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RE: MicroRendu LPSs.

Posted by AbeCollins on February 25, 2017 at 09:55:54:

It seems odd to me that someone would compare the PS Audio LANRover to a Sonore microRendu and call them similar devices.

The author first describes the LANRover in great detail then further down he says, "Something similar has been recently released into the market as well, the Sonore microRendu ($690 with power supply)".

They are not similar. LANRover is simply a USB via Ethernet isolation device. The microRendu offers isolation via Ethernet but it does so much more as a network streamer.

The author also goes on to state, "Keep in mind the microRendu with LPS-1 combo does cost nearly double the LANRover at $1,035 vs the $599 of the LANRover."

True, but misleading IMHO as one does not need the combo with LPS-1.

The microRendu is $640 and sounds very nice even with the modest $50 iFi wall wart, entry LPS, or batteries for its power source as the microRendu designers went to great lengths focusing on it's internal regulators and power distribution.

The LANRover is essentially a USB via Ethernet isolation product rebranded with the PS Audio name and logo on it. They may have made minor mods to it but I doubt they respun the entire ASIC as that would be cost prohibitive for low volume production and sales.

I'm sure LANRover sounds wonderful in its intended application but microRendu and LANRover are not at all "similar devices". And a microRendu setup does not cost nearly double the LANRover.