21-Sep-2016, 13:31
(This post was last modified: 21-Sep-2016, 13:34 by Hifi_swlon.)
I felt the Intona made a useful (but subtle) difference with the mR. Johns explanation was also possible ground loop from the ifi.
John S has a vested interest in USB enhancers he designs so despite enjoying his posts I can never convince myself I 100% trust what he's saying (besides the fact I don't understand much of it). He has made some claims surrounding the regen for example that he backtracks on a bit on when discussing the rendu and power supplies (like the LPS-).
But given that the rendu was meant to be the ultimate USB source, it does kind of beg the question why not incorporate intona type technology and galvanically isolate the USB, and why sell it with the ifi which does appear to have some sort of noise issue?
It will be interesting to see what swapping ifi for Paul Hynes does. But that's a fairly long way off as Paul does operate on quite a long order time (youd think the stock SR3 would be a good enough seller to not need to be built to order for every customer but to get ahead of the game a bit!).
Still want to try an AES connection comparison vs Intona and rendu to see whether it's purely the USB input weakness as a generic thing, or specific to the Devialet. My hunch is a bit of both but more the latter since other people get seemingly transformational experiences using the rendu with other DACs.
John S has a vested interest in USB enhancers he designs so despite enjoying his posts I can never convince myself I 100% trust what he's saying (besides the fact I don't understand much of it). He has made some claims surrounding the regen for example that he backtracks on a bit on when discussing the rendu and power supplies (like the LPS-).
But given that the rendu was meant to be the ultimate USB source, it does kind of beg the question why not incorporate intona type technology and galvanically isolate the USB, and why sell it with the ifi which does appear to have some sort of noise issue?
It will be interesting to see what swapping ifi for Paul Hynes does. But that's a fairly long way off as Paul does operate on quite a long order time (youd think the stock SR3 would be a good enough seller to not need to be built to order for every customer but to get ahead of the game a bit!).
Still want to try an AES connection comparison vs Intona and rendu to see whether it's purely the USB input weakness as a generic thing, or specific to the Devialet. My hunch is a bit of both but more the latter since other people get seemingly transformational experiences using the rendu with other DACs.
>>> 1st Place Award: Devialet, last decades most disappointing technology purchase. <<<
