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Industry Circles => SONORE by Simple Design => Topic started by: GregC on 30 Dec 2017, 08:00 pm
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I am considering moving to Roon, but thought maybe as a starter I can get a MicroRendu or UltraRendu and use it with JRiver via DLNA.
Current setup: Laptop JRiver MC21 > USB (Wywires Platinum) > Wyred 4 Sound USB Recovery > USB (Paul Pang Audio Red) > Exogal Comet DAC
Proposed setup: Laptop JRiver MC21 > DLNA via ethernet > MicroRendu (with upgraded PSU) > USB (Paul Pang Audio Red) > Exogal Comet DAC
If the sound quality is better, that would be a good starting point and also allow me to transition to Roon if I decide to go that route. The downside I see is not being able to play other audio from my laptop to the DAC.
For those who may have had a similar direct USB connection and moved to MicroRendu, did you feel the sound quality was a noticeable improvement?
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Pretty much went down the same path you have. Check your PM.
Mike
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You'll get vastly improved SQ removing your laptop's USB output from the chain. I've had networked audio in my system since 2010 using Sonore products, and I would never have a direct PC connection if at all avoidable. Prior to going network, I ran a dedicated MacPro with PureMusic. . .network streaming on a Sonore device sounds much better in all aspects.
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You'll get vastly improved SQ removing your laptop's USB output from the chain. I've had networked audio in my system since 2010 using Sonore products, and I would never have a direct PC connection if at all avoidable. Prior to going network, I ran a dedicated MacPro with PureMusic. . .network streaming on a Sonore device sounds much better in all aspects.
That was my thought as well, that by having the mRendu I remove the laptop from the playback chain (other than serving up via DLNA) and that would result in better music.
I will need an endpoint if I go to Roon and I want to stream music to my Comet so a mRendu would not be a wasted component either way.
Thanks for providing your observations.
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I do not have have facebook or twitter, is there a way to contact small green computer by email? I want to make sure the mRendu they sell is version 1.4 and software version 2.5. Also, I assume I can use my existing linear PSU that is 9V/1.3A.
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Try andrew@vortbox.com
There is also a green contact us box at the bottom of their web page. www.smallgreencomputer.com
Alan
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Try andrew@vortbox.com
There is also a green contact us box at the bottom of their web page. www.smallgreencomputer.com
Alan
Thanks Alan, I ran my mouse over the different contact methods did not see email as an option.
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Try andrew@vortbox.com
Thanks Alan, I ran my mouse over the different contact methods did not see email as an option.
Typo alert: you probably already figured this out, but as far as I know it's only vortexbox.org (not vortbox.com). I'm happy to see something here that may distract spammers' web crawlers though.
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Typo alert: you probably already figured this out, but as far as I know it's only vortexbox.org (not vortbox.com). I'm happy to see something here that may distract spammers' web crawlers though.
I figured out the typo but appreciate your follow up. Happy New Year!