(1) vocals sound uncannily "relaxed" and real (2) instruments have clearer reverb trail (3) sound is lot more holographic due to exceptional depth perception (4) need not to worry about poor and bright recordings because sound has no sibilance or brightness (5) music has unbelievable timing perception drawing you into instant foot tapping (6) has ample output even for high impedance headphones like hd600, hd650, hd800, r70x, dt 880 600 ohm, sufficient output even at orange color. (7) "lossless" bass-treble eq with shelf eq at unprecedented 140 bit processing for tailoring the sound for almost every headphones. (8) like other chord dacs there is no sperate head amp stage, only dac out put stage with in built digital volume control in fpga makes the headphone listen more transparent, so one does not need expensive boutique dacs like bartok, vivaldi, holo may or rokna wave dream, and amps like headtrips, vioelectrics, woo audios or bursons. this single device beats them all at 1/10 th or even 1/20 th price, it is so so musically transparent and enjoyable. buy one asap and save on expensive dac and head amps.

this dac can beat many $k dacs and headphone amps for super ultra refinement and extreme fine details. it separates even the tiniest strands of music and vocals and present to you in a cohesive manner. details and refinement generally two difficult to go together properties, this dac achieves perfectly. don't use any headphone amp with it until unless you have very power hungry headphones. this can drive almost every headphone with plenty of punch and power. beware you may tend to listen at very high volumes with this dac due to non existent sibilance and brightness. buy one ASAP and enjoy all genres of music while on move or in the comfort of your home as it may even better your uber ultra expensive desktop set up.

Lets get this outof way, this is a bang for buck dac amp. Why?
1. Performs at nearly 80% of what Qutest does and at half price
2. Had equalization that I was looking for. The only other DAC/AMP that has quality equalization is RME ADI 2 FS but at more than 2 times the price.
3. Compared to my Zen Stack, that I love, this has more neutral presentation. The zen is warmer and adds too much color to warm headphones like my classic Meze99. Single piece solution.
4. Crossfeed feature is not snakeoil. It does widen the soundstage. However not all headphones would sound good with this feature turned on. Only more expensive DAC/AMP have this feature.
5. Current price is the same as what is sold in the UK. Amazing! Thanks HPZ, you rock!
Overall Impression
1. Layering and separation of instruments is like sohanpapdi. You can make out the distinction very clearly. Compared to my Audiolab DAC, this is a bit ahead. Listening to the soundtrack of Jodha Akbar (Azeem O Shaan),Opening stanza...I could hear the individual singers in the chorus. In fact one of the of singer sings in a slightly different key as others. This was a revelation to me.
2. Same Album, next Song - Inn Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein - The lead singers also sings with the chorus. This I could make it out only when I heard this song on the Mojo2.
3. Compared to my R2R DAC - I like the R2R for its analogish sound. This remains unsurpassed. However the details is what R2R fall behind. Mojo2 gives details without any digital glare.
4. Give the Mojo about 30 min before listening. The treble is sharp in the first 30 min of the operation.
5. Small form factor which is as big as my palm. I could thus carry this with me in case of need. Bye Bye Dragonfly black and apple dongle dac.
6. Integrates with my 2 channel stereo via Opt and hence a desktop option as well. Have not had time to listen and hence cannot post any feedback.
Shortcomings
1. I could not figure how to connect to my CD transport over Coax. Not a shortcoming perse as this has a coax 3.5 mm but not sure if such cable is available. In the hunt now.
2. Micro USB, even in 2022!! Saving grace USB C
3. Have to read the manual first before operating. Not difficult, but still!
4. Mojo 2 has two 3.5 mm audio out receptacles. Any change to vol effects both. Hence, if you have set a volume for a headphone with higher ohmage, before inserting iems, do ensure that the gain is set at low. Else both the iem and the ear would be blasted! Rather than having two 3.5 mm headphone output, Chord could have been designated one to iem (low gain) and the other to headphone (high gain).
5. No RCA out. Have use 3.5mm to RCA cable.
Overall, I am enjoying and exploring my mojo2.
Thanks for reading!

I am no expert on frequency responses and other objective aspects of reviewing something like this, and I'm not even going to attempt that. But here a goes purely subjective review of how I feel about this.

This little thing is an absolute cracker of a DAC/AMP. It blew my mind right out of the box and I carry it with me everywhere now. It just makes everything sound better- my headphones, my car stereo and even my Astell&Kern SR25.

You can go soundstage, imaging etc etc. But all that matters to me, is how it sounds to me, and this one is pure, unbridled joy and I'm absolutely loving it.

And thank you folks at Headphone Zone for making this happen...in just about a year's association with you guys, you've delivered some gems, that has totally elevated my music listening experience.

The ones who know about Mojo/Mojo2, are obviously not going to read this. To the unawares, you will need to take a leap of faith. It is a guaranteed payoff. And how!
I got one off the first batch itself.. and have been just marveling every single day when I use it. My headphones and IEMs don’t sound the same.. even when compared with a Schiit. My favorite music tracks are as if I have never heard them before.. newer and finer audible details. It looks like a toy, yes. There are no digital displays, yes. It works on a system of colors that are unlike what’s considered normal usage.. yes. Yet, it’s damn simple to use. Runs a pinch warm.. yes. The lossless DSP.. I swear, I have never heard such a clear manipulation of specific bandwidth without spillage outside of a music studio. All in all, this is my endgame as far as portable headphone amp/dac is concerned.

This little thing is full of shiny disco balls...

I have been through my fair share of amps cum dacs before I landed on this one.

To discribe it in a single line we can confidently say that is this little one has a big heart!!

The detail that it brings out is truly good.. does not add any kind of color to the music. The music details a very good depth. The seperation and staging are really good on a good recording. Just to see how it does, I did throw crap at it and it did handle things really well.

The detail in the highs, mids and lows are really good.

Equipment and sources used:
1) music source is apple music through the phone using a hidiz lightning to usb-c cable.
2) Headphones used are hifiman sundara's and meze 99's
3) I am a stereo music person. I generally use my main system which consists of a Hegel h390 system connected to a pair ot harbeth speakers. I love to play them prety loud. Since these listening gets late into the nights, I decided to invest in a decent headphone set up. I got meze 99 and sundara's little over a year ago and since then have experimented with various headphones Amps and dacs but they never could give the desired detail that I get from my stereo setup, but once this little mojo 2 was connected, it just changed the dynamics. the bass is well detailed it was the same wish mids and highs.

Finally i can say that i am happy with the set up of my headphone system.

Chord - Mojo 2