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    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    Lossless encoding into whatever codec is a purely mechanical process that can be automated. They have some metadata (e.g. album art) and whatnot to go along with the music, but we're just talking about audio encoding and sound quality here. They are not literally remixing or remastering the...
  2. K

    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    You're getting so many things wrong. The most significant thing is that this whole conversation is in regards to how people listen on the move. My original statement was "The market for people using wired DACs and headphones while literally on the move is very small so no big loss" [emphasis...
  3. K

    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    You said "Apple just went through an enormous expense to convert their entire music catalog, the largest in the industry, to lossless—a format that cannot be utilized on their platform without wired headphones." I don't know how else you can interpret that.
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    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    It doesn't hurt anything to start with losslessly-encoded music even if you end up listening to it in a noisy environment when it would be impossible to hear any advantage from it. You made it sound as if somehow it wasn't even possible to listen to losslessly-encoded music on wireless...
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    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    You implied that because Apple had converted their library to lossless, and that because losslessly-encoded music "cannot be utilized" without wired headphones, that wired headphones cannot be a very small market share for on-the-go listeners. That's neither a valid nor a sound argument. It's...
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    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    I listen to lossless music on bluetooth earbuds when I'm on the go all the time. Any "loss" from using a codec like LDAC or AptX HD for bluetooth transmission is negligible compared to the loss of the transducer (i.e. headphones) or environmental noise. Even if you're under the delusion that...
  7. K

    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    To be fair I think he was referring to the picture of the Mojo with the special Poly-size adapter and cable strapped to the back of an iPhone with Chord-branded rubber bands (which no doubt sound better than normal rubber bands :) ). I kind of agree that's not the ideal Mojo configuration :)...
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    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    The market for people using wired DACs and headphones while literally on the move is very small so no big loss.
  9. K

    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    Most people seem to agree that "mobile" with respect to the Mojo 2 means that it's easy to take with you (home, work, hotel, different rooms, etc.), not that it's the best choice to use while riding the bus or walking around.
  10. K

    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    Maybe now that Jony Ive has been gone for a while there are products in the pipeline to add it back. That guy would get rid of almost anything if it would allow the device to be 0.5mm thinner :) They put MagSafe, HDMI, SD card reader, and a decent keyboard back into MacBook Pros so anything is...
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    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    I agree with most of your criticisms. I wish that they'd put more attention into the USB implementation rather than only focusing on their custom DAC. The micro USB ports are there for backwards compatibility with their Poly streamer, but I'd rather they just had a separate product with both...
  12. K

    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    You're talking about the Digital AV adapter, which is not the camera connection kit (which is only available for Lightning). I believe in this case it's just acting like a powered USB hub and there's no fundamental USB compatibility issue like there is with trying to convert Lightning to USB...
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    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    Yeah that's exactly what I said about the power. Since the Mojo 2 has a battery and a separate power plug it doesn't need to draw any power from the iPad so it works fine. For devices that do need significant power, you don't need a special CCK (which doesn't exist for USB-C anyway), but you...
  14. K

    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    One big difference with the Mojo 2 is the "Intelligent Desktop Mode", where it will bypass the battery and run directly from the charger power once the battery is charged. The main benefit is that it greatly extends the life of the battery but I imagine it affects heat as well. I leave mine...
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    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    Do you have a link to the product? I've never heard of it. The only issue with a USB-C iPad that I know of is for a device that requires significant power to run, in which case you can use any powered USB hub so that the DAC gets power from the hub instead of drawing it from the iPad. But...
  16. K

    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    Well I've plugged my Mojo 2 into an iPad with a random USB-C cable and it worked great, but what do I know? As far as I know there isn't even such a thing as a USB-C camera connection kit.
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    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    You're perfectly welcome to your own opinion. Some people love certain brands of cars and some people have an aversion to those same brands. Same with DACs. I personally find the Mojo 2 to be a beautiful and elegant piece of gear, with just the right size and features for a couple of my...
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    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    You don't need a special cable to connect the Mojo 2 to a USB-C iPad. Just a regular USB-C to USB-C cable. You're probably thinking of iPhones or old iPads with Lightning connectors.
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    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    If you only care about the most features for the lowest price, then the Mojo 2 isn't the best choice regardless of category. But lots of people are willing to pay for premium quality and would rather buy an Audi than a Hyundai (or whatever example you'd like to pick) even if it doesn't go any...
  20. K

    CHORD Mojo 2 Review (Portable DAC & HP Amp)

    If the only use case you can imagine is plugging it into your phone, then I don't totally disagree with you (unless you have fancy headphones that need a powered amp). If you're plugging it into a high-end AV system where you need an optical input and your speaker amp weighs 50 lbs, then a...
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