Sonore microRendu Reviews

While I no longer use microRendu (MR), I have owned both the 1.3 and 1.4 hardware versions with about a years listening experience. Other streamer endpoints I have owned

include Oppo 103, Raspberry Pi3 with Allo USbridge & Digione, SoTM SMS100. I currently use i7 NUC with Euphony

What I liked about microRendu:

Its hard to go wrong if what you want is a simple appliance, it took me a year of experimenting, a more complex setup and more $$ to do better. Streamers often "hiccup" causing

you to power cycle and reseat cables in order to get playback restarted. The MR in the time that I owned it only hiccuped when I made changes that required a reboot and I forgot to

reboot. Sound from the MR is very musical.  Because of the good hardware quality you don't need an expensive power supply to get the best out of it, something like an iFi

does just fine.

What I disliked about microRendu:

It has its limits, can't really persuade "you are there". Later solutions like Audiolinux or Euphony with NUC can do this if you are willing to invest time in tweaking and buy a

good power supply.

Conclusions:

I'd heartily recommend MR to anyone who wants a "once and done" purchase. Audio hobbyists who are willing to fiddle can do better.... but not for less $$