Mojo Audio Mystique EVO

My EVO has about 500 hours now and I'm really enjoying it.  I'm very impressed with its overall balance and coherency.  I can't find anything wrong with its sound at this point (some DACs are too bright, hard, or muffled; or have a strange tonality to them, lack of bass, etc., etc.).  I've been listening to some older CDs of un-amplified classical music that I like the music on but otherwise in the past have been somewhat 'blah' - with the EVO I feel like I am hearing the music more 'live', as in at the recording session.  The venue of the recording, space and timing is better represented.  I would call this DAC detailed - normally when I think detail (especially with digital) I think about hearing details I have not heard before (like someone breathing or a chair creaking in the background) or perhaps some higher level treble information that offers more of the recording.  While some of that is there too, I think the Mojo is resolving in that I am hearing beautiful tone and instrument timbre presented in a natural way (as part of the larger recording) that just sounds real, organic and very musical. But it's not coloration, it's detail in the recording.  Excellent !

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?

Yes I do.   I put those in per Ben’s recommendation. 

@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?

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?