Better Roon Endpoints?

[miguelito]

On 1/6/2018 at 8:33 PM, R1200CL said:

And this iPhone works like any other endpoint ?  Meaning I still can use my iPad or PC and play from Roon ?

I don't think this is the case. For iOS devices, the device itself is the only thing that sees it as an endpoint, as far as I've tried.

 

To answer original poster's question, I have tried all manners of computer connectivity - have a mini with a linear PS (Uptone JS-2 + MMK board). I have tried USB regenerators, Auralic Aries (LPS version), and microRendu. Of these solutions the microRendu (+LPS1) was hands-down the best sounding. 

 

I have now moved from EMMLabs to a dCS Rossini + external clock, partly to do away with all the knick knack boxes and have one solution that works. I absolutely love the sound. I have not compared this to the microRendu to Rossini, but frankly I won't. I'm done with tinkering, this works great.

[miguelito]

1 minute ago, R1200CL said:

At some time I will test with iPhone X wireless charging vs using Lightning cable (with power bank vs SMPS charger) into the CCK ?

I would not be surprised if the output is much quieter with lightning charging. Wireless charging works by using a high frequency magnetic field to induce a voltage on a coil.