Sonore microRendu

[vortecjr]

I noticed this as well, I’m not sure what it’s doing right now why. Something to look into...

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1 hour ago, clar2391 said:

Very nice!  Is there a setting to increase the streaming to HiRez?  I've logged into Qobuz with my Sublime+ account using Linn Kazoo, but all I'm getting is 320kbps..

I'm testing the fix now. I'll get with Andrew on implementing it this week. 

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4 hours ago, seaharp1 said:

Any updates on this?

Press update and Reboot. Go to Settings / MPD DLNA and you will see the new options to select and then just press Save. 

[vortecjr]

Quote of the day - SGC received this from one of their customers:  

 

"The microRendu sounds great.  I was using a Raspberry Pi that went from Ethernet, to I2S.  This sounds much better even though it's USB.  I have a PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell Dac, so I though I2S would sound better.  USB with the microRendu is amazing!"

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6 hours ago, rodrigaj said:

You ought to hear the difference between Airplay > Airport Express > toslink and Shareport > uRendu > USB. Holy cow, what a difference! Soundstage, texture, timbre, etc... across the board improvement.

 

I'm in the process of evaluating IDAGIO and PRIMEPHONIC Classical only streaming services. They do not support DLNA or have setups like Spotify connect, and they are not integrated in A+ or Lumin App, so I am stuck with Airplay. The uRendu makes these music services worth it for me. I would not say that if I had to use my Airport Express.

 

(I know this is a microRendu thread, but I think what I say holds true as well for the mR)

Both the micro and ultra use the same version of Shairport for streaming via the Airplay protocol. This App was updated and improved about a year ago and feedback on it has been very positive. Enjoy!

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1.3 boards are blue and 1.4 boards are black. 

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4 hours ago, Em2016 said:

 

It's been discussed a lot over on the Roon forum in the past. For example, people noting UPnP or SqueezeLite sounding better than RAAT. That's with bit perfect playback.

 

Even with HQPlayer NAA - some people have even used Roon to up-sample to DSD512 and have HQPlayer just do 'passthrough' and to them it sounds better via NAA than via RAAT. Passing through the same bits to the same networked endpoint.

 

You can certainly ask Roon but don't get your expectations too high for a response. To be fair to the Roon Team also, it's a tricky question to try and tackle and I don't blame them for avoiding it to be honest. From their end, RAAT is perfect but some people still say it sounds different to other streaming architectures (different - whether better or worse than others). 

There are some notable differences worth mentioning. With Roon and NAA the Rendu is a pass though device. With MPD/UPnP and SqueezeLite the unit is a player or renderer. So the bits are coming out the same, but getting there by a different process. Maybe Jussi is a better person to ask than Roon as they seem more corporate these days. Not that I'm keeping track, but most people seem to prefer MPD/DLNA and NAA. 

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5 minutes ago, Em2016 said:

 

What about with Audirvana playing to Rendu in UPnP mode? Does Audirvana behave similar to Roon Core and HQP Server in this case, i.e. A+ does the decoding and the Rendu acts like a pass through device?

 

RoonReady and NAA talk to Linux ALSA which outputs to your device. When you use A+ or JRiver PCM goes through MPD which then talks to Linux ALSA which outputs to your device. Remember though some UPnP streams can be FLAC or MP3 so MPD stands ready to decode these. Either way there is an application which receives the data and talks to ALSA.

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4 hours ago, John A said:

Black Friday sale this year?

Yes, but the forwarding link wasn’t working...it’s up now.

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2 hours ago, R1200CL said:

 

Looks like no Black Friday from Sonore. 

 

I was hoping for the Signature Rendu SE to be offered. 

We are involved, but it’s hard to manage fixed inventory for a sale over two different websites so we have just one landing page over at Small Green Computer. If you don’t see what you are looking for just let us know. 

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2 hours ago, left channel said:

 

Good luck with the lead @barrows just posted!

 

The Sonore contribution to Black Friday include both 'Rendus and the ultraDigital, in sale packages offered by Small Green Computer: https://www.smallgreencomputer.com/collections/black-friday-cyber-monday

The last package has an Signature Rendu in it...

[vortecjr]

What is selling very well is bundle #3

 

PS Audio i2s Bundle (ultraRendu, ultraDigital, and two 7V Linear Power Supplies) - $1149 (Save $371) - The perfect way to take advantage of the I2S Input on your PS Audio DAC

 

BTW Its really LVDS i2s and it also works with other LVDS i2s DACs like Holo Spring, LKS, Gustard, and W4S.

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28 minutes ago, R1200CL said:

Who designed the 7VDC PS ?

 

I would probably need 3 of those ?

 

https://www.smallgreencomputer.com/collections/accessories/products/7v-linear-power-supply?variant=12730873053218

For the DAC?

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4 minutes ago, R1200CL said:

 

One for UltaRendu

One for Singxer SU-1

One for the EtherRegen

 

All powered by LPS-1.2.  

I’m sure the linear supply in the SU-1 was fine:) 

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5 minutes ago, R1200CL said:

http://diyerzone.com/power-supply/15va-ac-power-supply-psu-ac75v-ac9v-ac12v-ac15v-ac18v-ac24v-for-choose.html ?

 

edit. This one looks more similar

 

http://diyerzone.com/power-supply/hifi-25va-mos-linear-power-supply-lps-dc-5v-9v-12v-15v-18v-24v-choose.html

Email Andrew and ask him.

[vortecjr]

That trick is for SMPSs...

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1 hour ago, R1200CL said:

@vortecjr @agillis

 

I was ready to purchase, but I just notice that the LPS-1.2 actually requires 36 W minimum. 

 

So so I suppose I will need something else.

They are not intended for use as a charger for LPS-1 series. 

[vortecjr]

If you updated today you would have got some new things coming in because we are always working behind the scene. The DLNA / MPD protocol was recently updated and inorder to work with the Lumin APP you have to go to Settings / DLNA / MPD and select it and press Save. You can switch to Roon if you like, but this is very stable. 

[vortecjr]

Quote of the day:

 

This is uninitiated honest feedback from a customer...

 

"I think, and my personal testing bears out, Roon sounds better when you have the Core on the network in a different room talking to a Roon Enpoint (I prefer the ultraRendu). The NUC is electrically much noisier than the microRendu or ultraRendu and that does not help sound quality."

 

FYI I fixed a spelling mistake (in red) in the quote. 

[vortecjr]

That is just silly...

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**Inventory update**

 

The microRendu is now back in stock and we have B-Stock microRendu available for purchase. The B-Stock microRendu have new processors, new mSD cards, new cases, new boxes, new warranty cards, and recertified I/O boards. 

[vortecjr]

Yes, new processor. These are original design 1.3. 

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You can just install Kazoo on a mobile device so no computer is needed.

https://www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/27851-sonicorbiter-tidalqobuz-setup-with-openhome/

 

[vortecjr]

The Rendu project’s software is always being worked on so depending where you left off there have been a lot of updates. Currently, we are on version 2.7 of SonicOrbiter. Not sure what your issue was with JRiver. On our end to enable the MPD DLNA output all that is needed is to go to Settings and press Save. 

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I assume it works with your DAC because I don’t have support tickets with that model. The only upgrade is the mSD card to get SonicOrbiter 2.7.