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DAC Shoot-Out : Chord Mojo 2, Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M & Denafrips Ares II



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An unpaid review and comparison video of three budget / mid priced DACs

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PRODUCT LINKS :
Chord Mojo 2 : https://chordelectronics.co.uk/mojo-2
Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M : https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/row/en/products/hi-fi/dacmagic/dacmagic-200m
Denafrips Ares II : https://www.denafrips.com/ares

PRICES
DacMagic 200M - £450 / $500 / €500
Mojo 2 - £450 / $725 / €600
Ares 2 - £865 / $840 / €850 (rough approx prices)

KIT USED:
Kit Used in sound tests : PMC Twenty5 23 speakers / KEF LS50 Meta speakers, Monitor Audio Gold 100 Speakers, HIFIMAN Arya Stealth Headphones, Hegel H390 Amp, Bluesound Node 2021, and Innuos Zenith Mk 2 source, SMSL H0200 Headphone Amp, AudioQuest Cables.

TIME CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro Sequence DacMagic 200M
0:30 - What’s the 200M about?
2:33 - 200M Specifications
2:50 - Sound against Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer
3:26 - Intro Sequence Chord Mojo2
4:30 - What’s the Mojo2 about?
5:54 - Mojo2 Specifications
6:14 - Mojo2 as a HiFi DAC too! … 200M versus Mojo2 with Headphones.
7:30 - Denafrips Ares II Intro Sequence
8:42 - What’s the Ares II about?
10:00 - Ares II Specifications / Hegel DAC loop use
10:58 - Sound comparisons in a HiFi Tests
13:01 - Using Mojo2 and Ares II in a headphone system
13:40 - More sound comparisons

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