I had one so bad it wouldn’t connect. The core looked like it had been snapped off rather than cut. I used a fine diamond stone to clean it up then autosol polishing paste to get rid of the scratch marks. Works a treat now.

Yes LCD5 direct from DAVE is very good. If you are looking for pure sound this combination comes the closest I’ve heard. I listen direct from DAVE more than with the WA1 but sometimes a little bit of warmth can make you fall in love with tracks all over again.

Yes it’s a very stylish cube with a heavy glass top surrounding the tubes. It has a very poor DAC in it but fortunately you can bypass that. I have it connected to the DAVE and have the choice of the clinical beauty of the DAVE output or adding the warmth of the valve amp to the DAVE depending...

I run mine off of DAVE, either with or without a WA1. A little more warmth with the WA1 in line.

They finally developed some taste

I read that the Mojo2 does support 192k but there are often issues with fibre and compatibility that were giving Chord support issues on other products so they simply state the spec as 96k to eliminate the hassle.

My favourite pairing with Mojo2 is a 0G Grado RS1. It just makes magic happen.

Did you try a factory reset? Press menu button to enter the DSP menu. Then hold down the + and - keys until it resets. Worth a try.

Really?

I agree. It just depends if your main focus is the system or the experience. There does tend to be a cross over point between those two perspectives.

It’s a good test. It’s the same for me. I’ll often gasp at a passage, exclaim out loud or on occasion shed a tear. When the music is able to do that I’m happy with my system.

I think it is you who has done the conflation here…

Ropiee works very well. I have an optical hat on a pi4. It’s a cheap way to get started.

Stop wasting time on the forum then and get on with it. People are waiting 😜

Amp for speakers or headphones?

Your simply not trying if you can’t get it to fit 😜

Or a Chord Mojo2 with Poly if your more audiophile than gym bunny

I had this happen to me once and I reset as you did. It happened a second time and I realise then that the volume indicators were all off. I was carrying the Mojo at the time and probably manage to hold the volume down button in.

I did have one MFi09R fail. The classic white noise issue, which happen more frequently over time. I bought a couple more of the straight version, MFi09S, and now make sure I am very careful not to pull on the wire.

I regularly get more than 7 or 8 hours. I use mine while travelling and listen end to end on long haul flights. London to San Diego a couple of weeks ago. I turned it off while I ate dinner but that was a 11 hour flight. I must have listen for at least 9 hours.

The simple answer to all this is read what you like, watch what you like, buy what you like and listen to what you like. Ignore all the rest

That’s mute 😀

How about a dual button press, like for mute, to register the current volume? Menu plus down volume could make sense. You could also set a maximum volume with menu and up volume. Maximum might be a nice option for those who let their kids use their kit.

The designer reads this forum and often contributes. Absolutely no harm in discussing what users see as good or bad features. Of course, give the return to factory firmware update, this is all just wishful thinking but it might plant seeds for future products. Edit: I see Rob already jumped in…

I agree. I have both IEM and low impedance headphones so have got used to checking before plugging in. It would have been a nice option to be able to set a default start volume.