Getting info from PC to DAC

12" iPad Pro (or another large screen compatible tablet) … or leave the PC with the large screen in the Room.

In that case, I use a HTPC as the Roon Endpoint and connect the DAC off the USB. The Core is still in the basement, though.

I have found a SOTM SMS-200 at a similar price to the tx-usbexp card. Would this be a preferable option? I should be able to run a cable through the wall or something for the screen & mouse in the listening room.

Actually, just reading that the SMS-200 might not work with DSD256 in native mode…

Edit: also reading elsewhere that it now does. Anyone have any knowledge here?

AFAIK, it can depend on the specific DAC, so the best thing is probably to check with SOtM.

I would definitely go with the Microrendu into the usb. Simply Killer :sunglasses:

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Does the MicroRendu work with DSD in native mode with an Amanero DAC like the Lampi though?

I usually go to this CA thread to check for native DSD support from Sonore endpoints:

Based on what I see there, you might want to check with @Jesus_Rodriguez before proceeding.

USB card it is for me then from the looks of things!

I would not try it…Amanero does not have the firmware worked out and Lampi then needs to update your unit.

I use DSD256 native with an SMS-200 into an iFi DAC, no problem.

I bought SMS-200 here, used. I like to think there’s a difference between that and a SBC, but I’m not sure there is. Which you get would depend on your system and budget. SBC is probably enough for most people.

Choosing between SMS-200 and mRendu? SMS-200 is $200 cheaper, comes with its own power supply, and isn’t over-hyped. Inside they are probably using the same electronics; the electronics one would find in an $50 ODROID-C2.

For a detailed discussion on cables, DACs, SBCs, alll things audio read the Archimago blog. Very detailed and scientific. I’ve come around to his thinking and believe most expensive add-ons are unnecessary.

Nope. The microRendu and ultraRendu hardware are exclusive Sonore designs (by John Swenson), and I’m pretty sure the SMS-200 is exclusive to SOtM (in response to the introduction of the microRendu). OTOH, the Sonore Sonicorbiter SE is, AFAIK, stock Cubox-i hardware. How much better the custom hardware is, compared with stock or hybrid hardware, is up to the listener, of course.

They’re both based on an ARM motherboard, yes? Yes, it is up to the listener, of course, and where he wants to spend his money. I said much the same in the whole audiophile cabling discussion.

Yes, ultraRendu and microRendu are both ARM based, but the boards are designed from scratch. They’re not modifying a stock board — the *Rendu’s are both purpose built to be audio renderers (as is the SOtM offering, AFAIK). That’s different (at least to me) from an RPi-, Odroid-, Cubox-, or whatever- based solution. That’s not to say that some of those aren’t very good values. I already have an SOSE, and I’m pretty certain I’m going to spring for an Allo DigiOne Player real soon now. But I don’t think it’s fair to imply that either of the *Rendu’s is just an Odroid or Raspberry Pi in a fancy case.

No, they’re not the same. mRendu and SMS-200 have the super duper, extra special sauce. :wink:
I stand with Archimago on this one.

Streamers in particular, and add-ons in general, are an overpriced superstition.

I guess I’d better load up on really long USB cables.

I looked at your profile. At least you know where to spend most of your money.:sunglasses:

Thanks, I guess. My component-selection process might be a bit more rational than you’d expect. :upside_down_face:

Sorry, didn’t mean that as a snark. I think sometimes people buy all the doodads before the important basics, but anyone with Wilson speakers is more dedicated and knowledgeable about audio than I.

Probably a little off topic, but I see you have a Wyred4 pre-amp. What do you think of their monoblocks and their DAC?

I’m window shopping for my listening room.

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