I will probably get a upgraded PS for it and see how that affects the outcome.Ĭlick to expand.Just to be clear, JK, I did not say that PS's in the computer itself made an audible difference. But I'm enjoying the sound and features the mRendu offers. Would I prefer that I had measurements? Sure. I don't know why they sound different, and no snide remarks are called for here. I like how the mRendu sounds better someone else might prefer the sound without the the mRendu in the chain.
I've compared playback with the mRendu to playback over USB directly from my server to my DAC's USB. It also just works a bit better: boots up faster, etc. I bought the microRendu b/c it gave me a few upgrades over the SMS-100: ability to interface with Roon, ability to playback hi-res above 24/192 if I want, as well as 2X and higher DSD - if I want to experiment with upsampling to these high rates with HQP. Also the SMS-100 is small, fanless and basically plug 'n'play. The PS cost more than double the price of the SMS-100. It sounded distinctly better when I used a high end PS with it instead of a standard wall wart.
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The SMS-100 sounded slightly better to me than when using a full fledged PC or laptop. I've done the "2 PC" setup with the playback/renderer device as a standard PC, a laptop, the SMS-100, and yes, the microRendu. I then found that using the 2 PC setup with a second device as a remote HQP renderer (called an NAA - for "network audio.") sounded slightly better to me. If I like how it sounds, I'm happy.Ī while back I tried using HQP to upsample, modulate, and filter my playback and found that in both PCM and DSD playback I prefered the sound with some of these proprietary filters.
It's possible I'm not hearing a true improvement this way, only some sort of different noise signature that I find pleasing. I can't measure the difference, I just know what I hear. My personal experience in USB based computer audio is that I get the best sound in a "2 PC" setup: Server>ethernet to 2nd PC or renderer>USB to DAC. I've also used a SOtM SMS-100 which is functionally similar to the mRendu, but doesn't make all sorts of claims to be low noise, etc. I'd like to see one or two measurements from elsewhere confirming Amir's results before I accept them as "true" including running the mR in other modes. Just as much as you guys seem to assume MUST apply over at CA because they have a "sponsored" section. I don't think his intentions were malevolent, but his rush to judgement does throw doubt in about his measurements and his objectivity. He went ahead and published them and speculated on their meaning - even though he seemed to sense that they didn't make sense. We also see that his first measurements were based on a faulty setup. I think this thread is a bit overly negative.
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