Chord 2Go & 2Yu Wired/Wireless Network streamer and S/PDIF adaptor - Official thread

[Malcyg]

Yes sadly Glider has not been updated for some time now and we are no longer in touch with the developer. It really needs updating to be fully compatible with both Poly and 2Go now so you may get some strange results. Rigellian has been getting some very good feedback on the Poly thread so give it a go.

Thanks Matt, I’m trying it now and it picked up 2Go - and only 1 instance of it - and seems pretty robust so far. Can I ask a quick question? If I stack up a list of tracks to play from the SD card, will 2Go work through them on its own, or does it need to maintain connection to the phone or network?

it sounds great by the way.

 

[Matt Bartlett]

Thanks Matt, I’m trying it now and it picked up 2Go - and only 1 instance of it - and seems pretty robust so far. Can I ask a quick question? If I stack up a list of tracks to play from the SD card, will 2Go work through them on its own, or does it need to maintain connection to the phone or network?

it sounds great by the way.

Yes unlike DLNA/UPnP apps that have to send constant messages between the player (2Go) and the phone Rigellian acts like a remote viewer of the MPD player running inside 2Go. This means you can set up a list of tracks to play then disconnect your phone and it will continue to play.

 

[Matt Bartlett]

Stay safe everyone and try to enjoy your weekend - even if it is mostly indoors now for many people.

 

[pjw241142]

I’ve been using my SD card optimised for Poly using an app called Dapper.

Bad news is that Glider couldn’t play / recognise it in the 2go.

Good news is that Rigelian plays the SD card fine in the 2go.

I would therefore recommend Rigelian.

 

[pjw241142]

PS Digging the 2go Hugo2 combo through my Fostex Purple Hearts.

 

[NYanakiev]

I now understand why 2Go is also described as a music server.
I left Hugo2Go connected to its charger for a while and it just so happened to enter desktop mode in the process (pink light);

The pair is now on at all times and other devices like my Cayin N6ii DAP see it as a NAS and play music stored on 2Go's SD cards.
Pretty awesome!!!

EDIT: All of the above is happening, while I am enjoying some music via Roon at the same time.

 

[TKpurple]

Yes unlike DLNA/UPnP apps that have to send constant messages between the player (2Go) and the phone Rigellian acts like a remote viewer of the MPD player running inside 2Go. This means you can set up a list of tracks to play then disconnect your phone and it will continue to play.

Indeed it will also play within mpd playlists without any connection with the phone also when you shot down hugo2go. it will start playing without any form of connection (other then the one used by gofigure ble) so you do not need to activate form of connection like WiFi, Hot spot mode or BT to play within playlists you have on sd card. This feature seems to work much better then before from my mojopoly experience. You can create playlist with either Rigelian or Glider app and they should be visible for 2go for direct SD card playback. It may be also the way for the best sonic qualities of 2go playback from internal SD card.

 

[Mojo ideas]

2Go arrived. Had a major headache attaching it to Hugo. Simply would not attach with the support bars in place. Solution in the end was to unwind the grub screws from their shipped position and then it slipped into place very easily. Just posting in case others have same issue.

I wonder if your realised that once the units are together that screwing in the grubscrews back in firmly locks the two units together. Hence why the grub screws are there!

 

[Malcyg]

Yes unlike DLNA/UPnP apps that have to send constant messages between the player (2Go) and the phone Rigellian acts like a remote viewer of the MPD player running inside 2Go. This means you can set up a list of tracks to play then disconnect your phone and it will continue to play.

Indeed it will also play within mpd playlists without any connection with the phone also when you shot down hugo2go. it will start playing without any form of connection (other then the one used by gofigure ble) so you do not need to activate form of connection like WiFi, Hot spot mode or BT to play within playlists you have on sd card. This feature seems to work much better then before from my mojopoly experience. You can create playlist with either Rigelian or Glider app and they should be visible for 2go for direct SD card playback. It may be also the way for the best sonic qualities of 2go playback from internal SD card.

Both of these comments indicate that I should be able to achieve what I am after which is continuous playback from SD card without needing to be connected to my phone, but I’m still struggling to achieve this reliably, so any advice would be appreciated.

I am now using Rigelian which, as suggested on here, is far more robust than Glider. The Rigelian app locks on to the 2Go straight away and only offers one choice of MPD source whereas Glider was offering several, so there is no confusion as to which I should select. All works very well but, occasionally, I find that the music stops. When I check Rigelian, it says ‘Disconnected from Device’. Why should this matter? Even if I am out of range or lose connection, the tracks should carry on playing from the SD card. I should point out that I am queuing the tracks up manually within Rigelian as opposed to creating a formal Playlist on the SD card. Is that the issue? The track playing is visible in GoFigure and GF can pause and skip tracks, so it seems that I am operating correctly?

Roon playback is flawless in operation around the house and SD card playback is very easy with Rigelian and sounds great. If I can just get the consistent playback from SD without a phone connected, then Hugo 2Go will be the perfect device for me.

 

[Peter Hyatt]

What’s the largest reliable micro SD card 2Go owners are using?

 

[miketlse]

I should point out that I am queuing the tracks up manually within Magelian as opposed to creating a formal Playlist on the SD card. Is that the issue?

Could be. If the only record of the tracks and their play order is held by Magelian on your phone, then it is plausible that 2Go would need to keep contacting your phone, to identify the next track(s) to play.

 

[TKpurple]

Both of these comments indicate that I should be able to achieve what I am after which is continuous playback from SD card without needing to be connected to my phone, but I’m still struggling to achieve this reliably, so any advice would be appreciated.

I am now using Magelian which, as suggested on here, is far more robust than Glider. The Magelian app locks on to the 2Go straight away and only offers one choice of MPD source whereas Glider was offering several, so there is no confusion as to which I should select. All works very well but, occasionally, I find that the music stops. When I check Magelian, it says ‘Disconnected from Device’. Why should this matter? Even if I am out of range or lose connection, the tracks should carry on playing from the SD card. I should point out that I am queuing the tracks up manually within Magelian as opposed to creating a formal Playlist on the SD card. Is that the issue? The track playing is visible in GoFigure and GF can pause and skip tracks, so it seems that I am operating correctly?

Roon playback is flawless in operation around the house and SD card playback is very easy with Magelian and sounds great. If I can just get the consistent playback from SD without a phone connected, then Hugo 2Go will be the perfect device for me.

Either make a playlists or of you see the track In go figure you can start playing with go figure you should not be required to have Magellan connected for that. I don’t know this app so don’t know how it works exactly.

 

[Malcyg]

Thanks for the last two posts. I was thinking along those lines so will play around a bit more.

 

[ZappaMan]

Both of these comments indicate that I should be able to achieve what I am after which is continuous playback from SD card without needing to be connected to my phone, but I’m still struggling to achieve this reliably, so any advice would be appreciated.

I am now using Magelian which, as suggested on here, is far more robust than Glider. The Magelian app locks on to the 2Go straight away and only offers one choice of MPD source whereas Glider was offering several, so there is no confusion as to which I should select. All works very well but, occasionally, I find that the music stops. When I check Magelian, it says ‘Disconnected from Device’. Why should this matter? Even if I am out of range or lose connection, the tracks should carry on playing from the SD card. I should point out that I am queuing the tracks up manually within Magelian as opposed to creating a formal Playlist on the SD card. Is that the issue? The track playing is visible in GoFigure and GF can pause and skip tracks, so it seems that I am operating correctly?

Roon playback is flawless in operation around the house and SD card playback is very easy with Magelian and sounds great. If I can just get the consistent playback from SD without a phone connected, then Hugo 2Go will be the perfect device for me.

Are you sure the app is controlling 2go with the mpd protocol?

 

[Peter Hyatt]

With close down, shipping to US impeded?