Chord Mojo 2 refreshes portable DAC to offer more power, more control and more inputs

(Pocket-lint) - Chord, the UK-based producer of high-end audio tools, has up to date its common Mojo, giving rise to the Mojo 2.

This DAC/headphone amplifier is designed to be moveable, with a compact kind issue that means you may plug in any headphones and be certain that you are listening to the very best music you may.

The unique Mojo was launched in 2015 with the premise of creating smartphone music sound higher, providing you with premium grade conversion from digital to analogue and feed your wired headphones with a high quality sign.

The Mojo 2 follows in a lot the identical vein, once more carved from a strong metallic block, however now increasing the inputs and providing you with extra management, because of a modified button choice.

There's now USB Sort-C, that means you may join simply and on to the newest gadgets as a music supply - for instance your smartphone or pill - whereas persevering with to supply Micro-USB, optical and dual-data coaxial as choices.

For these eager to keep away from a cabled supply, the Mojo 2 has been designed so that it'll proceed to help the Chord Poly, the corporate's streaming attachment which permits for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or AirPlay connectivity to supply gadgets.

There's now quicker charging for the bigger battery, which can give over 8 hours of playback, whereas there's additionally a desktop mode, so you may run it with out utilizing the battery.

There is a new "UHD DSP", providing 18 steps of adjustment throughout a full frequency vary, so you may customise the output to fit your preferences or the headphones you are utilizing.  

To assist with controlling the Mojo 2's features, there's now a menu button, so you may have 4 spheres alongside the aspect of the Mojo 2, with suggestions offered by way of colored illumination.

Chord says that the brand new Mojo 2 sounds higher, performs higher and is extra versatile than the mannequin it replaces. With extra selections for top of the range digital music approaching stream, the Mojo 2 will make sure you're all the time getting the very best high quality, wherever you occur to be.

The Chord Mojo 2 is out there now for £449.