04-Jul-2016, 23:00
Anyone using an Intona with their rendu?
I took mine out of the chain when the rendu arrived, and connected just with a curious link (hard adapter doesn't fit). This was because I thought the rendu was meant to give the best USB output possible.
Dont get me wrong I've been really, really happy with the rendu, but after a busy month or so I thought 'what the hell, it's just sitting there I'll plug the Intona back in'. To my ears, and to my surprise, it sounds quite a bit better with it. I mean it's added a real bit of magic - more than it did just using it with the Mac.
Sort of pleased, surprised and dissapointed in equal measure! Pleased because it sounds better, surprised because I thought it was meant to be rendered unnecessary, and dissapointed because I was hoping to simplify the chain and sell the Intona.
Connected hard adapter to the Intona, and Regen link from there as before.
I noted this at CA and John Swenson felt it may point to ground current leakage (if I remember correctly) somewhere in my setup and a better power supply may well allow removal of Intona. For now it's staying though, and once again I find myself aligned more with Antoine - things really can be improved!
I took mine out of the chain when the rendu arrived, and connected just with a curious link (hard adapter doesn't fit). This was because I thought the rendu was meant to give the best USB output possible.
Dont get me wrong I've been really, really happy with the rendu, but after a busy month or so I thought 'what the hell, it's just sitting there I'll plug the Intona back in'. To my ears, and to my surprise, it sounds quite a bit better with it. I mean it's added a real bit of magic - more than it did just using it with the Mac.
Sort of pleased, surprised and dissapointed in equal measure! Pleased because it sounds better, surprised because I thought it was meant to be rendered unnecessary, and dissapointed because I was hoping to simplify the chain and sell the Intona.
Connected hard adapter to the Intona, and Regen link from there as before.
I noted this at CA and John Swenson felt it may point to ground current leakage (if I remember correctly) somewhere in my setup and a better power supply may well allow removal of Intona. For now it's staying though, and once again I find myself aligned more with Antoine - things really can be improved!
>>> 1st Place Award: Devialet, last decades most disappointing technology purchase. <<<