[mczuzu]

longtime lurker - first time poster

here's a question I've had for a long time, does pairing a chord mojo 2 or any similar DAC to a DAP produce an even better sound or is that just overkill?

For example a Fiio M17 + Mojo 2

 

[Claypole]

I wouldn‘t know how a Fiio M17 and a Chord Mojo 2 compare to each other with regards to DAC and amp quality, but I don’t see the point in the pairing.

The Fiio M17 is a high quality, flagship all in one unit, and a lot of the cost has gone into decent DAC and amp stages. Even if you prefer the sound using the Mojo 2 as an external DAC and amp, all you’d be using the M17 for is a storage unit/transport. Which would be a waste of M17 in my opinion.

 

[mczuzu]

@Claypole Thank you for your input. If I'm understanding this correctly, pairing a M17 with a Chord Mojo 2 will take away the sound signature of the M17? I was thinking the pairing would enhance the sound signature of the M17 to better clarity, soundstage, detail retrieval, etc.

Anyone else attempted this pairing or another high end DAC with a high end AMP pairing and have any input?

 

[Claypole]

@Claypole Thank you for your input. If I'm understanding this correctly, pairing a M17 with a Chord Mojo 2 will take away the sound signature of the M17? I was thinking the pairing would enhance the sound signature of the M17 to better clarity, soundstage, detail retrieval, etc.

Anyone else attempted this pairing or another high end DAC with a high end AMP pairing and have any input?

The M17 would only be outputting digital 1’s and 0’s, so yes, the Chord Mojo 2 would essentially be taking away the M17’s sound signature. Might as well use a cheap phone to plug the Mojo into.

 

[SecretAgent]

Is this a real question for real?