01-Aug-2016, 00:38
(31-Jul-2016, 15:45)Hifi_swlon Wrote: Finally got round to installing and trying the latest beta.
Twenty mins in on 44.1 material no issues. I would most likely have got that far previously but it's encouraging. DSD was just static which was disappointing but I was obviously expecting from posts here.
Fairly easy to A/B the microRendu/Intona combo although there's still a pause setting inputs. There's not much in it initially, but if I had to call first impression I'd say AIR has a 'thicker', deeper bass, which I actually prefer right now. Too quick a listen to compare more than that so time will tell.
First thing I'll do is leave it playing silently overnight on high-res and see where we are in the morning. And then all week if I can. If it still works after that I'll finally be back in the position of choosing to use the setup I had in mind at purchase. Crazy! But at least crazy positive for once.
Would I switch back? Even if it worked solidly and sounded better even? I'm honestly still not sure.
Maybe you should try Windows version. It supports DSD well.
Before: Le200, KEF LS50, AQ Type4, NUC 5i5RYH/8GB/128GB M.2SSD, Roon, Win8.1/AIR2.1.3/RoonBridge, MM/AIR3/RoonBridge, QNAP TS-212P 5TB NAS, AQ NRG-X3
Now: KEF LS50W, NUC5i5RYH/8GB/128GB M.2SSD, Roon, QNAP TS-212P 5TB NAS,iFi iSilencer3.0+DC iPurifier+iPurifier2, Sonos ZP80+SPDIF iPurifier
Location: Cyberjaya, Malaysia
Now: KEF LS50W, NUC5i5RYH/8GB/128GB M.2SSD, Roon, QNAP TS-212P 5TB NAS,iFi iSilencer3.0+DC iPurifier+iPurifier2, Sonos ZP80+SPDIF iPurifier
Location: Cyberjaya, Malaysia