Sonore opticalRendu
€ 1,350.00 Excl. VAT
Out of stock and not available until mid next year (2023), due to component shortages. New version is coming.
Please contact us for pre-order. Have ultraRendu as order item as alternative.
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Please add the shipping option of €20 ex VAT for home / door delivery.
Please contact us for bundle with matching power supply and solution for fiber.
Farad Super3 is highly recommended for opticalRendu.
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Description
The Sonore opticalRendu project is an extension of the microRendu and ultraRendu projects that came before it. The design is inspired by audiophile gear and meant to bring grace and simplicity to a microcomputer. The original microRendu was very small and intended to be hidden out of sight behind your other gear. The opticalRendu can be powered by your favorite power supply. The opticalRendu has optical Ethernet input and USB-Audio output with all the connectors located on the rear of the unit for easy cable routing. The opticalRendu utilizes a new proprietary printed circuit board with only the essential components and many updates to match its optical designation. The best way to connect the opticalRendu to a USB device is via your favorite USB cable. The opticalRendu is easy to configure, accepts streams from various sources, and includes our latest version of our operating system Sonicorbiter v2.8.
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- Mode #1 – SqueezeLite Output – This output works with any Logitech Media Server and compatible controllers. This output supports true gapless playback of PCM, DSD/DoP, and native DSD.
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- Mode #2 – ShairPort Output – This is an AirPlay emulator that utilizes streams sent to it from a compatible source. This output supports true gapless playback of PCM.
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- Mode #3 – MPD/DLNA Output:
Mode #3a – DLNA Output – This output utilizes streams from UPnP/DLNA servers and controllers. This output can be configured as an OpenHome renderer. This output supports true gapless playback of PCM, DSD/DoP, and native DSD.
Mode #3b – MPD Output – This output is intended to work with an SMB mount. This output supports true gapless playback of PCM, DSD/DoP, and native DSD.
Mode #3c – Songcast Output – This output accepts streams from your computer running Linn Songcast. The application is in Beta form.
- Mode #3 – MPD/DLNA Output:
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- Mode #4 – HQ Player NAA Output – This output utilizes streams from Signalyst’s HQ Player running on your computer. Digital signal processing is performed by HQ Player and then asynchronously streamed to the Network Audio Adapter (NAA) output. This output supports true gapless playback of PCM, DSD/DoP, and native DSD.
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- Mode #5 – RoonReady Output – This output utilizes streams from Roon. This output supports true gapless playback of PCM, DSD/DoP, and native DSD.
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- Mode #6 – Spotify Connect Output – This output can be controlled by your computer or tablet running the Spotify application. This application is based on librespot which is an open source client library for Spotify. The application is in Beta form.
SOFTWARE FEATURES
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- Supports the following PCM sample rates up to: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz, 705.6kHz, and 768kHz
- Supports the following DSD sample rates up to: DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512
- POP free DSD/PCM transitions
- Not all USB devices or output modes support the maximum sample rate of the unit
- RoonReady certified
- Audirvana Plus certified
- Running Logitech Media Server locally allows playback of local radio stations and streaming service
- Logitech Media Server allows you to use the unit as a UPNP server in combination with Drive Mounter
- The Software Manager that allows you to install and uninstall apps as needed
- BubbleUPnP Server app allows any renderer to take advantage of the OhMedia – OpenHome protocol
- OhMedia – OpenHome protocol allows the Linn Kinsky and Linn Kazoo Apps with playlist support to be used as controllers
- Supports Tidal and Qobuz lossless streaming in Squeezelite output mode and DLNA output mode
- Native DSD is supported on select DACs
- The unit is controlled via third-party apps on your mobile device and on your computer
- Based on Sonicorbiter, closed source and open source (GPLv2)
HARDWARE FEATURES
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- Eleven (11) high-quality ultra low noise linear regulators
- Two (2) fixed frequency high-quality ultra low jitter FEMTO oscillators
- External power input jack
- SFP cage / SFP optical transceiver for network connection
- USB-A audio output connector
- Micro SD port for the operating system
- Multicore processor with DDR3 RAM
- Power input: 6-9 VDC at 1 Amp min continuous
- Power connector: 2.1mm x 5.5mm (center +)
- Dimension without rubber feet: 1.181″(H)x4.331″(W)x4.409″(D)
- systemOptique Certified
RECOMMENDED POWER SUPPLIES
- Farad Super3 – 7VDC
- CIAudio linear power supply – 7VDC
- Teddy Pardo linear power supply – 7VDC
- HD-Plex Linear power supply – adjust to 7VDC
- Uptone Audio JS-2 linear power supply – set to 7VDC
- Vinnie Rossi LIO with microRendu/ultraRendu output stage
- Sbooster – 6VDC
- Small Green Computer linear power supply – 7VDC
Manufacturer: https://sonore.us/
Product website: https://sonore.us/opticalRendu
1 review for Sonore opticalRendu
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After three good years feeding my DAC with a Sonore microRendu (powered by an UpTone LPS-1), which had taken my system’s sound quality into a new league, and which was further improved by the addition an UpTone Iso Regen, I have now added a combined set of upgrades that is the most dramatic improvement I’ve ever experienced:
Adding 1) an UpTone EtherRegen ethernet switch feeding, via optical fiber, 2) a Sonore opticalRendu powered by a Farad Super3, replacing the microRendu (I’ve kept the Iso Regen in the chain).
Joel here at Metawave was fantastic to work with — prompt, very communicative, and helpful before, during, and after the sale, volunteering a variety of useful information and working generously to get me the package of opticalRendu, Super3, and fiber and power cables and other options that would deliver the best results at a reasonable price, and in a short time frame.
Now, after a few weeks of burn-in, the combination of the EtherRegen and the opticalRendu powered by the Super3, plus Iso Regen, has achieved, in my system at least, a stunning synergy: whole new levels of intimacy and presence, percussive detail and impact combined with supreme gentleness and removal of harshness, and almost awe-inspiring expansion of the width and depth of the soundstage into the kind of holographic immersion that I’d heard others talk about but hadn’t fully experienced before.
I have no relationship with Joel or Meta Wave other than as a satisfied customer — I just want to thank him for helping me to take these combined steps, which can seem daunting (I was hesitating myself), but which turned out to be more worthwhile than I’d imagined. It’s a cliche but I feel it’s true: now it’s like hearing all my music again for the first time.