Yes, good point. So when I get this hooked up… and say I wanna play music from spotify connect from my phone. It will utilize the DAC of the Mojo I take it?
Yes, if the mojo is correctly connected to your phone through usb, it will use the Mojo’s dac to output to the receiver
Just keep in mind the Mojo isn’t ideal as a DAC source for a couple reasons. 1) Leaving it plugged in all the time isn’t good for the life of the battery. You could disconnect the battery, though Chord doesn’t recommend that (for some reason unknown to me).
2) The amp portion of it can’t be bypassed. So the sound coming out of it will be a bit colored.
It will color the sound abit, but not realistically be an issue, unless you want the most transparent dac possible
Marcgii: Isn’t the amp bypassed by putting it in line level output by holding in the two volume buttons?
As far as the life of the battery it isn’t a huge concern for me because the warranty is up and if I do notice it diminishing the battery capacity I will probably just take it upon myself to change it.
Lets say I decide to get myself a schiit modi… would I still have to hook up the source to the dac with a cable to use it just like I’d have to with the Mojo?
What the mojo does is that it adjusts it’s volume to a line level setting, but does not actually bypass the amp. This might be a concern for some, but TBH it’s not going to cause a big problem in your system. I would personally still prefer the mojo as a dac to the modi, but that’s just me.
If you did decide to get a modi or whatever other dac, you would still have to hook up the source through USB or optical/spdif. You could get a dac that you could stream to if you were concerned about that
M0N: Thank for your input. I think I’ll just roll with the Mojo like you say. It doesn’t concern me if it will color the music slightly. Ill hook it up tonight and listen to some sweet music 
Thanks buddy
Let us know how the system sounds lol 
I just hope i misunderstood the setup. From the phone (spotify) → Mojo → Onkyo → Klipsch?
No you understood the setup. Why do you hope you misunderstood it? Is it that spotify is a crappy source?
By the way… just tried the setup and I’m getting a lot of distortion. I don’t know if its the crappy 3.5 mm to rca cable. It’s clearly something that isn’t right 
I used the audio in phono connectors on the back
It’s because the voltage of the mojo is too high I believe. You want to make sure to connect it to an input label CD or something like that or PC. You connected it to an input expecting a lower voltage signal from a turntable
Well it’s pointless and silly using Mojo in setup like that…
Not meant to be used like that - thought it can be “connected and used”. Huge difference.
It’s like Source -> DAC/AMP -> DAC -> DAC/AMP -> Speakers. What can go wrong…
Amp should have Spotify connect already. Why not just hook amp to online and hit play from phone? Source -> DAC/Amp -> Speakers.
I had image that’s like "here is a baked cake. Warm and ready to be eaten But i want to add flour. Cause i want… rest of use are like “WHYYYYY!!!” 
And, no. Spotify Premium is ok. I like to use also time to time.
Better dac with the mojo. I don’t see an issue if the distortion is because he connected it to the wrong input. You are using the mojo as a dac that goes to an analog amp, to the speakers. You can argue that you won’t hear that big of difference, but connected via USB will be an improvement over steaming via Bluetooth or network. I wouldn’t say it’s pointless
Well I’m a eat my cake and keep it kinda guy
Thanks for your concern though… I’m a noob and I embrace it… Willing to learn !
By the way M0N, you were right I hooked it up to CD and now it’s working and it’s… it’s… beautiful 
Thanks guys!
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How is digital streaming better with using USB connection in transfer than digital streaming + network connection in transfer?
1’s and 0’s should be the same in the end. 
If the streaming is over Bluetooth then it will not be as good as going through USB because of quality loss. If it is over WiFi, then it depends on how they implemented that feature weather there is quality loss. Either way, you are using the internal dac of the receiver, and that’s not going to be as good as the mojo.
I understand what you are saying, and would agree if he already didn’t have a more capable dac he was willing to use with the system.
It would be like having a cold air intake for a sports car just sitting in a box, and using the stock air intake, when if you installed that better intake you would get better performance. Possibly the car references help lol
Typically the dac implemention in a receiver isn’t going to be as good as something where you pay for the quality of the dac (and the headphone amp)
I removed Bluetooth text for a reason from the Quote, did you notice. 
Quality or Data should not “go bad or lose bits” in network transfer, Wifi or Cable (prefer cable of course). Sounds the same, unless actual data miss.
What’s the Actual DAC chip in Mojo, just for curiosity?
Onkyo has AKM 384 kHz/32-bit (AK4438)… i think.
And does it make that much difference
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There still is packet loss and other factors that effect network transfer, and how the data is actually being transferred is another thing, because you can’t always expect data to be transmitted lossless, but that’s besides the point.
You are correct in the fact that dacs typically don’t transform a system or even effect it majorly, but that being said, a better dac can help a system sound it’s best, and the mojo has a better implemented dac. Another thing to consider is that the mojo kind of colors the sound a bit with the chord house sound. This might be more pleasing to some as well. Also you are taking the dac outside of the amp, reducing the potential of noise and interference.
If you want the convince of using something like the spotify connect, then by all means use the integrated. But honestly most receivers can be a pita to set up and just work, and if you plan on using the cable anyway, you might as well just use the mojo
Also I think the mojo has chords own FPGA chip. And it’s pretty good, but that’s also preference. IMO a dac implementation effects the sound more then the chip itself
You do know the network traffic has “Error detection and correction”?
And this can be checked inside your / everyone’s own network, between every device.
If devices have no network errors, every package is 100% in full data, no packet loss. Sound does not change. If data is missing it’s a bad network or network setup or device.
Removing of course the Spotify (source) from combination cause. Both way’s loss will have a effect in sound.