graz_lag
Major Contributor
I think they’d actually argue such reports are kinda overkill and just a distraction to their average potential customer who has no use for such things and possibly their marketing guys may of thought they would have a negative impact ?
Still what’s the harm in putting the info on their website some place, maybe they will now ... ha ha
Their marketing dpt. is certainly managed by the folks of What Hi-Fi ...
From the 5-stars Whathifi.com's review :
Features
There’s no display as such, but the power button lights up in different colours depending on the sampling rate of the input signal (red for 44.1kHz, green for 96kHz, white for DSD). Similarly, the lighting colour behind the volume buttons changes according to level. It’s a little confusing at first, but soon becomes second nature.
We were pleased to discover that the unit’s performance doesn’t degrade notably when both connections are in use. Chord claims an output of 35mW into 600ohms, rising to 720mW into 8 ohms.
Though it runs warm generally, it can get quite hot when charging, but this is nothing to worry about, apparently.
Sound ('Cause English is not my mother language, it will take this whole week for me to digest all this below ... )
Once up and running this a fabulous performer. We listen to Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions on DSD and are gripped from the unmistakable opening bars of Too High right through to the end of the album. There’s plenty of detail here, and the kind of insight into the recording that nothing we’ve heard up until the Hugo can better.
But it’s not the excellent resolution that impresses us most. It’s the Mojo’s ability to organise all that information into a cohesive and music whole that makes it stand out from the competition.
It delivers the hard charging rhythm track of Higher Ground brilliantly, communicating the song’s unstoppable momentum with real enthusiasm. The presentation is solid, full-bodied but avoids any hint of excess richness at mid- and low-frequencies.
Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.12 (24-bit/192kHz) confirms the Mojo’s convincing tonal balance and reveals a surefooted handling of dynamics.
It can convey power and scale when the music requires but has the finesse to make the most of the subtler passages too.
We’re also happy with the unit’s refinement. Its transparency means that poor recordings (and sources) will be easy to spot, but this DAC won’t go out of its way to be nasty.
That sense of organisation is clear here, as is the Mojo’s composure when the piece becomes demanding. There’s never any sense of stress, every note is given the space and attention it deserves.