Wireless USB

One thing about the Geffen device that seems a big advantage over the Icron is that all you need is a dongle that attaches to your computer to talk to the hub unit. This is an advantage because if you have a laptop you can move around with it much easier because all you have attached is a dongle. The Icron device is larger and appears to connect to the computer via a USB cable. That's fine if you have a desktop and don't plan to move around but if you have a laptop and want to move around that means you have to carry the unit with its USB cable with you. Am I correct in how I am looking a this?

Exciting, neverthess.

I believe Icron has a dongle too. See picture in this link:

http://www.icron.com/products/usb/wi_ranger.php

From the link:

The WiRanger Cable Free USB 2.0 Hub is a four-port hub and dongle set that will enable immediate high-speed wireless connectivity with maximum reach extending beyond 30m.

The dongle is only an idea at this point, perhaps for an OEM. They have no design plans for this.

Pardales - Yes, it will work with my Off-Ramps, but the clock in it will undoubtedly need to be replaced with a Superclock4. I expect it to be too jittery stock. My hope is that the same clock used in the Off-Ramp can also drive the WiRanger. If not, then I believe that a Pace-Car still may be necessary to get really low jitter.

For other USB DAC's the WiRanger can also be used, but I believe the clock will need to be upgraded first to reduce jitter. Using it stock may be worse-sounding than wired USB. I guess we will find out in about 1 month.

If the Geffen device is based on Ultrawideband, then it will probably not work.

It appears that the Icron does not support 16/44.1 yet.

Email I received today from Icron about the Wiranger:

You had previously expressed interest in operating an Icron WiRanger set with USB audio. I am not sure if you ended up getting a WiRanger yet or not, but we have released a WiRanger firmware update that provides support for USB audio devices.

If you have any questions about getting a unit with the correct firmware or about updating your existing unit, you are welcome to contact me. Once you get a WiRanger set with the new firmware, feel free to let me know how well it works as we are always interested in customer feedback from actual customer installations.

Best Regards,
Dan