07-Mar-2016, 17:08
(07-Mar-2016, 16:52)Hifi_swlon Wrote:(07-Mar-2016, 16:48)Our Wrote: …. From what I understand, the AFI is doing the same job as the micro-rendu, ….
As I understand, the micro-rendu is a network audio adapter, so it receives audio data over ethernet, does its thing, and then outputs a clean signal via USB. So in theory should replace the 'audio-optimised' PC and the reclocker, with a more standard 'noisy' PC doing the grunt work somewhere else on the network. At least that's what's been suggested, so far the only people that have heard it are connected with Sonore in some way, and are (disappointingly) using lots of caveats in their evaluations.
I have the same understanding. The difference is that you are getting a USB signal at the output of the micro-rendu, which makes it a good option for the lower end of the market, but which can be prone to interferences on its DC component ; I know that the micro-rendu will have a good PSU if you buy such a PSU, so this inconvenient could be minimal, I don't know.
I would prefer to clean the signal produced with my Mac Mini as :
- this allows me to keep this computer, with Audirvana I am happy with
- at the output of the Mutec/AFIS, I have a AES/EBU connection, which I understand should be less prone to interferences, except for the reflection problems which are cleverly addressed by Acousence with their RJ-45/Ethercon connection.
