Chord MOJO 2 Review // SHOULD you consider the MOJO for HI-FI Setup?

[@jonasDoguedeBordeaux]

have been exspreimeting with power supplies on the mojo one and mojo 2 i removed the battrey and replaced it with a clean power supply it totally transforms the sound of this amazing dac

[@maryvillanueva2075]

Blue orbs, balls haha too funny. Thank you for always putting a fun twist in your videos!

[@Hifyed]

👍👍

[@jamesrobinson9176]

I'd love to try one. I'm using a dragonfly currently. This would be an obvious upgrade

[@Hifyed]

Worth the audition! It’s a good upgrade even compared to the cobalt.

[@jamesrobinson9176]

@@Hifyed I have very little hifi dac experience, but I love my cobalt. I has inspired upgrade itis.

[@Hifyed]

@@jamesrobinson9176 cobalt is an excellent dac for the price! I know the temptation to upgrade 😉

[@pistopit7142]

Hi. Potential issue I have noticed with Mojo 2 is that when mojo is connected to power source the electric current leaks into a chasis. It feels like slight tingling under fingers when you touch the mojo. I've tried many chargers and it is always the same. Does yours doing something similar or perhaps I have a faulty unit? Many thanks.

[@theonlyegg]

That's dangerous and faulty.

[@vitryakev]

Try Samsung charger and obviously change cable. I try 3 different original cable and 3rd provide charging with out noise. Also when I connected to MacBook when it charged I have noise even if mojo not connected to charger. When I remove charger from MacBook noise disappeared

[@pistopit7142]

@@vitryakev had 3 units and each has the same issue. Tried different chargers, cables and even in different houses in case something is wrong with my wall sockets. Anyways, this is not he biggest problem. The most anoying problem with Mojo 2 is its interference with mobile phone signal when on the go. This ruins the main use case for this dac for me - portability. I've returned it. Shame becuase when it works the sound is amazing.

[@kyleo2113]

Thanks for the review - really interested in this little unit as a desktop dac for headphones or possibly stand alone depending on the headphone sensitivity - are you still planning on a mojo 2 headphone review?

[@Hifyed]

Your welcome! We have the headphone completed just need to update it soon.

[@rishelbhallabhatia1672]

@@Hifyed. Hello . I mainly listen to streaming music Amazon Music with iPad directly connected to my Harman kardon 3380 and paired with b & w 706 s2 speakers .can chord mojo 2 be used as a dac in between my iPad and hk3380 ? How is it’s EQ , can it help in offsetting some of the brightnesss of my speakers ?

[@吹波堂]

I use mojo2 together with Poly, it make a hifi streamer Dac a portable set up. Also I hook it to my $20000us hi Fi system and the sound from this little machine is awesome 🤩

[@Hifyed]

👍👍

[@pistopit7142]

Hi. I am about to get Marantz 40n which has built in internal DAC. But I also have Mojo 2. I will obviously compare the two, but in your opinion, would you think Mojo 2 set as preamp would work better than using built in Marantz 40n DAC?

[@MichaelHarbert-t4j]

I have the mojo2 poly also and I am wondering how I go about connecting to a fosi audio v3 amp that drives my RB42s

[@吹波堂]

You need a connection cable from 3.5 mm connector to RCA stereo connector and connect to your Amp. If your Amp have remote sound control, then you can make the mojo volume the maximum, otherwise use mojo volume control to adjust the volume. Have 🤩

[@MichaelHarbert-t4j]

@@吹波堂 thank you I should know that

[@burghelvasile3313]

Hello. Do you recommend mojo 2 as a desktop solution, Marantz pm 6006 and Dali Oberon3? Mojo 1 had LINE OUT. Mojo 2 doesn't have it. how do you adjust the correct output voltage? Thank you.

[@ensignofindustry1033]

Can I ask what is needed to connect to IPhone? Lightening to USB? I seem to remember the OG Mojo needed two cables to make this connection.

[@pistopit7142]

You need one cable, USB-C to lightning. Or if you have iphone 15/15 pro then USB-c to USB-c.

[@ysk249]

So you would plug in a 3.5mm output to the amp in a hi-fi setup? How would this sound compare to the Chord Qutest?

[@Hifyed]

That is correct! It also battery saver mode so you can keep it plugged in without overcharging. Although I have not compared directly from what I remember the Qutest is the way to go.

[@theonlyegg]

Ok, let's make our dream Mojo 3 because there's no way I'm buying a device with Micro USB in 2024. a) 2x USB-C ports b) 3.5 and 4.4 balanced. I have zero use for two 3.5 outs and I can't imagine many people are ever using this "feature." c) Much faster startup. 20 seconds? My Schiit tube amp takes less time to kick on. d) much improved heat dissipation... c'mon, this is still an issue?

[@elhierronomiente]

La salida dual de 3.5 es para tener dos salidas a dos dispositivos no tienen porqué ser ambos auriculares. Por ejemplo con un adaptador 3.5 macho a 2xrca hembras puedes sacar el sonido a unos altavoces por ejemplo a través de la entrada RCA y a la vez puedes también usar la otra salida por ejemplo para unos auriculares o incluso el subwoofer con una coaxial a jack 3.5 con lo que podría alimentar perfectamente un sistema 2.1 o 2 altavoces + unos auriculares. No es ninguna tontería que tenga dos salidas similares... y lo hace mucho más versátil a que si tuviese una balanceada y otra no balanceada. Los microusb no son problema una vez tienes un par de cables, incluso la mayoría de fuentes de alimentación externa tienen microusb por lo que sí es un poco engorro pero nada más. El calor no es tan grande para el pequeño tamaño y una vez más no molesta en absoluto. No hay que olvidar la función crossover y el equalizador con 3 modos personalizables...

[@TranTek]

If you buy it from UK works out to $660 ish Canadian

[@samt8017]

Very cool, guys. Would you use this with an all in one amp that already has a built in dac? If so, would the built in dac be completely shot off? Or can you use both together?

[@Hifyed]

This would be an upgrade to a lot of built in dacs. You always however have be careful not to use an external dac that you don’t like better than the built in one.

[@laika25]

I was also wondering about that 3.5 coax. What's it 4? Can I read a CD player with it????

[@Hifyed]

We have not tried it however, thats, the idea. You should be able to plug in a source like cd player. Not very many 3.5 coax cables around or we would have tried.

[@laika25]

@@Hifyed I actually tried and tested that very possibility, using an rca coaxial cable connected to an rca splitter with 3.5 mini jack.... Works perfect! Thanks

[@laika25]

I have now ordered a (regular) rca to 3.5 mini jack cable. Fingers crossed...

[@MultipleInterface]

How can you tell where you should set the volume for line out mode?

[@Hifyed]

Marcos owns one, I'll ask him.

[@robdodds7696]

Line level is two blue balls

[@ivvanox]

What speakers these are? :)

[@pistopit7142]

How Mojo 2 compared to a DAC inside dedicted amplifier?

[@willjohnson2722]

Did anyone try using a different PSU for this in desktop mode? I was thinking of the iFi iPower X. I've asked on the forums but nobody ever gives any feedback. I use an iPower X on a Zen Stream and it did improve the sound. I was going to get another one for my internet hub/router. I use a Mojo 2 in desktop mode and although the snob in me thinks I should be using a desktop DAC not a portable- it works great and the EQ is really good. I'm tempted to try a Qutest but when I used EQ in Roon- it created some digititus, some bad sounding digital artifacts. I'm thinking I'll stick with the Mojo 2. One thing- I use an Audioquest carbon USB-C cable from the Zen Stream. That was worth it for a bump in sound quality, smoother, cleaner sound. Going to upgrade the 3.5mm to RCA out as well.

[@Hifyed]

Thank you for taking the time to chime in! That is a good idea to try a different psu in desktop mode 🤔. I know quite a few people who are enthusiasts and the use the mojo as a desktop setup. Some I know someone who uses it in his DJ setup that brings to venues!

[@wyn2208]

I just use an old Ipad plug, when I spoke to Chord support they mentioned it being what the usually recommend, I'm no expert but it seems to work fine for me. To quote "We tend to recommend the original type iPad charger because it was designed to work with a product that had the same setup" If you google the below text you'll see the link they gave me ~ fonehaus "genuine Apple A1357 adapter plus MD818ZMA Lightning data sync cable."

[@burghelvasile3313]

Hello. Do you recommend mojo 2 as a desktop solution, Marantz pm 6006 and Dali Oberon3? Mojo 1 had LINE OUT. Mojo 2 doesn't have it. how do you adjust the correct output voltage? Thank you.

[@willjohnson2722]

it's a perfect digital volume output, so there's no distortion at any volume level. So you can just balance the output volume to whatever you like on the volume control and not worry @@burghelvasile3313

[@쿼드럿]

Thanks for your review.. When Mojo2 is connected with PC , can I change the volume at PC side ?

[@Hifyed]

Yes you can!

[@XciterD]

I saw the micro usb ports and immediately felt nauseous.

[@Gadgetdad007]

You two remind me of Laurel & Hardy 🤣

[@Hifyed]

🤣🤣