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Computer to DAC Streamer

I am looking to get a digital-to-digital streamer for my new office system. I currently have a Sonare microRendu and that unit will move to another room once my new office system is built up. I also use ROON. I was originally considering getting a DAC with Ethernet streaming built-in but I may require a DAC with DSP and those DACs do not have this feature. I should add that the Linn SELEKT DSM streamer/DAC has Ethernet streaming and DSP but lacks the analog inputs I need (it also sounds excellent).

It has been suggested to me to buy an Innous streamer to get my music across to the DAC. However, I am trying to understand why these products are better than my current noisy computer combined with the micrRendu digital-to-digital type products. Anybody done a comparison? Is it because of noise on the Ethernet wire polluting the DAC?

http://innuos.com/en

In no particular order the following streamers have have come up in my research as being better than the microRendu I currently own (I have not heard these) :

Simaudio Mind2
https://simaudio.com/en/product/mind2-network-player/

Sonare Signiture Rendu
http://www.sonore.us/Signature-Rendu-SE.html

Auralic G2 Aeris
https://us.auralic.com/products/aries-g2

I am interested in the feedback or thought process of people who were making the same streamer decision as me. What did you guys end up getting or looking to get? I know there are a lot of lower costs alternatives and I am open to anything that will take my to the top tier sound level.

My preamp/DAC choice is looking like it will be the Anthem STR.
yyzsantabarbara
hsw
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At CanJam NYC this year, Nuno mentioned that they (Innuos) had plans to make a streamer only device. Didn’t mention the time frame though. 
yyzsantabarbara OP
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I found this link today and it has reviews of a few of the items mentioned here (see bottom of page). Sounds like the reviewer is using a streaming method like me.

https://www.audiostream.com/content/sonore-simple-design-signature-rendu-se

Another comparison of Ethernet-to-digital 
https://www.audiostream.com/content/audiophile-conundrum-sonore-vs-sotm



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audioman58
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I agree the JRivers presentTion is outdated sonicly though very good.
Jplay is the only one I have found that sounds slightly better.
ahofer
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Archimago is good on this subject (see below).  "Data integrity" loss sounds like nonsense to me, but noise isolation seems real.  I use a server in a separate room.  Going direct I had the best results with Audirvana and a mac. 

The high end dedicated servers seem like another area where the differences are very small, if that, relative to the bucks, but I have only heard a few.  Some are clearly just an effort to take advantage of digital illiterates.    

https://archimago.blogspot.com/2014/01/musings-audio-pc-music-server-htpc.html
rbstehno
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Audiotroy-ssd’s sound better than a disk drive? Mac’s corrupt data? Computers screw up digital waveforms? Do you make this stuff up? Auralic streamers are junk?
Somebody  at an audio show tried to tell me they only use a certain hard drive because it sounds better than the others. When I told him that I worked for the leading hard drive manufacturer, he changed his tune.
You probably should read some of Ted Smiths articles on digital instead of trying to sell equipment you carry.
Since I use the ps audio DS dac, I haven’t had any corrupt data or any digital waveform corruption processing data thru Ethernet, no lost packets, and no packets out of order. I must have the only Mac that doesn’t corrupt data, lucky me
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