Some interesting new products have been announced by Sonore. The Sonore systemOptique, which is a fiber optic Ethernet link, and an associated opticalRendu, which is an updated version of the ultraRendu with fiber optic input. You could use the systemOptique with the new opticalRendu but the systemOptique is designed to be used with any system that utilises Ethernet, so you could use it with your SOtM kit, dCS Network Bridge, Auralic, Devialet AIR, or anything else.
I thought that this just about deserves a new thread, but ultimately decided to post here because I think the systemOptique and the new bread of Ethernet switches are basically trying to do the same thing, and that is eliminate noise from the upstream noisy "consumer-grade" computer kit for the delicate "audio grade" kit downstream. Furthermore, the Sonore systemOptique could be used with the soon to be released UpTone Audio EtherREGEN.
There is nothing particularly new or cutting edge about using fiber Ethernet in audio systems, but I think it is nice that we now have an option to use this with "turn key" products that are specifically configured for audio and that give due consideration to power supplies, high-quality clocking, and so on. Personally, I do like the idea that I can have a very powerful PC that can run Roon at ease, perform HQPlayer upsampling without a stutter, and this noisy PC beast can definitively 100% electrically isolated from the downstream audio kit.
See links below:
https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic...emoptique/
https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic...icalrendu/
I thought that this just about deserves a new thread, but ultimately decided to post here because I think the systemOptique and the new bread of Ethernet switches are basically trying to do the same thing, and that is eliminate noise from the upstream noisy "consumer-grade" computer kit for the delicate "audio grade" kit downstream. Furthermore, the Sonore systemOptique could be used with the soon to be released UpTone Audio EtherREGEN.
There is nothing particularly new or cutting edge about using fiber Ethernet in audio systems, but I think it is nice that we now have an option to use this with "turn key" products that are specifically configured for audio and that give due consideration to power supplies, high-quality clocking, and so on. Personally, I do like the idea that I can have a very powerful PC that can run Roon at ease, perform HQPlayer upsampling without a stutter, and this noisy PC beast can definitively 100% electrically isolated from the downstream audio kit.
See links below:
https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic...emoptique/
https://audiophilestyle.com/forums/topic...icalrendu/
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