Bass isn’t as tight as on the Mojo and it sounds bigger and less in control. With my beloved Chord Electronics Hugo and the NightOwl you get a wider and deeper sound stage with better layering. I still don’t like the Mojo & NightHawk combo as I found it to exaggerate with the bass, but with the NightOwl it’s heavenly. Mojo and I don’t always get along but this combination is sublime.
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The Mojo’s delivery is musical and unforced with a very good level of detail, a nicely full bodied bass, rich and layered mids and energetic bass. With the Chord Electronics Mojo driving the NightOwl, the first thing you notice is the great depth, good layering and the excellent bass. Sound stage width and depth are good with nice layering and the CV5-NightOwl combination simply is awesome. This combination is very musical, with realistic voices, great mids, addictive bass and smooth treble. The CV5 amplifier has more than enough power and it makes the NightOwl deliver the music in a non-fatiguing, very rich and (not overly) smooth way. It’s dead silent and the tube’s richness is something the NightOwl really loves.
With the ALO Audio Continental V5 the NightOwl really shines. Bass on the A5 is good and I don’t need the bass boost at all for the NightOwl to sound great. The A5’s mids are very musical and a little warmer and this suits the NightOwl better than the more sterile presentation of the RHA L1. Detail, precision, depth and layering might be technically better on the L1, but the Fiio A5 makes the NightOwl a joy to listen to where the L1, to me, seems a bit too lean for the NightOwl. On the A5 (no bass boost) you get a more spacious sound (in the mids) with a more musical delivery. The combination is good and there’s nothing bad to say about it but it for some reason doesn’t sound very engaging, especially compared to the Fiio A5 amplifier where the sound just is more energetic. The bass and mids are full bodied while treble is soft and easygoing. The sound quality is good with a good stage and detail level and an “in control” delivery. RHA’s DacAmp L1 is incredibly powerful and with only 2 on the dial, the NightOwl already plays very loud.
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