Joy revision
Hi-Fi Choice|May 2022
It's taken seven long years, but Chord has finally retired its phenomenal Mojo. David Vivian welcomes the sequel
David Vivian
Joy revision

DETAILS

PRODUCT Chord Electronics Mojo 2

ORIGIN UK

TYPE Portable headphone amplifier/DAC

WEIGHT 185g

DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 83 x 23 x 62mm

FEATURES

  • Digital inputs: coaxial; dual-data coaxial; optical; Micro-USB; USB-C
  • Supports PCM to 768kHz and DSD256
  • UHD DSP lossless EQ adjustment
  • Compatibility with Poly streamer

DISTRIBUTOR Chord Electronics

TELEPHONE 01622 721444

WEBSITE chordelectronics. co.uk

Of all the quirky wordplays Chord Electronics has used in naming its products, Mojo - a portmanteau of 'mobile' and 'joy' - is undoubtedly the Qutest... sorry, cutest.

Launched in 2015, no one really knew if Chord's hunch that what the world really needed was a portable headphone amp/DAC that could channel 'studio-quality sound into the most demanding high-end headphones would catch on. Game changer is a term with a grand history of being bandied about in hi-fi circles, sometimes with little justification. But there can be no argument in attaching it to the Mojo which all but bewitched reviewers, sold like crazy, and still has no sonic equal for the money.

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