21-Aug-2022, 14:14
(21-Aug-2022, 07:20)hardcore Wrote:(03-Aug-2022, 20:44)Vivialet Wrote: @ifi: when do you release the Zen 2 with 10 Mhz input, even better internal clock and AES out ? :>) I guess that would find some customers here...
The user manual for an 'ifi NEO Stream' is downloadable but the product has not been announced yet. @markush heard that it is coming end of August.
This one has some interesting features:
- Optical Network input
- AES / Toslink / SPDIF / I2S outputs
https://manuals.plus/ifi/neo-stream-ultr...manual.pdf
This looks interesting.
Although note that the Neo Stream includes a DAC, which is a redundant feature if using as a pure streamer to the Devialet.
That said, the inclusion of the DAC might be a useful future feature if you upgrade your streamer one day and want to repurpose the Neo somehow. An extra NAA or Roon endpoint to play with somewhere.
I like repurposing things rather than selling. For example, if the Neo looks good and I actually buy one, I have a desktop RME ADI-2 DAC fs that would work very nicely fed by the Zen.
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