Hmm, that does look quite pretty, I must say.
(19-May-2016, 12:45)SwissBear Wrote: [ -> ] (19-May-2016, 12:31)Hifi_swlon Wrote: [ -> ] (19-May-2016, 12:28)hk6230 Wrote: [ -> ]Now that's not good, getting another device to solve one device's problem. 
You read my mind.
Although technically it would be getting a device to solve another devices problem which was bought to solve another devices problem.
Plus I could have just bought a Mutec in the first place!
Well, the Mutec could have done it, although Antoine seems to like his µRendu + Mutec combination better than the Mutec alone. But Mutec is pro-audio, not designed by Jesus, not that much fun and buzz as your µRendu. So if you want the fun and the stability, there is only one way to go 
Like it? I love it!!
And I'm not even using the PH PSU and/or new Mutec firmware yet! Still using the cheap Chinese Ebay LPSU.
To be complete, I've never used the Mutec "alone", there was a DIY music server in front of it before the microRendu replaced that.
Some of you have expressed concern over support of the Devialet USB devices in combination with the Sonore Sonicorbiter SE and the Sonore microRendu. There are some documented issues with the Devialet USB devices not working properly when; 1. The device is turned on after the Sonicorbiter SE and the microRendu are already on. 2. When the standby mode is used with the Sonicorbiter SE and the microRendu.
We have done a lot of research on the Devialet USB devices and these issues appear to be related to the manufacturer's USB implementation. This opinion is based on our having interfaced with thousands of USB devices and from having coordinated the issue with our software partners. Some of you may see this as finger pointing, but this is not our intent. To date, we have submitted the issue to Roon and cooperated with them in implementing a backend fix. The Roon backend fix is reported by some as working and others as not working. We are also working on an update to the SqueeseLite that should also help with that output mode. This fix is being tested this weekend via remote log into a machine half way around the word. However, it should be noted that these backend fixes are only a short term solution. Long term Devialet should work with Linux developers to improve support of their devices.
While these issues are being resolved we recommend that you turn on the Devialet USB device before you power on the Sonicorbiter SE and the microRendu. Additionally, the standby feature of the Devialet USB device should not be used in combination with the Sonicorbiter SE and the microRendu when the units are left on all the time.
There is an update for El Capistan OSX available today.
Again an interesting post from 'Romaz' who was quoted earlier in this topic. You know the guy that finds the uR better than the "CAD CAT, any Aurender (W20, N10, X100 with Ken Lau custom power supply), Auralic Aries with linear PSU and all the custom CAPS servers that have been through my system." He has now added the Lumin U1 as well as a modified Oppo 105D to that list.
But this post is about a USB cable shootout and his findings are that the high-end USB cables are near indistinguishable from each other when used with the uR and a Chord Dave DAC. Those are things I love to read and hope to be true for the Mutec as well!
The post is here:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/787020/review-c...t_12599842
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned previously, but it looks like the microRendu is going to be sold/supported in the UK by Vortexbox for the next batch... This will be much better for UK customers, saving the hassle of shipping/customs delays and unexpected costs.
http://www.vortexbox.co.uk/microRendu_US...36953.aspx
(21-May-2016, 00:50)vortecjr Wrote: [ -> ]Some of you have expressed concern over support of the Devialet USB devices in combination with the Sonore Sonicorbiter SE and the Sonore microRendu. There are some documented issues with the Devialet USB devices not working properly when; 1. The device is turned on after the Sonicorbiter SE and the microRendu are already on. 2. When the standby mode is used with the Sonicorbiter SE and the microRendu.
We have done a lot of research on the Devialet USB devices and these issues appear to be related to the manufacturer's USB implementation. This opinion is based on our having interfaced with thousands of USB devices and from having coordinated the issue with our software partners. Some of you may see this as finger pointing, but this is not our intent. To date, we have submitted the issue to Roon and cooperated with them in implementing a backend fix. The Roon backend fix is reported by some as working and others as not working. We are also working on an update to the SqueeseLite that should also help with that output mode. This fix is being tested this weekend via remote log into a machine half way around the word. However, it should be noted that these backend fixes are only a short term solution. Long term Devialet should work with Linux developers to improve support of their devices.
While these issues are being resolved we recommend that you turn on the Devialet USB device before you power on the Sonicorbiter SE and the microRendu. Additionally, the standby feature of the Devialet USB device should not be used in combination with the Sonicorbiter SE and the microRendu when the units are left on all the time.
Just to add to Jesus' post (and nice to see him contributing here), I have been trying to reproduce my issue with the microRendu in RoonReady mode and Devialet standby/poweroff this past week for Sonore and Roon support, and I have been
unable. Whereas it happened repeatably the week before, it seems to recover fine on all my tests this week which is very perplexing. I have some ideas about what I was doing with Roon when it occurred and am trying to reproduce it.
For now I must apologise, and say that although it happened, it may have been isolated incidents, or more specific to Roon rather than the uRendu. I'll report back once I've got anything new to say, but for now all I can say is in my setup the Devialet standby in RoonReady mode of the uRendu has been working as expected.
So, just to add to the above, Sonore have published known issues for their µRendu:-
http://docs.sonore.us/microrendu/microRe...ssues.html
So what is meant by Devialet not implementing stand-by mode properly, how does this seemingly affect USB connections on devices that run with a Linux OS, and will Devialet correct this in firmware?
Or will we just get an arrogant 'nothing wrong with the way we do it'?
(01-Jun-2016, 06:36)AllenB Wrote: [ -> ]So, just to add to the above, Sonore have published known issues for their µRendu:-
http://docs.sonore.us/microrendu/microRe...ssues.html
So what is meant by Devialet not implementing stand-by mode properly, how does this seemingly affect USB connections on devices that run with a Linux OS, and will Devialet correct this in firmware?
Or will we just get an arrogant 'nothing wrong with the way we do it'?
According to Jesus there is a fix available for the µRendu/Devialet issue in a update to the µRendu. I updated my µRendu this morning and a small archive was installed. I do not know if this is the fix as I have not tested yet. I doubt that Devialet will do anything to correct this in firmware. It must be said that I have used my 250 with various Linux distros for a long time without any problems. Even if the underlying reason is Devialet's programming of the USB interface I first became aware of the behaviour with µRendu when reading about it on forums (here and on Computeraudiophile). I got my µRendu yesterday and immediately noticed that sound stopped after wake from sleep or change of input.
Let us hope that Sonore creates a workaround.