[WorksUnit]

The K7 AKM amplification seems to be the same as my K9pro AKM.
I owned the Mojo 2 alongside the K9, and the former one is a warmer more "musical" sound.
Good shout on the OG Hugo, been curious about that one too.

 

[Death_Block]

The K7 AKM amplification seems to be the same as my K9pro AKM.
I owned the Mojo 2 alongside the K9, and the former one is a warmer more "musical" sound.
Good shout on the OG Hugo, been curious about that one too.

Seems what I'm leaning towards, a mojo 2 or OG Hugo. For office I want a desktop mode and able to take it home for weekends

 

[pataburd]

The Mojo worked just fine for me as a desktop.

 

[Death_Block]

Does anyone had listening experience with the mojo 2 Vs the original Hugo? Can't decide, similar prices. Also the original mojo is cheap as chips now, is the mojo 2 that much of an upgrade?

 

[Chris Kaoss]

Can't comment bout the Hugo by experience.
The Mojo is a great, mid-centric, very musical DAC/amp with no emphasis on both ends which, imo, is worth to get.
The Mojo 2 is more "linear" in comparison, but compensate this with the added xfeed and the "UHD- EQ" (DSP). And this makes it even greater, bc you're able to listen to a lot more headphones without sacrificing the fun of all of them. ( Imo and ymmv, of course )

I really liked the hell out of the Mojo, but I enjoy the Mojo 2 even more.
Now I can boost the low end on my Monitor 5, as an example, and it sounds miles ahead compared to listen to the Mojo og.

If I'd to choose, I'd go with Mojo 2 instead of Hugo bc of this feature.
If the Hugo would have the DSP functionality, that is another story.

 

[WorksUnit]

You can make the Mojo2 sound relatively similar to the OG Mojo.
The features in the later version really scale if you have a collection of different iems/headphones imho, and that is where the value is.

 

[Death_Block]

I'm generally the type to find a sound preference and stick to it, so wondering if the options on the mojo 2 will really be utilised for the extra money

 

[WorksUnit]

Understandable... but it is an easy sell if you don`t like it/want to try alternatives.
(Older stuff like the Hugo and an OG Mojo may have issues with the micro USB connections like my Mojo does....something to be aware of.)

 

[djdtm]

I second the Mojo2 which started as my headphone listening station dac and mobile dac amp. It is now my desktop dac amp and portable dac amp. I replaced it in my listening rack with the Geshelli Akm dac which is very musical.

 

[Death_Block]

Understandable... but it is an easy sell if you don`t like it/want to try alternatives.
(Older stuff like the Hugo and an OG Mojo may have issues with the micro USB connections like my Mojo does....something to be aware of.)

I always seem to forget about options of resale. I tend to just keep what I have and move on lol. But yeah, that's a very good point you raised. Only wish I could compare it in a listening test with the Fiio K7

 

[Death_Block]

I second the Mojo2 which started as my headphone listening station dac and mobile dac amp. It is now my desktop dac amp and portable dac amp. I replaced it in my listening rack with the Geshelli Akm dac which is very musical

Does it bypass the battery when plugged in if it's used as a desktop unit? That will be the majority of use. With an option on taking it home over weekends.

 

[Chris Kaoss]

Yes, it does.
Mojo 2 has an intelligent desktop mode.
After a couple minutes/hours, it bypasses the battery if connected to power/mains permanently with an adequate source ( best is a 2A wall wart ).

 

[Derivative]

One more vote for the Mojo2. I owned the OG Mojo and found the 2 to be a good enough upgrade on the SQ to justify the price.
My conclusion was that Mojo2 is a little better on technicalities (detail, soundstage) while retaining the "musical" nature of Chord products, which resulted in better immersion in the music.

 

[Death_Block]

One more vote for the Mojo2. I owned the OG Mojo and found the 2 to be a good enough upgrade on the SQ to justify the price.
My conclusion was that Mojo2 is a little better on technicalities (detail, soundstage) while retaining the "musical" nature of Chord products, which resulted in better immersion in the music.

That's comforting. I don't mind a small sacrifice in technicalities if it's more musical.

 

[Death_Block]

I second the Mojo2 which started as my headphone listening station dac and mobile dac amp. It is now my desktop dac amp and portable dac amp. I replaced it in my listening rack with the Geshelli Akm dac which is very musical.

Is it the JNOG2 SOCKETED [J2S] AK4499EX + AK4191EQ version you have? What do you use for an amp?