Sonore Streamers

[Confused]

The OpticalRendu is ready and being sold now. First reports are coming in. Any takers here?

https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic...icalrendu/

I am tempted I have to say, but not tempted enough to jump in early.  The early reports are interesting, so far they generally look very positive, although early reports usually are for Sonore products. 

For me, I have never been 100% happy with the SOtM sMS-200Ultra, and the "Rendu" products offer exactly the functionality that I require, so trying an ultraRendu of any kind has long been an itch I would like to scratch, it is a shame that it is pretty much impossible to get this type of product to try as a demo.  I have occasionally had a look for second hand ultraRendu's for a decent price.  The idea is that I could try one, and then more or less get my money back on eBay if I did not like it.  The trouble is that they almost never appear for sale outside of the occasional one or two in North America.

I also wonder if the ultraRendu combined with the not yet released EtherRegen might be a better solution than the opticalRendu?  Plus, there might be a few secondhand ultrRendu's appearing on the market, being sold by those who have upgraded to the opticalRendu.

At the moment I have a whole list of things on my audio "to do" list, and no time to get them done.  So in the meantime, I am happy to simply follow the opticalRendu reports with interest and see how things develop.