Yes that’s a shame about the 6S so I’ve therefore decided to purchase the Chord Mojo, something similar one might say but it doesn’t follow the case idea.
Actually the Mojo is a standard type of DAC in a shell about the size of an iPhone though thinner. The Mojo can be used with a wider variety of devices - everything from iPhone to Samsung S6 - and you can even hook it up to stereo components if you want given the Mojo has several digital inputs. Of course that’s not knocking the Music Boost and that would have been my preference, something to enclose my iPhone 6S. If you’re a lover of music then you really don’t know what you’re missing until you’ve heard it through a DAC from Arcam, Chord or one of those manufacturers who dedicate their existence to DAC’S. And you have a pair of B&W P7’s as do I. Perhaps you would echo my thought process when I say that these cans are a bargain for their price, sounds as though you’re listening to a 30 inch sub-woofer and some silky tweeters not forgetting those power mid range speakers right up close. My only annoyances about these cans is that they don’t come with a longer leader for Hi-Fi listening and I’m a little surprised that B&W don’t offer one as an optional attachment. > On 3 Feb 2016, at 3:31 AM, John Gurd <j.g...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > I got my Arcam MusicBoost a few weeks ago and I've been meaning to write > about it for a while. > > > > First of all the DAC sounds great with the B&W P7s as you might expect. I > mostly listened the music from the Apple Music service so there was a limit > to the definition (256 bitrate). However, it sounds very detailed and > natural with plenty of seperation. As it is a headphone amp as well there is > plenty of volume if necessary and the music has a nice feel of power in > reserve. Bass when present has loads of umph but very well controlled and by > no means overwhelming. > > > > The unit is a hard shell with a velvety feel that is almost slippery. The > fit is very tight for an iPhone 6 and there is no wiggle room at all. I > struggle sometimes to remove the phone from the MusicBoost. You can't pull > it out by the phone's sides even though they can be gripped from about > halfway up. You have to get your fingernails between the bottom edge of the > phone and the unit and it can take more than one attempt. So there is no way > an iPhone 6S should be inserted into it! Well, it can be forced but you'll > never get it back! > > > > There is a tiny button on the bottom front left of the unit and pressing it > in for a few seconds gets it charging the phone. Like a lot of charging > cases it feels light but once united with the iPhone the combined weight is > quite hefty in the hand. I usually keep my phone in a trouser or jeans > pocket but it's too heavy to be comfortable with the case. So I use the > musicBoost when I want to do some undivided listening and it's certainly > handy to have in a bag to breakout it the iPhone needs a charge boost on the > go. > > > > Overall, it sounds fantastic and is great to have but I don't use it all the > time. But if you try to use a 6S with it I think you'll find it will be > permanently attached! > > > > John > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
