I would love to try a Jay’s or Pro-Ject transport in my rig with my cabling and footers. I would need it as a trial purchase for comparison purposes. If it is significantly better, to my ear, than the PWT I would buy it. Better for me is not a matter of more detail or crisper leading edges, but more a matter of natural tone and fluidity.
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.
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.
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Photos of our new 100% machined chassis are now up on our website: https://www.mojo-audio.com/mystique-evo-pro-21-d-a-converter/ Our next gen EVO63 will use a similar chassis. |
Hi All, Bear with me, I will get to the point😊! I have thoroughly enjoyed my used Theta DS ProBasic III DAC that was probably $2,500 when new. It is teamed with a PWT. This was after a succession of delta sigma DACS that always left me gritting my teeth as they all sounded too edgy in the treble. The upgrade bug bit. As a first step, I purchased a Soekris 1421 in order to understand what a positively rated "less than $1000" DAC could sound like.To my ear, the Soekris had more detail but was also more sterile compared to to the Theta. Based on what I read on this thread, amoung others, I purchased a used Mystique V3 about a year ago. I really enjoyed the V3 and felt I had made a great decision.It sounded similar to the Theta but with more detail. It gave me a relaxed and organic sound in my system. Of course, I could not leave well enough alone. FINALLY here is the point. Again, this thread was persuasive and my new EVO B4B was delivered yesterday. After only one day I am impressed. The B4B provides more detail, which seems to be translating into a deeper and wider soundstage, more ambience, and better separation between voices and instruments. And it is not even broken in yet! I am probably speaking to the choir here so thanks for listening! Dsper |
@dsper Thanks for sharing your experience with the various DACs! I too received my EVO B4B couple of weeks back. One suggestion for you: go listen to the music/albums that you never quite enjoyed or never quite "groked with" even though they were known to be well recorded. You might be pleasantly surprised. My aperture of the usual albums that I listen to have expanded since the EVO B4B arrived because I am re-discovering and finally enjoying neglected albums. I don't have the audiophile terms to describe what I am hearing, but the music just sounds so right and pleasing to the ear. Perhaps it's the rightness of tone and the spades full of PRAT. Or as @fuzzbutt17 describes it "the right timing, tune and coherence". Enjoy your new DAC! |
Good idea! I have a handful of favorites that I know very well. After listening a bit closer, the improvement in decay is exceptional to me. Seems to be part of the better separation between different voices and instruments. Should be a fun Friday afternoon after completing the To Do list this morning! Dsper |
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