhodey29522 жыл бұрын
On KZfaq? It's not worth it. To get a real idea you'll need to actually try it. Sound reviews via youtube are silly.
@rktrkt-tw8nd2 жыл бұрын
How does physical size decides the soundstage ? 😝😜🤣😆
@Soundnews2 жыл бұрын
You don't seem to understand how output stages on amplifiers are working, but that's perfectly fine. The size and quality of the amp stage directly influences the damping factor and ultimately the stage size as well.
@rktrkt-tw8nd2 жыл бұрын
@@Soundnews best not to use any term just for the heck of it. Damping factor is dependent upon output impedance and it has one of the lowest output impedance you would ever see in any portable device so it has a very high damping factor. With headphones better depth perception translates into less width that's it. Better you test this in a speaker set up or even use it as a dac to your amp which will reduce depth perception slightly thus increasing width perception.
@Yiannis21122 жыл бұрын
@@Soundnews Stick to what you know. You're not an engineer.
@20puskinas19922 жыл бұрын
@@Soundnews wolume control decides soundstage. Hence the reason why Topping a90 sound narrow and Benchmark hpa4 wide.
@user-oc7vl5xc5w2 жыл бұрын
Does it still hiss when almost fully charged? That's one thing I hate about Mojo, as I can't just leave it plugged all the time.
@Soundnews2 жыл бұрын
Did you watch/read the review? Please do
@user-oc7vl5xc5w2 жыл бұрын
@@Soundnews I watched half of the video (it wasn't captivative enough to watch it all). I watched whole "Battery" part, and the closest thing was about "protective mode" after full charge while my question was about 5 minutes before full charge (where original Mojo makes hissing sounds). Btw, passive aggressiveness, why? Not cool.
@Soundnews2 жыл бұрын
@@user-oc7vl5xc5w I wasn't aggressive. A review is called as such for a reason. The answer is in the video
@Flavius72 жыл бұрын
@@user-oc7vl5xc5w What's next, ask the reviewer how the thing sounds after not watching the video at all? Passive aggressiveness? Really? How about lazy dude?
@allansh8282 жыл бұрын
is my Hugo 2 useless now?
@colinpratt28392 жыл бұрын
No, Mojo2 is an improvement on Mojo1 but Hugo2 is still better
@Yiannis21122 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. Replace it asap. According to these reviewers, next month replace that one too.
@epicmike39152 жыл бұрын
@@Yiannis2112 lol. Yep.
@S.M.A.Batista2 жыл бұрын
Not having Bluetooth and 4.4mm is a non starter for me.
@Flavius72 жыл бұрын
Have never been a fan of Mojo or Chord inflated prices at all. Guess the Dave sounds good, but never a good option for the money. Always a fan of your reviews though, more informative & detailed then the Stasi catalogue. And no, Chord fans, Mojo IS NOT the best dac under 1000, not even close!
@dapperbrick75162 жыл бұрын
It's not the best, but, it's very pretty and fun to use. Sounds plenty good enough if you can get a deal on it.
@word2RG2 жыл бұрын
What a miss. Can you imagine imagine the grand slam, if they had added a couple of SD card slots? Ah well, maybe Chord Mojo 3, in seven years.
@wemustgo2 жыл бұрын
No bluetooth, micro USB, no balanced 4.4mm output and way way overpriced. Not for me. DACs have made huge steps since 2015 in term of price, sound and features. Chord still makes overpriced 2015 DAC product.
@radicalrodriguez59122 жыл бұрын
nonsense. best sounding portable dac bar none
@doifeellucky2 жыл бұрын
@@radicalrodriguez5912 I stupidly bought one based on the current hype. It offers nothing over my Zen DAC V2 or arguably even a $10 dongle. I’ve used it with Tidal masters, Spotify, hires using Foobar2000 and I can’t tell the difference. A complete waste of money for me. It even makes a faint click every few seconds when connected to a phone via usb c which far outweighs any negligible sound improvement. I’ll be returning it.
@radicalrodriguez59122 жыл бұрын
@@doifeellucky return it
@MarijkeWillemsen9902 жыл бұрын
You buy it for the sound (if you can hear the difference) not for the features.
@fiddlix2 жыл бұрын
The fact that it is an “updated” version that still uses micro usb to charge it is laughable at any price point. It has a usb-c port to interface with computers a smart phones. All that is a deal breaker for me.
@Angel-AbC92 жыл бұрын
Mojo messed up could've had much more sales with mojo one if it wasn't for the brains over there putting a micro usb on it , and now they put usb-C ? They will get some new buyers but not the other half that got stuck with micro usb
@christopher18002 жыл бұрын
I’ve always felt these mojo thingies look like toys. And since looks do count for something, I don’t buy ‘em. 😂
@johnhallkenney2 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable, they've had so much time to reconfigure this unit and they opt for a lazy and very sub-par connectivity design. Let's hope it sounds better than it looks.
@Tealc23232 жыл бұрын
$700?! lol
@doifeellucky2 жыл бұрын
Bought one. Waste of money for me. No better than my Zen DAC V2.
@telebiopic2 жыл бұрын
Chord mojo 1 honestly didn’t deliver given it’s premium price. Now if this mojo 2.0 is 20% better it is still shit. Good review.
@yogiwp_2 жыл бұрын
Still not keen on the aesthetics though 🤮
@steamstories12792 жыл бұрын
Even Chord Dave sound similar to Mojo, in that it doesn't sound warmer or boosted in the bass or on lower mids. It just has more definition, more notes, more resolution in the time domain. I think you guys are way too used to distorsion and busy sound from other brands. Well when there is no distorsion, you don't hear it, you also don't get grain, clipping, "blendiness", fuzzyness, and so on. You hear the most clean notes, but you're not used to that. You want everything to sound warm, if you could add 10 db below 1khz, it will be perfect. Like Audeze. Warm and nothing else. Just a 10 db lower shelf if possible. On everything, on every song, on every source. Now Chord decided to please the kids who want a non-flat frequency response. Now the kids can change the EQ on every song. Instead of listening to the whole album without touching the DAC, like it happened with Mojo 1. Even Chord Dave is considered by many as not "able" to fully drive headphones... how in the world ? Well, people want boosted lower mids. But Chord wanted to give a flat frequency response and that means no distorsion, but kids want lower mids distorsion. But that wasn't enough. For the kids. Now the kids may be happier with Mojo 1. Bring that lower mids boost. So now their headphones can sound full. What about buy bookshelf speakers and tie them to your head? It will sound much fuller than a 2 inch headphone driver. Way more dynamic. How is possible that 8 inch driver sound more dynamic and more powerfull than a 2 inch driver ? :mindblowing: Of course a 2 inch driver will sound compressed in the bass even at 130 dB... but you still increase that volume pot to get more bass, like you want to get to a 8 inch driver capability. "You don't get big soundstage from such a small product" Wow, what a line. Then we need 20 pounds DACs for big soundstage. You can ban me, I don't care. Lots of stupid people in this hobby.
@rhodey29522 жыл бұрын
The Dave can't drive the hungry planars. And what about tubes? They cause distortion... It's not always a bad thing. You must like thx or topping then. They measure amazing.
@Kkefhggududhddj2 жыл бұрын
in a blind test between a dave and an apple dongle plugged into an amplifier my friend couldn't hear any differences. There is no point in spending all that money on a Dac because even if the dac on paper is perfect our ears are limited and will never hear that improvement in sound.
@rhodey29522 жыл бұрын
@@Kkefhggududhddj please leave the chat 🤣
@Kkefhggududhddj2 жыл бұрын
@@rhodey2952 I am not joking
@Kkefhggududhddj2 жыл бұрын
@@rhodey2952 Dave is my friend's, he thought the apple dongle was Dave.
@JerryShugars2 жыл бұрын
Micro USB? I'm not spending a single dime on anything that has micro usb in 2022.
@dapperbrick75162 жыл бұрын
The Micro USB is to retain compatibility with the Poly, it also has USB-C I believe
@JerryShugars2 жыл бұрын
But it charges via micro. The C port looks like a tacked on after thought.
@MarijkeWillemsen9902 жыл бұрын
The c port placement allows you to have the cable flat on the table. The micro usb for charging cost 8 dollar if you havent one. A small price for the excellent sound and the compatibility with the poly.
@humanbass2 жыл бұрын
Micro USB, fuck that shit.
@ZVM6002 жыл бұрын
У mojo 1 по высоким жопа, типо тут ещё хуже. Это похоже на бред..
@athathsonty29252 жыл бұрын
Why are CHORD products so weird-looking and nauseating, the only reason why I keep away from Chord, whatever their performance ?
@emailring2 жыл бұрын
What an ugly design, very sad
@CarAudioHorizons2 жыл бұрын
They didn’t do much in 7 years lol Money Grab!! So many better products out there these days with a lot more inputs and outputs make this irrelevant in 2022
@avro662 жыл бұрын
No balanced output, and if you are colour blind you are screwed controlling said item, also it looks cheap and nasty, the black finish is as dull as ditch water.