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

[paulgc]

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.

Yes, had to back the screws off with the Allen key a bit. Not much.

 

[Doody]

UPDATE: ah! thanks paulgc. yeah - got it. makes sense, actually.

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.

Not sure I'm following. Could you please clarify? You are not using the posts in your setup? The posts were somehow incompatible with connecting your 2go and H2?

Doody

 

[Matt Bartlett]

Some thoughts:

• My MojoPoly rig includes an ALO CV5 Tube Amp. You can kind of see it in the picture 2 posts ago. This is my daily mobile travel rig. Yes, a bit heavy for a mobile solution but fine for me.
• I have at times used the H2 as a travel rig in the Van Nuys case. Maybe outside of what one might consider mobile.
• The H2 2go is best described as transportable. Based both on the size and weight. I do hope @ChordElectronics will release a case for the combo. The User Guide kind on infers that. If they do I will travel with it and an iPad/Tidal in Hotspot mode. But only use when stationary.
• Sound... to me always so subjective. In the couple of hours I have used it so far it has been MacBook Pro - Roon/Tidal Masters / WiFi. The H2 sound is without compromise with the 2go. Will try ethernet, SD card soon.

@Matt Bartlett @Mojo ideas one question... which should/could have the better result... BT through 2go or BT in the H2?

If you have an iPhone then use 2Go but if you have another device that supports APT-X then use Hugo2. However it's better all round to use DLNA/MPD/Roon/Airplay if possible as these all support much higher resolution playback and do not use compression.

 

[Matt Bartlett]

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.

Thanks for this feedback. I'll ask for the manual to be made clearer in case this happens to any other customer. I will also check the position of the grub (hex) screws to see if they are being inserted too far for the connector pins to fit easily.

 

[paulgc]

If you have an iPhone then use 2Go but if you have another device that supports APT-X then use Hugo2. However it's better all round to use DLNA/MPD/Roon/Airplay if possible as these all support much higher resolution playback and do not use compression.

@Matt Bartlett Thanks. Do hope the complete @ChordElectronics team are doing OK as well as all on the forum. That answer make complete sense. Like so many, I am in the iOS ecosystem. The Hotspot mode of both the Poly and 2go are a great help. Just wish Apple Airplay supported higher sample rates. Back to social distancing with my H2 2go. Not that I needed an excuse!

Be safe all.

 

[paulgc]

Thanks for this feedback. I'll ask for the manual to be made clearer in case this happens to any other customer. I will also check the position of the grub (hex) screws to see if they are being inserted too far for the connector pins to fit easily.

I think a super easy fix. The other super small thing is that the bag seems just a tad small. If you insert the combo one way you can't full close the bag. Turning 90 degrees you can but a bit of a tight fit. Bring on the (Van Nuys?) case for the H2 2go combo. More testing today... with a smile on my face.

 

[Malcyg]

Is there an explanation anywhere of how playback from SD card works because I am getting a bit confused.

I am using Glider as a control app and 2Go shows up several times as different source devices. Whichever I choose, playback seems dependant upon a connection with my iPhone and the volume on Hugo2 can be controlled by the phone which makes me suspect that I am streaming from the SD card rather than playing directly from the card into H2. Having said that, playing music from the card does sound better than playing through Roon, which is streaming, so maybe I am wrong.

If anyone can point me to a source or explain how I can definitely tell that I am playing from the card directly, that would be very much appreciated. The instruction manual seems very vague on this.

 

[Malcyg]

This may help explain my confusion. All references to MPD are 2Go related:

 

[paulgc]

No issues with both devices concurrently with GoFigure. So far so good. Very good.

 

[Feedbacker]

Hi Matt,

I also have a question re microSD cards. It seems that whenever I turn the Hugo/2go off, it defaults back to the right SD card, even if I have been playing from the left SD card previously. It's not a massive deal, but would it be possible to keep it on the card that was last used?

Better still, having the 2go read from both cards simultaneously?

 

[TKpurple]

Is there an explanation anywhere of how playback from SD card works because I am getting a bit confused.

I am using Glider as a control app and 2Go shows up several times as different source devices. Whichever I choose, playback seems dependant upon a connection with my iPhone and the volume on Hugo2 can be controlled by the phone which makes me suspect that I am streaming from the SD card rather than playing directly from the card into H2. Having said that, playing music from the card does sound better than playing through Roon, which is streaming, so maybe I am wrong.

If anyone can point me to a source or explain how I can definitely tell that I am playing from the card directly, that would be very much appreciated. The instruction manual seems very vague on this.

Glider app seems to not be supported for some time. And even with mojopoly this issue was happening. Check maybe Rigelian app as well. But if it plays it plays rather then stream. Check if you see the played track in go figure. If you will see it there and will be able to start stop playback using go figure within current folder it means it shall be fine...

 

[Malcyg]

Glider app seems to not be supported for some time. And even with mojopoly this issue was happening. Check maybe Rigelian app as well. But if it plays it plays rather then stream. Check if you see the played track in go figure. If you will see it there and will be able to start stop playback using go figure within current folder it means it shall be fine...

Thank you. I tried Glider with MojoPoly a year or so back and gave up in the end and went back to my AK player. I‘ll check out Rigellian.

 

[Matt Bartlett]

Thank you. I tried Glider with MojoPoly a year or so back and gave up in the end and went back to my AK player. I‘ll check out Rigellian.

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.

 

[Matt Bartlett]

Hi Matt,

I also have a question re microSD cards. It seems that whenever I turn the Hugo/2go off, it defaults back to the right SD card, even if I have been playing from the left SD card previously. It's not a massive deal, but would it be possible to keep it on the card that was last used?

Better still, having the 2go read from both cards simultaneously?

Yes we are working on that. As for reading from both cards simultaneously then we are trying something to see if it will work. The issue is with the database storage. You can only run with one database to catalogue the music on both cards and this needs to be stored on one of the cards. However if you then remove either card you will either end up with no database at all or with a database on one card with music that no longer exists because the other card has been removed. Also we need to consider that you might have cards of very different sizes so if you had a 16Gb card and then added another 512GB card full of music the database file may not fit on the smaller card. It's a bit of a conundrum but we are working through it.

 

[Feedbacker]

Yes we are working on that. As for reading from both cards simultaneously then we are trying something to see if it will work. The issue is with the database storage. You can only run with one database to catalogue the music on both cards and this needs to be stored on one of the cards. However if you then remove either card you will either end up with no database at all or with a database on one card with music that no longer exists because the other card has been removed. Also we need to consider that you might have cards of very different sizes so if you had a 16Gb card and then added another 512GB card full of music the database file may not fit on the smaller card. It's a bit of a conundrum but we are working through it.

Thanks - that all sounds great. I'm loving Hugo2go so far!