Does Anyone Currently Make an Ethernet to I2S Renderer?

I’m in the same market and the only ones I’ve managed to find are the Rockna Wavedream Net (audiobyte sister company as well) and the Musical Pristina 3 unit. Both up there in price. I’m strictly a roon user however so not sure about other functionality on these.

The new Signature Sonore has also caught my eye but then I need to get a fibre switch, and usb->i2s converter which means more power cords etc. Would rather just simplify with the one box solution. The Musical Pristina seems like the best option for me but I wish there was more coverage of the unit. There’s one poster on here with their older model and he loves it.

Thank you for the responses. It's been eye opening.  Of these the least expensive by far is the Empirical at $3000. That’s more than I care to spend now.

There are so few DACs with I2S inputs, I suppose, so that the market is very small for this variety of renderer. They must all be hand made and consequently expensive. That will, I think, change in a few years and, who knows, manufacturers may even agree on a convention for cables.

Magna Mano is another. I like my ultra. Unlike many, it comes with a beautifully built linear power supply...

https://www.magnahifi.com/en/webshop/mh-he-pi2s

Metrum used to make an Ethernet to i2s bridge at one time.
It was their recommended route to connect to an accompanying Metrum DAC with i2s input.

No idea what protocol or cable end they used but might be worth looking into.


https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649629340-metrum-acoustics-ambre-roon-endpoint-streamer-with-i2s...

Sold but gives you an idea for research possibly.