It will be interesting to see if they do anything further with Poly (other than firmware). Iām contemplating a portable system (headphones), and 2go has an attraction if good enough with Ugo for home system source into Dave because then I could have my entire music collection in it and by also getting Hugo I could just pick up 2go and travel. Even better if that worked with Poly with no loss of sound at home, allowing Mojo instead of Hugo for travel.
Adoption of Hugo 2 servo output stage, allowing the omission of the Mojo 1 output decoupling capacitor.
Removal of the deliberate āslightly rolled offā in the high frequencies sound of the Mojo 1, associated with Mojo 1 output stage.
DSP 4 band PEQ filters, not really extensive enough for me but better than nothing.
Ability to operate in mains mode without the battery being on trickle charge.
Reasonable price increase over the Mojo 1
Iāve got a Mojo v1 + Poly and find it does a good job for what itās designed for and what I need it for. I did take a look at the updated version when it appeared, itāll likely be an improvement in a number of respects but Iām not sure Iād be rushing to swop out the Mojo. Iāve had the Poly pretty much since it came out, it was rubbish for a long time, itās got a lot better and itās now finally quite stable and reasonably good to use, itās certainly a LOT easier to use with Roon driving it, otherwise itās a bit of a faff with 3rd party apps and various tinkering about with playlists on the SD card.
If Chord made a decent iOS/Android app to drive the Poly Iām sure it would be a bigger success. I have used it as a standalone DAC but find myself doing that rarely if at all these days and with the Poly it becomes a bit redundant using it standalone anyway, although itās handy you can do so.
Thereās probably a simple answer but the connectors on the Mojo 2 seemed a bit ābusyā with the old Micro USB ports and another USB C port, meaning more cables and tinkering about, why didnāt they just implement a simpler USB C based data and charging interface?
One thing Iāve always wished I could do with mine was turn the lights off in use, and have them only active when you press the buttons, using it in the dark lights up the room like a Christmas tree. Referring to the Mojo 2 manual, it still only has the same crazy bright, or just really bright button settingsā¦
I am not entirely surprisedā¦ I am not in the market for a mobile DAC. Donāt go often enough into the office. But if I had a daily commuteā¦. Mojo seems difficult to beatā¦
well I went quickly when my dealer got stock as I knew they will run out quickly.
and well, it does sound immediately very much improved over the Mojo 1, this is not a small difference.
the bass is much better, the separation of instruments, the increased in air/ambiance, wowā¦
switching back to Mojo1, still sounds lovely, but immediately I can hear the bass difference, and the other differences mentioned above.
Itās not a small difference at all, and with all the new features, including intelligent desktop mode (it disconnects the battery so I can run it from the mains all day long without harming the battery) - this is much improved over mojo 1.
This is a significant improvement indeed. The reason why I left the Mojo camp for desktop usage was the endless connecting / disconnecting with the old usb connection and the faff of connecting a power supply. Glad its improved.
My current system is; Cyrus CDXT Sig > Mojo 1 > SN3 > PMC Twenty5 22.
Iāve pretty much ripped all my CDās into FLAC lossless now and Iāve been putting off taking the plunge into streaming for a while now. Mojo/Poly looks really interesting but how would this rate vs NDX2? Obviously its considerably more money. Would NDX2 thoroughly outclass Mojo 1 & 2?
Iāve got both, a Mojo v1 and an NDX2, and yes the NDX2 is more capable, but aside from both being a DAC they are quite different products.
I use Mojo/Poly with Roon, mostly for late night listening or (as originally intended) as a portable DAP.
Iāve also got a Hugo2 which is probably a closer comparison (as is the Qutest).
Iāve yet to hear or try the Mojo v2, from what others are commenting it seems like itās a capable improvement over the v1.