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In Reply to: RE: microRendu review & snapshots of its internals (the guts) - pics posted by Isaak J. Garvey on August 22, 2016 at 19:04:50
Isaak writes: "You don't even have the conviction back your rants. And you are a helluva bore.
Design and market your own player. Don't be envious of a company that sold 1000 units in 3 months. Envy is not becoming."
Gee what conviction are you looking for? Taking out a credit card and spending $640 dollars to compare every time Swenson claims something he never proves ? Anybody around here can do that.
It takes more conviction to not be swayed by every hyped product out there and truly stand by one's beliefs and call a spade a spade because it's *obvious*. It's like arguing with folks who have faith in all those Synergistic products!
Anyhow. I stand by the principle that what the uRendu does can be replicated by anyone with a Raspberry Pi and a little knowhow. The software looks good and intuitive. And if they sold just the software at a price like $100, I'd be happy to buy it as I stated above.
Trust me. I have no envy for Mr. Swenson et al. I know not how many they sell nor really care. Good luck to him for making money. It's a tough business and marketing is part of the game. Just interested in what is or what isn't...
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I'm not against people doing this. In addition, when we work on projects that are open source everyone in the open source community benefits from it. For example: All the native DSD work we have participated in is available to everyone including our hardware and software competition. Anyway, IMHO if you are going to do a DYI audio project you really are better off using a CuBox.
Just for the record the µRendu is not based on the Raspberry Pi. It is based on a SolidRun System on a Module (SoM) with a lot good engineering work on it's carrier board where all the audiophile related optimizations occur.
There might be others but the Bryston BD-π is the only audiophile streamer that I am aware of that uses the Raspberry Pi.
Right, thank Abe for the clarification. Also thank you for the pictures of the guts of the machine!IMO, the SolidRun SoM is nothing special and costs something like $65 at most (surely less than that in bulk with just 512M RAM). As for the carrier, good engineering perhaps but I have doubts that this leads to audible difference from say a reference implementation of USB, low power infrastructure, communications bus made with good quality parts. I assume this was probably an custom design with both Swenson & SolidRun's input to interface with their processor board?
I maintain that the best part of this whole system is the software... And wouldn't mind buying that separately.
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Edits: 08/23/16 08/23/16
Furthermore, let's not forget that Solid Run Clearfog is $90!
Have a look at its carrier board.
Bibo01,
Very COOL... SFP!
Bob
If ClearFog Base had a TDM header like the Pro version, it would be capable of I2S/DSD output too.
Try to imagine: a ClearFog + reclocker added internally to a DAC which would have SFP input.
That would be REALLY cool!!!
Nice Bibo.
BTW: Anyone here running an optical home network?
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I posted this in the AudioStream review of the micro.
Optical fiber to Ethernet isolators can result in connection issues. Some users have reported connection issues resulting from firmware deficiencies on the devices and compatibility issues between the various components from different manufacturers. As such, we don't generally advocate the use of these devices. However, I understand that need for some to go "to infinity and beyond." That said, we are sponsoring Ted Brady (CA member) to develop a how to guide related to the use of these devices. The how to guide will show recommended setups and suggest components that work together well. I'll post a link when the guide is complete.
Yes many people do. Read CA tons of posts of the subject
Thanks Bob,
Will look into that. Does seem to be a lot of expense for the infrastructure as well as the converters. Hopefully things have become more reasonably priced since I looked into this a couple years ago...
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Not costly at all, Ebay is a good source for surplus and generic fiber gear.
Do you pride your self on being out of touch? For someone who presents them selves as an "authority", you leave a lot to be desired.Total expense for optical isolation should be no more than $120..$200 if you go nuts.
You had egg on your face after being schooled on the microRendu, so this was a lame attempt to pivot. Try again.
Edits: 08/24/16
Thanks Bibo. ClearFog - nice looking board. USB3 and dual gigabit ethernet on board is interesting and novel in a little computer like this...
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