Melvin

Condolences @Rt66indierock. I hope your many memories bring peace and a smile to your face.

An interesting duet. Nice short review here.

I've had the mLink for 5 years or so but it hasn't seen much use until I acquired the Pagoda. While it's getting a bit long in the tooth it's spec's suit the DAC perfectly. Nice to know some of our aging tech can still sound great. BTW, I'm keeping a curious eye on the bevy of new products you're developing .. exciting times. Best.

Some follow-up comments now that I've lived with the new components for a while. I'm very happy with the Small Green Computer 7V LPS powering the microRendu. It brought a sound quality refinement on par with (if not better than) the SOtM mBPS-d2s. In addition, my DAC seems to sound better through its BNC connection, so I added my Bel Canto mLink into the mix for a listen. The mLink is a USB-powered converter with BNC-out and I'm using a Black Cat Silverstar! 75 cable. This combination being fed by the microRendu has given me the best sound to date. It's hard to imagine achieving better with my humble system. A big thank you to Sonore and Small Green Computer.

Listened to this album this morning .. another new one for me and quite enjoyable.

I'm not much of a scat fan either but actually liked it on this album .. go figure.

A new one for me. Released in November 2018. If you like jazz piano trios you might want to check it out.

Or this one ..

I grew tired of Apple's updates breaking something audio related and purchased a streamer a while back. (USB was particularly problematic at the time.) After many years using Apple products I've decided to give up on them completely and have been slowly replacing the old ones with alternatives. Honestly, I don't think Apple was ever audiophile-centric but their Mac mini's were a great option for the computer audiophile. I'm sure they're still great for some folks who want a general-purpose computer on their rack. I do not.

And your own library (UPnP) using an app like HiFi Cast.

Haven't listen to this one in a while ..

Glad I bought a backup when the price dropped a couple of weeks ago.

And it's now discontinued .. https://www.cnet.com/news/google-discontinues-its-chromecast-audio-device/

When I saw this price a couple of weeks ago I purchased another for backup (or whatever). It was a steal at the original price IMO and even better at this sale price. Like you, it made me wonder if they're discontinuing it or a new version is coming.

Speaking of Miles, I'm listening to this one right now: I have the Rudy Van Gelder remaster.