But, if you purchase and Optical Rendu you wouldn’t need these media converters as the Rendu is already optical. Am I reading this right?
yes, think of the optical rendu as a regular rendu streamer with an optical converter already built in
Optical vs Ultra Rendu.
Is it worth the $696 more to go with the optical Rendu:
Over the standard (ethernet connected) ultra Rendu:
Has anybody compared these units, is there a notable difference in sound quality between these two? Both still connect to the DAC via USB.
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jjss49 - Got it now, thanks for the clarification. Have a great weekend! |
dbt - very interesting, you are definitely bucking the trend of most who say optical is their preference. |
@high-amp I had to consult multiple resources before I figured out how to install optical. It sounds like you're still learning, so I recommend reading that article I linked to earlier in this thread for another take on the topic of getting started with optical. I forget what you said you use as your current streamer, but you might be interested in trying optical with your current system before committing to the OpticalRendu. And yes, the opticalrendu will eliminate the need for the second converter. I've been streaming with optical now for about a month (with a non-optical compatible streamer, so I have to convert to optical and back again). Although I felt the difference was big when I first installed it, I'll switch back to sanity check myself at some point and be able to articulate just how big the difference is. |
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