[Malcyg]

Wrong post.

 

[Jiffi32]

I also found that the amber regen didn't do much into the Dave. Isoregen however is a big step.
I've just received an ultraRendu 2 days ago and it is a big improvement over microRendu

 

[GreenLeo]

You do not even need to try it, because the result is not anything to wright home about.

With The W4s Remedy Opt/BNC/ Coax clock can give you a slight deeper depht / timing using coax or toslink signal i have found.

But the USB connection is the best and focus on a Auralic Aries or a Super mRendu insted of the regen.

Super mRendu is mR with h/w V1.4?

 

[GreenLeo]

I also found that the amber regen didn't do much into the Dave. Isoregen however is a big step.
I've just received an ultraRendu 2 days ago and it is a big improvement over microRendu

So the chain is Server >UR >IR >DAVE?

 

[Whazzzup]

That seems like a lot of filtering (use this term loosely) before the dac. I'm server into dac. There is a lot of tech in the server why add something more?

 

[Triode User]

That seems like a lot of filtering (use this term loosely) before the dac. I'm server into dac. There is a lot of tech in the server why add something more?

+1. Yes, exactly. Especially against the background of Rob Watts' comments that the Dave is particularly insensitive to / tollerant of upstream gear.

 

[Malcyg]

That seems like a lot of filtering (use this term loosely) before the dac. I'm server into dac. There is a lot of tech in the server why add something more?

I went a little way down that road of LPS-1, mRendu plus W4S RUR - although I found that Dave didn't really benefit from the latter. Then with Blu II into Dave and comparing file playback vs CD, I realised that my file delivery strategy was flawed. I use Roon and logic suggested that I needed to remove the network from my playback system and, once I did, the sound quality of file playback and streaming was improved substantially. Good files are now the equal of Blu II CD replay and even better with good hires files.

 

[SuperBurrito]

I use Roon and logic suggested that I needed to remove the network from my playback system and, once I did, the sound quality of file playback and streaming was improved substantially.

So what is your file playback system now that the network has been removed? Thanks

 

[Malcyg]

So what is your file playback system now that the network has been removed? Thanks

I have been trialling an Innuos Zenith MkII server which runs Roon core and outputs direct to DAC via USB. Usefully, it also has an Ethernet output which means that you can also pursue the end point path if you prefer or if future developments make that a positive gain. That was a key point which led me to the Zenith since most servers only output via one or the other, not both. For now, direct USB sounds best for me.

I was very impressed with the Zenith and am now waiting for a Zenith SE which is a souped up version aimed at removing even more from the the noise areas like power supply, wiring, chassis etc.

 

[SuperBurrito]

I was very impressed with the Zenith and am now waiting for a Zenith SE which is a souped up version aimed at removing even more from the the noise areas like power supply, wiring, chassis etc.

Cool, thanks for sharing.

 

[STR-1]

I also found that the amber regen didn't do much into the Dave. Isoregen however is a big step.
I've just received an ultraRendu 2 days ago and it is a big improvement over microRendu

Hi, did you find the ISO Regen still added some improvement after the uRendu, or is it now redundant?

 

[onsionsi]

Hi, did you find the ISO Regen still added some improvement after the uRendu, or is it now redundant?

Also did you find microRendu still added some improvements before ISOREGEN, or is it now redundant?
And I don't know if you upgraded your microRendu to HW1.4 or not yet?

 

[Whazzzup]

I have been trialling an Innuos Zenith MkII server which runs Roon core and outputs direct to DAC via USB. Usefully, it also has an Ethernet output which means that you can also pursue the end point path if you prefer or if future developments make that a positive gain. That was a key point which led me to the Zenith since most servers only output via one or the other, not both. For now, direct USB sounds best for me.

I was very impressed with the Zenith and am now waiting for a Zenith SE which is a souped up version aimed at removing even more from the the noise areas like power supply, wiring, chassis etc.

Antipodes audio ds GT USB sounds best as well. Dx even better. No need for any box in between, roon core operates very well.

 

[Malcyg]

Antipodes audio ds GT USB sounds best as well. Ds even better. No need for any box in between, roon core operates very well.

I did look at Antipodes. They looked very good and the DX in particular had very positive feedback but, from memory, I think I didn't pursue them because they didn't have Ethernet output, they only had USB, and I wanted to have both bases covered - just in case!

 

[Jiffi32]

So the chain is Server >UR >IR >DAVE?

Not at moment, chain is Server>UR>Dave. Isoregen has gone back to its owner