on this topic, has anyone used Microrendu as a source into Dave?
Many have. romaz has especially posted a lot of info about it. That server thread I linked to is worth checking out.
The component doing the magic there is the microRendu, which I don't really class as a "server" or "music player", more of a server "end point", which cleans up the signal downstream of the acual server playing the music. The mR does the cleaning bit so well that it no longer matters (as much) what the actual server is, be it a cheap PC or specialised expensive server. There's a new kid on the block by SOtM that allegedly sounds better and costs less than the mR, but I've yet to try that.
Edit: The server/music player does need to handle the End Point concept. Like HQ Player's NAA mode, and Roon has an equivalent mode that I haven't yet tried. Going down this route is a bit more complicated than connecting your server direct to DAVE.
In the context of a music server system, the network player and server endpoint you refer to are one and the same. (For example, the music server can run the Roon core, while the network player would be the network endpoint. Some servers have internal network players too.) Click
here and
here to see more of what I mean.
And yes, I was made aware that the mR is the important piece of that puzzle by talking to owners. Some told me that it sounds the same whether you use it with a basic PC or fancy music server. Others insist PC sounds worse. I still want a dedicated Roon server in order to have everything separate from my computers. But I did also hear about how using the mR with a PC and HQPlayer with NAA can sound better than using it with a fancy server. Since I do have HQPlayer, I'll have to try that when the time comes. Perhaps the Roon mode you mentioned would sound equivalently better.
Oh, and if anyone wants some interesting info on making the most of the microRendu or other network players:
http://www.audiostream.com/content/sonore-simple-design-microrendu-audiophile-odyssey
If you are interested in the MicroRendu, you might be interested in this
isolated ultracapacitor power supply from Vinny Rossie (ex RedWine Audio). A very nice PSU upgrade for the MicroRendu ...
I researched power supplies for a few hours in the past. Looks like the Sonore Signature Power Supply and Paul Hynes SR7 are two of the best ones for the microRendu. I'll have to look into how this one you linked to compares. (If I already did, I forgot.)
Well, I just purchased
+2000 classical CDs from a Friend, and I prefer to listen to them with the pleasure of choosing randomly the CD (old fashion may be
. I will then may be rip the one I prefer.
Also can you tell me why you chosed the
INNUOS rather than an Aurender ? Why is the INNUOS superior to Aurender which has a good history and a very polished iPad app ?
If I hadn't spent tens of thousands on CDs in my lifetime, and on top of that foolishly wasted most of my money (in a former career) on things I didn't need before I had the sense to become an audiophile, I would have already been able to get an ultimate headphone system, including the DAVE.
(Now I have to work my way up all over again, with a new business model I haven't implemented yet.)
Yeah, but now he says the SOtM sMS-200 is better than the microRendu and he sold it, so there's that.
Ah, I haven't talked with him in awhile and don't keep up with that thread. (Too bad it doesn't have an updated ranking in the first post like some threads have.) Thanks for the heads-up. (After looking, I realized that he actually posted about it in this thread
here.)
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