Audio Alchemy DDP-1 and Ayre Codex Side by Side

[Superdad]

I've read the review and I still think it's just a bunch of filters between an RJ45 and USB. That said, this thing must clean up noise very well.

 

Uh, no. The microRendu is a complete, Linux-running iMX6 computer with linear power circuits and feature sets (certain functions turned off for lowest noise) are all optimized for handling network music streams and outputting USB audio data with high signal integrity (eye pattern) and ideal impedance match.

 

It literally is not possible to create a box that just takes in an Ethernet stream, "filters" it, and outputs a USB stream. There are many protocols involved. It takes a processor and software to do this.

 

And the Linux-based OrbiterOS that runs the microRendu has a host of modes allowing its use as various types of network audio endpoints.

 

 

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