Sonore Streamers

[mdconnelly]

I'm not going to write much tonight as I want to listen for a bit....

There's heavy expectation bias here so I'm aware of that and will do some AB later in the week to cross-check, but tonight it's just music. And so far.

The longest part of the setup was getting the plastic wrapper off the ifi supply, and then working out how the box opened. Once I'd done that everything seemed easy

I expected to be disappointed because I've had a week or so of Dirac, and when I toggle it off I'm usually a bit disappointed. But here I was listening to pretty solid bass, and detailed and layered with it. Had a few cable swaps and Intona in and out just because the lid was off and I was poking around. I settled using the totalDac USB direct for tonight.

Whether it's bias, or just elation at finally getting it or whatever, tonight it doesn't matter. Music's coming out and I like it. It's probably a bigger leap for me than I was expecting from Antoines notes. Let's see if it holds a few days in.......

Have fun with it Steve.   My guess is that by Wednesday or Thursday you'll really be amazed.  I switched back to Air2 today after listening to the uRendu for the last 4 days straight.  It still sounds good, but for some reason, someone put up a curtain between me and the speakers.  Detail, presence and soundstage just aren't the same. 

Mike