For those that may have experienced Chord’s “Poly” (which is essentially the origin of the 2go, but for the Mojo), the issues that plagued that (and have mostly since been worked out between firmware updates and the “goFigure” app), are gone.
Setup was quick and simple and worked first time, with no need for pins, waiting, resetting, and sitting around for 20 minutes at a time.
I was wirelessly streaming HiRes Qobuz material from Roon to my Hugo 2 about 5 minutes after I opened the box. And the first two minutes of that were unboxing and bolting the 2go to the Hugo 2.
Yes, bolting.
There are two threaded holes in the USB-side of the Hugo 2, into which you screw a couple of recessed posts. You then plug the 2go into the USB side of the Hugo 2, and fasten down a couple of grub screws that securely attach it to the posts. After which, it is not going anywhere … there’s no wiggle or movement at all.
This is a much more solid arrangement than with the Mojo/Poly combination - which pretty much required using a case to keep the two firmly connected and aligned. And while such a case is supposed to be coming for the 2go/Hugo 2 combination, it isn’t needed from a solidity/connection-safety perspective.
Time for some proper listening and comparisons to Hugo 2 with/without 2go as the transport.