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In Reply to: RE: VIDEO REVIEW: Sonore microRendu posted by Isaak J. Garvey on May 13, 2016 at 08:03:07
From the Computer or the Modem, or does it matter?
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Where does the ethernet cable to the Rendu originate?
I've had a setup similar to the Rendu for several years now which I based on suggestions on this forum from John Swenson and others but have taken a long way since. (See link though ignore the monitor and other crud.) Even though my home-brew system works very well and, though I say so myself, sounds excellent, I'm sure the Rendu is a step up from that.
Think of the Rendu as an external soundcard connected to a desktop computer or similar via Ethernet. The computer doesn't have to be - preferably isn't - in your listening room. (Big plus for me.) It can be a Mac or a PC, a desktop or a laptop (a NAS even) and can be controlled using a keyboard, monitor and mouse as normal or a tablet or a phone or whatever the thumb-twiddling adolescent's device of the week happens to be. Call it a music server as that sounds good and is more or less correct. (I'm writing this note on a "server" which is also passing data to my music system, my Rendu-Precursor, as it were.
The program you use to control the setup - again, lots of choices and acronyms aplenty - allows you to select your digitised CD (or other source for those as likes them) and passes the music data from the server to the Rendu.
The Rendu in turn passes it to the DAC via a high-quality USB port. It has been designed to do one simple task but to do it very well, way better than a general-purpose computer ever could - precision timing, whisper-quiet power supplies, ne'er a hard disc in sight, etc etc.
As others are reporting, the sound quality from such a dedicated device is first-rate. It's also, once you get the hang of it, very convenient to use.
HTH
Dave
Excellent overview, thanks.
It does NOT originate from the "computer".
(The whole point of a microRendu and the like is there is no computer in the room.)
It originates from an Ethernet jack in the room (preferred).
Or
A wireless router
You understand the concept of a computer network and file sharing?
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PS Audio has a video up that talks about their forthcoming USB over Ethernet product coming out in the Fall of 2016. They sourced this from another company.
I've been doing HDMI over dual ethernet for years which uses baluns at both ends and doesn't use a network. They have gotten cheap and good from places like Monoprice. If this USB/Ethernet thing catches on I predict they will get real cheap - probably less than one hundred for a pair in next to no time.
I would hope PSAudio will price their version agressively?
Same as retail price of the Icron unit they're OEMing
But PSAudio will be having Icron build in some "special" audio functionality
There was was a discussion about these below
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Hi and sorry to jump in and going very quickly OT.
May i ask which results have you got ?
Looking for a solution of usb over ethernet NON LAN i have noticed that while hdmi extenders are very common and not expensive usb extenders are few and very expensive.
I am not an expert but "extending" hdmi and high rez video signal is not an easy task.
Some of these units support signal rates up to 2.25 Gbps (!!!).
A nice solution would be a pci-e card and a remote ethernet to usb receiver to be placed close to the dac.
Even better a dac with a ethernet port ?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_(networking)
https://www.audinate.com/sites/default/files/datasheets/Dante_PCIe_Soundcard_26-sept-2014.pdf
https://us.focusrite.com/ethernet-audio-interfaces/rednetInteresting times. And bye bye usb ...
Thanks a lot for the very interesting information.
Kind regards,
bg
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