What is strange to me is that no one else seems to have this problem, yet when I contacted Chord they said it is normal for the mojo to mute the first seconds of a track when the sample rate changes to avoid "an audible pop."

Yeah it looks like I have a defective unit. I'm definitely returning it now.

Hey Cheaplad Im gearing up to make the exact same set up you seem to have. I currently own the chord mojo, and a fiio x5 first gen. I want to upgrade to the fiio x5 third gen, but I have some concerns that you may be able to answer. On my first gen fiio when outputting to the mojo whenever a...

How would one of these pair with a slightly bright hd700? Bear in mind the hd700 sounds nothing like the hd600 so it would be difficult to compare it to them.

Wanted to post pics of my new custom carbon fibered if x5, complete with vocaloid leeks keychain, next to my mid-fi headphones.  The symbol on the back of the device is the nobody symbol from kingdom hearts,  and the album on the screen is Historias by ALSTROeMERIA.        

Like I said I don't know the science but check any amp discussion and soundstage of the amp will be a topic. Sound signature and soundstage are pretty much independent of each other unless you're packing ear splitting bass. The fiio e12 without the bass boost sounds really similar to the x5 in...

Sorry for being so defensive, so like I said Im asking because Im not an expert on the matter, but DACs just turn the digital signal to analog, and with the exception of resolution not much of the sound changes, so a good  DAC will provide a high quality untainted  source that the amp can take...

Hey I have an HD700 and I'm loving the soundstage straight out of my fiio x5, but I want more is this amp/dac that bad with soundstage or what amps/dac would improve soundstage over the element in this price range?

Yeah I tried both, and the hd650 will make Edm very musical and pleasurable to listen too, but the HD700 just pumps out detail like no ones business, and in really sound design intensive edm the HD700s are awesome.  I went with the HD700s, right now they're hooked up to my fiio x5.

That's still helpful, thanks.:)

Hi I own the sennheiser HD 700 and adore the soundstage I get from it with my Fiio x5 but I want an amp, will the jds labs open up the soundstage or compress it? It may seem silly but it makes a big difference to me. Thanks

Well two months later I listened to both headphones and saved up the money and my final decision was to get the HD700. I did enjoy the HD650's warmth but I enjoyed the micro-detail of the HD700 even more and the treble issues were non-existant to me. Thanks for all the help and opinions guys but...

I'm looking for the same information.

I'm going to be upgrading my amplifier from the e12 to the jds c5 in few months after I upgrade to the HD 700 headphones. I wanted to know if I would be loosing my audio's spaciousness by sticking to an e12. Thanks a ton!:)

Just what I needed,:D thanks!

I was wondering if anyone could compare the cayin c5 to the jds lab c5?

that was quite a flood of knowledge, and I've made my choice the 650 is the seemingly more reasonable option. Thanks a ton that post was extremely thorough! A thousand thanks my friend!

Hrm wow, I was convinced for a while that the hd700 was leaps and bounds ahead of the hd650. I'll reach for the 650 when I'm in the store. Thanks for the help.

Thanks,:) You're my hero!:)

I own the e12 and x5 combo, though I plan on upgrading to the cayin c5 amp. Which headphone does anyone out there think would give me more value for my gear the hd650 or hd700?

Hey I'm sort of a rare type I'm a sixteen year old audiophile and as you can imagine I'm on a shoestring budget. I own the fiio x5 and e12 combo paired with the sennheiser momentum, though I'm soon to upgrade to the cayin c5. I'm trying to buy my first true audiophile headphone and the hd700/650...

Thank you!

  Well I tried it,  I tried it twice, and still it tells me update file not found.  These utilities you mentioned if I do use them to try to fix it will I have any idea what Im doing or will somebody walk me through these recovery softwares, and lastly do they void the warranty.   Honestly...

Well I tried, and the same deal, file not found.  Now all I can think of doing is sending it in to fiio to undo the damage.  Can you point me in the right direction to get a repair under the warranty?  Sorry Ive been so persistent.  Ive been really anxious since it started bugging out.

I tried calling fiio directly and although the I'm a Chinese language student I had no clue what the Lady helping me was saying.