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Mojo Audio Mystique EVO

Mojo Audio updated their website yesterday with details on the next generation of the Mojo Mystique DAC, the Mystique EVO.

Unlike the V3, the EVO has upgrade options for component, isolation and shielding upgrades - at purchase or to be upgraded later.   The website states there are plans to release new boards for ethernet/roon, and other dac chips like the PCM63.

I pre-ordered an EVO in late February with a few upgrades.  I'm expected to receive it in 1-2 weeks, and I'll post my impressions after some time with it.  I currently have the Mystique V3 and I find it fantastic.  Really looking forward to hearing Ben's next iteration.





veroguy
veroguy OP
138 posts
 
Just got my EVO back from Mojo Audio.  I had the the Sparkos opamps changed to the Staccato's Ben is now using in the '21 version.

It's an improvement to my ears.  Not a change in character, but a small but noticeable refinement in detail and coherence.  Recommended.

@grannyring , do you have the Staccato opamps in your EVO?
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grannyring
6,510 posts
 
Yes I do.   I put those in per Ben’s recommendation. 
jimmy2615
440 posts
 
@grannyring have you played enough with the different chokes to have an idea of the difference in sound?  I read somewhere the Lundahl amorphous core might present a little more detail but the regular ones are rounder sounding.  Also is the choke upgrade in the digital path a worthy upgrade?
mitch2
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My Mystique EVO B4B 21 continues to sound very good here and what I consider incrementally better than the v3, although not a night and day change.  To be clear, to my ears, the v3 and B4B 21 share a "house sound" that is organic, natural, fleshed-out, and robust, while the B4B 21 adds a bit of clarity, nuance, and realism, while maintaining the sound I enjoyed so much from the v3.  Both make it fun to listen to a wide range of music.

BTW, are any of you using the EVO Media Server yet?
jjhaz
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I've had an Audionote 3.1, (which I loved) a Mystique V2, Mystique V3, and now the EVO for almost a year.  Each Dac has been very enjoyable but the EVO is wonderful!  I've read some posts here that it's not a night and day difference in the V3; I respectfully disagree.  What I hear with the EVO is a multitude of improvements each can be small individually but collectively they bring realism, refinement, and musicality which is truly joyful.  Listen to an EVO for a few months and then listen to your mystique V3 again and you will know what I'm talking about.  The V3, which is a great DAC, sounds lifeless only compared to the EVO's ability to produce sound true that's natural to the instrument, with real space.  That's when you know how good the EVO is.  I went for the analog choke upgrade LL AM's it lets you hear just more of the good stuff! You hear more wood in a double bass, the background gets even more black and empty.  As you can tell, I'm a fan!  Enjoy
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