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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
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grannyring
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I love the V3. 
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georgehifi
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This sounds like it's going to give the MSB's, Halo's, Denafrip's, a real run for the money, hope a mag that also does tests and measurements like Stereophile does a review on this.

Cheers George 
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stereo5
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Too many options to choose from for me.  I wouldn’t buy because I would be afraid I picked the wrong options and would always be wondering if I picked the right ones.  Looks like a winner though. 
oglefront
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Do you have or have seen & heard his Deja Vu music server?
veroguy OP
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@sabrejet - Ben at Mojo offered a very fair trade-in of my V3 as a credit towards the EVO. On the Mojo website, you can see that single-ended V3’s have dropped in price to $3500. That’s around the used market price - maybe a little higher.

The upgrades Ben suggested that I went with:

  • Analog PSU Choke - Lundahl
  • SPDIF Upgrade - Lundahl Amorphous core and Vishay resistors
  • Signal Path upgrade - Capacitor upgrade and Vishay resistors
  • AC Filter- Discrete Double-Pi

I ordered the EVO with an AES input as well - as my streamer has AES output and I want to try it out.

Ben’s position is that clean power is paramount to good sound. His Illuminati power supply gets overwhelming good reviews, as do his dacs and servers that have robust power sections of his design.

I can’t imagine how the sound of the v3 in my system could be improved, but I have tempered excitement of Mojo’s claims that the EVO provides a compelling lift in SQ.

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