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[Dr Tone]

It's very little hassle to post the SD card image for download and use a free utility to burn the image to the existing card. I've done it 3 times now on the sMS-200 as I was playing with provided test updates.

[NickB]

I have 3 mates with MicroRendu, none of whom would be able to burn a new SD card themselves. What do they do? I don't think that $20 dollars to post an SD card to anyone in the world is excessive.

[Dr Tone]

I have 3 mates with MicroRendu, none of whom would be able to burn a new SD card themselves. What do they do? I don't think that $20 dollars to post an SD card to anyone in the world is excessive.

Pay $20 dollars and get the card shipped.  Just don't make every customer have to do the same.

[jfp]

is there any interest in MicroRendu if AIR 3 works nice for me ?

[octaviars]

is there any interest in MicroRendu if AIR 3 works nice for me ?

I have tried the microRendu and Mutec in my system with Roon and I sold it and went with AIR instead when it got relaiable to me there was little differences and less boxes, cables, PSU and other stuff to worry about. 

This is in my system and my opinion so dont get it wrong in other case the microRendu or a Sotm SMS 200 could be a better solution.

[Confused]

is there any interest in MicroRendu if AIR 3 works nice for me ?

There are plenty of answers to this question if you read back through this thread.  For me, I would not say that the microRendu is an improvement over AIR, and any differences that can be discerned are very small.

However, unlike @octaviers earlier post, I think that the microRendu together with the Mutec MC3+USB is an improvement over AIR.  Of course octaviers is right when he says this is system dependant.

Also, it is worth mentioning that there are many reports now stating that the SOtM sMS-200 is a little better than the microRendu, and it is a little cheaper.

Finally, the SOtM sMS-200 'Ultra' is soon to be released and I think it might be worth waiting to see how well this performs.  So if AIR 3 is working nice for you, I would recommend you wait a few weeks until a few folk have tried the sMS-200 'Ultra'.

[octaviars]

I do belive the combination microRendu and Mutec had better sound than AIR at that time I tried it but not by much so AIR was more to be able to only run Roon/AIR at that time and no extra boxes, cables and PSU to worry about.

Perhaps if I tried it again today I would decide to use a SMS-200 with a Mutec and power it with a Paul Hynes PSU if it do sound better.

The SMS-200 Ultra is a thing I have in mind but is the only thing that it has better clocks and what does these clocks make for difference if I use a Mutec after that re-clocks the signal and ships it out via AES?

[jfp]

I think you are right guys.
I have read about the 200 ultra (cost 1200 $...)
Each component has its goal : I have an ETALON ISOLATOR for the ethernet to be clean. The Mutec3+ is a signal converter. You could add a perfect switch too https://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?...4#pid60864 and so on...
I like the less cables and boxes (used to get NAIM) that Devialet provides.

By the way, currently trying ROON. It is stable and quicker than Audirvana to run. Sound is the same quality to my ears.

[octaviars]

Well the one box solution or perhaps two box solution (computer -> Devialet) is a nice thing as the need for cables and PSU for all sorts of things is a nice thing to dont have to mess with but I understand they who wants to do that also.

[AaronG]

The Spotify capability is great. Spotify is far superior to TIDAL for discovering music, and playing from Spotify is as easy as could be.