MicroRendu vs. Aurender N100H

[earnmyturns]

So coming back to the sound of the MicroRendu, the harshness and occasional distortion in vocals has subsided. Perhaps some sort of break in. This is a very musical and enjoyable renderer with a $50 PSU. I look forward to the upgrade.

My experience with a microRendu + Teddy Pardo 9V PS is that you need at least 50 hours of continuous play to get over the harshness, and another 50 hours to smooth out the remaining edges. After those 100 hours, I've had some of the most compelling experiences with both voices and instruments this side of live unamplified performances, and that's with a relatively economical setup (Schiit Bifrost Multibit DAC>Schiit Asgard 2 headphone amp>MrSpeakers Alpha Prime headphones). My living room system is still using a lesser source for technical reasons (Sonicorbiter SE>Bel Canto mLink), and it shows, even though the amp (Bel Canto C7R) and speakers (KEF Reference 1s) are several times the cost of the headphone setup.