Well, I'm back. Yeah I sold my Poly a while ago last year, then the Mojo since it was clear the M2 was definitely on the way and I figured M1 would depreciate quite a bit.
In the meantime I've toured around a few other DAPs and dongles, and well, the Mojo sound brought me back. The Mojopoly combo might not be
that straightforward as a truly portable solution, but if I want something really grab-and-go in the future I'll just use a dongle. MojoPoly is more like a desktop/transportable solution for me, and I've found there's still not much around that delivers soundwise for the same money it seems.
I have an M2 on order, but they won't be available here until mid-March. Since it seems Poly doesn't work with M2 unless it's running firmware V3, that also presented something of a dilemma since - with an M1 - if I bought a 2nd hand Poly I might end up stuck with a Poly on firmware v2 and no way to update it.
So I managed to find a new Poly going cheap in one of these all-in-one MojoPoly packs from a 2019 Chinese New Year special pack. Brand new for pretty much the same price as Mojopoly 2nd hand, and cheaper than Poly alone brand new
Bad news is that since it dates from 2019 - pre-COVID! - the Poly unit came with firmware 1.015 or 1.017 or something. So I've just gone through the process of updating 1.015 -> 1.043 -> 2.0 -> 2.03 -> 2.04 -> 3.0. Fun times
But although there's a lot of steps there it was fairly straightforward.
As everyone's been saying it's hard to believe it's been 7 years since the OG Mojo. I think I first got one once it had been out a year or two already, and this is now the 3rd OG I've owned. Once the M2 arrives I'll probably just keep both. In between each time owning it I've dabbled in plenty of DAPs, I guess partly out of curiosity, partly seeking the next big thing, partly since I only really got into audio gear about 5 years ago. Honestly I think going forward I'll just stick to keeping M1/M2/Poly and avoid further purchases and updates in the portable audio space - save my dollars for spending on a desktop amplifier or other headphones.
Now to enjoy some tunes while I wait for March to roll around...