FOR Articulate and rhythmic; vast streaming features
AGAINST No dedicated app; no text display; low battery life
If you already own the Award-winning Chord Mojo DAC (£400), adding the dedicated Poly streaming module will gift your Mojo the likes of DLNA, AirPlay, Bluetooth and micro SD card playback. Bear in mind, though, that the Poly is designed to work exclusively with the Mojo, and cannot be used with any other DAC.
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Buy the pair and you have a network streaming solution that’s a force to be reckoned with. The Chord Poly is a brilliant piece of hi-fi kit. But if you’re an especially unforgiving soul, there are plenty of hurdles to jump over before you can reach this positive conclusion.
Disconnected from the Mojo, the Poly would hardly dwarf your typical vintage cigarette lighter. When the two are attached, their size is closer to that of a small hipflask.
So considering music streamers like the Cambridge CXN (£700) have full-width chassis, text displays and the like, you may initially feel short-changed by the Poly in your palm. It’s certainly portable, which of course, is one of the Chords’ main selling points, and the Poly integrates nicely into the Mojo’s design, slotting neatly into its counterpart’s digital connections.
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