Chord Electronics
Chord - Poly
Network Streamer for Chord Mojo
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Designed & Made
in the UK
1 Years of
Warranty
PAIRS WELL WITH THESE ACCESSORIES
A MATCH MADE IN (AUDIO) HEAVEN
The Chord Poly is a revolutionary music streamer that directly connects to the Mojo’s award-winning DAC technology. This allows you to stream high-quality sound from multiple devices wirelessly. This connection also allows you to charge the fast-charging LiPo batteries of both devices simultaneously. It offers a 9-hour battery life.
CAN BE A MUSIC PLAYER, CAN TURN OTHERS INTO ONE TOO!
The Poly can play the role of a music player when you don't have a device to stream from. The MicroSD card slot can store hours of music effortlessly. It evens allows your smartphone to be a hi-end audio player by turning it into a controller while the Mojo and Poly perform high-level audio processing.
CONNECT VIA DLNA OR AIRPLAY EASILY
Connect to your PC or laptop or access music files on the NAS drive using DLNA or AirPlay. You can even connect to advanced music players like Roon or a car's stereo system using the Mojo's 3.5mm outputs.
STREAM MUSIC VIA BLUETOOTH OR WIFI
Connect and stream music seamlessly via Bluetooth v4.1. The Chord Poly even lets you connect to WiFi and mobile hotspots when on-the-go. Thanks to its auto-connect functionality, it'll automatically remember multiple networks for you. No access to tethering available? No worries. You can create your own hotspot mode with the Poly.
SUPPORTS HI-RES FILES UP TO 768KHZ
The Poly is compatible with high-resolution files including DSD64 and DSD256 (Quad-DSD). It supports PCM data up to 768kHz and a host of other file formats including FLAC, AAC, ALAC, WMA, WAV, MP3 and more.
| Frequency Response | 5 Hz - 55kHz（-3dB) |
| Impedance | 16 Ohms - 150 Ohms |
| Plug Type | Standard 3.5 mm Jack Supported 2.5 mm Jack |
| Supported Formats | ACC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, OGG VORBIS, ALAC, WMA and MP3 |
| THD | Headphone Output Power 1 - ≥480 mW（16Ω / THD+N＜1%) Headphone Output Power 2 - ≥250 mW（32Ω /THD+N＜1%) Headphone Output Power 3 - ≥28 mW（300Ω / THD+N＜1%) |
| Battery Life | 9-hour |
| Charge Time | ＜2 h (DC 12V/1.5A) ＜3 h (DC 5V/2A) |
| Dimensions | 50 mm (L) x 62 mm (W) x 22 mm (H) |
| BOX CONTENTS | Chord Poly |
| 10cm Micro USB Charger Cable |
| GENERIC NAME | Digital Audio Converter |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | United Kingdom |
| IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
| NET QUANTITY | 1 |
Please make sure your smartphone/device is fully up to date before beginning and you have the latest version of Gofigure.
Ensure Poly is connected to a wifi connection with internet access. The update is quite large, so it needs a fast and reliable connection in order to download succesfully. Do not use mobile data or a mobile network to download the firmware.
In order to install 2.0.0, first your Poly must install a pre-update firmware 1.0.43. To complete this pre-update, leave your Poly connected to a Wi-Fi connection for twenty minutes, then switch off and unplug both Poly and Mojo until the P.status light has gone out. Then re-connect both Mojo and Poly, switching Mojo on. The Poly will have installed version 1.0.43 and is now ready to start the 2.0.0 download process located in the ‘device settings’ section of Gofigure.
Updating to 2.0.0 firmware
Step 1
Remove Micro SD cards and do not re-insert under any circumstances during the update. Switch on Poly/Mojo, making sure Poly is charged and connected to the internet; ensure Poly’s P status LED is a solid colour and not flashing.
Step 2
Please ensure your Poly has installed the previous firmware of 1.0.43 (current firmware version can be viewed under ‘general settings’ in the Gofigure application) If not, please follow the previous steps under ‘preparation’
Step 3
Under ‘device settings’ in Gofigure press “UPDATE FIRMWARE”. You will then be prompted with a message requesting a charger be connected to Poly, please do so and continue. Note: Once you have confirmed the update process, Gofigure will close down. This is NOT a crash, please do not re-open the application and attempt the process again.
Step 4
The Gofigure application has now closed down. Please switch off your Mojo and disconnect the charger from the Mojo/Poly, allowing time for the P.status LED to completely switch off.
Step 5
Re-start your Mojo/Poly and connect the charger. The P.status LED will now start flashing blue, green and red for some time. Please leave your Mojo/Poly like this for twenty minutes until the P.status LED has completely switched off. Note: this could take up to twenty minutes.
Step 6
The P.status LED has now switched off, disconnect and then re-connect the charger. The P.status LED will now switch on and remain solid green for approximately twenty seconds as the firmware installs. Note: Please do not attempt to use your Poly in this time
Step 7
Poly will now briefly flash, confirming the installation is complete.
Step 8
Normal operation, Gofigure can now be used with all additional features.
Note: from version 1.0.43/2.0.0 onwards, Poly’s firmware update methodology is changing. With subsequent firmware releases, users will now be able to choose when they update their firmware.
Step 1:
Open Gofigure and connect to your chosen Poly.
Step 2:
At the home screen, select the ‘User’ tab from the navigation bar.
Step 3:
Enter your login information into the text fields provided and select your playback quality. Please note that playback quality is entirely dependent on the quality that you have subscribed to from the streaming service provider. Once you have completed this process your steps within Gofigure are complete.
Step 4:
Download a DLNA playback application or open your chosen DLNA app, here we are using 8Player for iOS, but you may use others including Bubble UPnP for Android.
Step 5:
No matter what DLNA playback app you use, open the servers tab or view the list of servers and select your Poly device name. You will notice that two of the same device names appear; one as a server and one as a renderer. Select your device name as a renderer.
Step 6:
If your login credentials are correct you should now see a list of music services available. Select the music service that you wish to use and browse the folders as you normally would. It may help if you log in to the Tidal or Qobuz apps and arrange your favourite music so its easily discoverable.
If you have a search feature within your DLNA app you may use this to search both the Tidal and Qobuz streaming services for content.
If the P-status LED is flashing blue and then green, this shows the Poly is in ‘Hotspot Mode’. This mode means Poly will broadcast its own Wi-Fi network for you to connect to, rather than connecting to a previously programmed network, or new network. Please dis-engage ‘Hotspot mode’ using the Gofigure app under ‘settings’.
If the network that you are attempting to connect to is one that you have previously stored, and successfully streamed from, please ensure that you have not changed the password. If you have not, please try switching this router off and back on again.
If the P-status LED is flashing blue and then green, this shows the Poly is in ‘Hotspot Mode’. This mode means Poly will broadcast its own Wi-Fi network for you to connect to, rather than connecting to a previously programmed network, or new network. Please dis-engage ‘Hotspot mode’ using the Gofigure app under ‘settings’.
If the network that you are attempting to connect to is one that you have previously stored, and successfully streamed from, please ensure that you have not changed the password. If you have not, please try switching this router off and back on again.
If you have confirmed that this is not the case for the above then you could have entered your Poly into Hotspot mode. Please navigate back to the configuration window to disengage this.
If you are using the Gofigure app, the following navigation path will take you to this: Settings > General Settings > Version
Via the configuration page, simply scroll to the very bottom of the page and the version will be displayed.
Note: The P.status flashes purple when connected to a device vie bluetooth and transferring data .
The History of Chord Electronics
The Chord electronics marked its beginning with the world of aviation where they believe in unyielding standards. Right from the beginning in 1989, John Franks, the owner of the company has been instrumental in developing the philosophy of the company. The very first amplifiers designed by the Chord Electronics were delivered to the BBC. The company then went on to do business with world-class studios such as the Abbey Road, Sony Music (New York) and eventually The Royal Opera House. The success of Chord electronics in the professional space lead to increasing demand for a domestic range incorporating the best of the finest professional products. All the Chord Electronics products made in Britain use proprietary technologies and offer studio-grade audio performance with all the Chord Electronics products.
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Inside the Chord Studios
When Jamie spends one half of his time in the studio and the other half in the location, he needs best in class Digital to Analogue converters to keep up with his task and this is precisely why he places his trust on nothing else but Chord Electronics. Jamie has already installed the Hugo TT DAC in the Studio room as well as the listening room to feed his monitors and then employs Hugo for mixing on the go along with headphones.
The FPGA DAC Technology
The cutting-edge FPGA DAC Technology is consistent across the Chord's DAC range like the Mojo, 2Qute, Hugo, Hugo 2, and Dave were instead of using the traditional industrial DAC chip, they use the advanced field-programmable gate array.
1 Year Warranty
Don't sweat it, this Chord - Poly comes with a warranty
from Chord Electronics that covers manufacturing defects.
All products featured on Headphone Zone are backed by an original manufacturer's warranty.
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"If you are going for a Mojo and you want a truly wireless experience from it not to mention the best possible performance then the Poly is really the best deal in town."
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"A compact streaming accessory for Chord's superb Mojo. Despite imperfect usability, the Chord Poly is an excellent streaming accessory for its Mojo DAC."
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"Get over its idiosyncrasies and the Chord Mojo/Poly is a brilliantly accomplished streamer/DAC/portable music player"
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Customer Reviews
Ratings:
Set-up Process: 1
Sound Quality: 5
Overall: 4
Chord Poly is really a difficult task to set-up. Set-up process is so poor that at no point you are in confidence that you are heading in the right direction. It's just like shooting in the dark, if your luck favours, you reached at the one step, but now strive for the next! It took me around 7 days to make it fully functional when I was able to stream. But still I couldn't play Files in SD Card from Gofigure app. All I am able to succeed to play from UPnP app. Gofigure app is from Chord Electronics and it should be better, but I can't play my music Files through it because it requires music stored in Playlists form in the SD Card, which I couldn't able to do despite several efforts. Gofigure app can only read music stored in Playlist Form, it can't read normal music files as we save in SD Card. I request from experts at Headphone Zone, please tell me through Email and Phone that how to store music in "Playlist Form in micro SD Card", so that i can use Gofigure app.
After the task of setting-up completed, I started streaming music by Chord Poly through UPnP app by connecting Poly+Mojo to my Amplifier and Speakers. There is no doubt that sound quality was fantastic. Chord Mojo already sounds pretty good, with Poly it's a same level of superb sound quality with added convenience of wireless. I feel that warmth and airiness increased with Poly in comparison to playing only Mojo. Mojo sounds more focused, articulate with clean attack. Mojo and Poly+Mojo have a bit difference in sound characteristics, but both are very nice.
I have another streamer Cambridge Audio CXN V2, which has MRP Rs.99,000 but available at a discount. When I compared CXN V2 with Poly, I found that CXN V2 has more power and energy than Poly, but Poly has more instrument clarity and definition. Poly sounds slightly thin, but only in comparison to CXN V2, not otherwise. But Poly has edge in the form of more clarity and definition.
Thank you so much for sharing detailed review with us.
Thanks Raghav.
Chord poly has now been necessary to make chord mojo wireless with same sound quality. With Gofigure app updated recently you can now connect wirelessly anything. Also we can convert into music player with SD slot given. Also 2 months free Roon subscription given in the box. Also you can use apps like mconnect or glider to play lossless music or use any Mpd players.
I have been following or rather waiting for this device since I got my mojo in 2016. The initial reviews since the polys launch have been nightmarish which made sure I didn’t want the poly. The 2 .0 update is fantastic. I was able to configure it with the app and further update it within 15 minutes or so. It’s pretty much straight forward now. I am yet to experiment with playing from the sd card. I am more of a streamer. I have a more fixed permanent setup for my high res files making the mojo poly combo a true mobile joy. Would definitely recommend this combo For serious music lovers.
Thank you for sharing your review with us :)
The pair sounds & performs well.
One day delivery appreciated.
Thank you for the awesome review & ratings, John Charles S!
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