Here comes the PS Audio's streamer -- anyone excited?

certainly makes sense that this unit is for those well steeped in the ps-audio product family already (kind of a newer gen bridge for the megabuck ds replacement dac coming out)

otherwise, much less appeal to others, maybe to some i2s connectivity fans

oh, and by the way, roon doesn’t ’have a sound’...

I'm hoping to discover whether there is internal design improvements (connoted by the name "air lens") which make a real difference. I heard Paul's description in the video, but I'm not sure whether that technology is elsewhere, too, and whether it matters, much.

Until we can listen, yes, this is "speculation." But those who follow the developments of this arena of technology may have some good guesstimate as to whether there is some actual engineering in this thing which will prove game-changing.

@mahler123 Does it have any features such as Chromecast, AirPlay, or Bluetooth? How does it handle Internet Radio and Podcasts? And what App is controlling it?

Def worth sending a note to their marketing dept there to learn more. Some folks claim they cannot hear differences with the different software platforms and protocols.

Sat at my buddies house and home comparing many hours with Roon, Airplay II, DTS PlayFi, MusicLife, others, no bluetooth - and comparing to native file connections playing the exact same track, song, version. Each platform adds or removes its own magic software dust layers for better or worse. We most certainly heard differences.

Reply back here if you ask what they are going to do and offer w/the streamer. Thx. 

@hilde45

don’t know if you know about the genesis digital lens unit from the 90’s 00’s - that word ’lens’ has been part of paul’s lexicon for digital since his arnie nudell/genesis days

thusly i wouldn’t connect his use of the word is any particular suggestion about what is in this new streamer

The Air Lens has no software included at all.  Easier to think of it as a Rendu with an I2s output and SPDIF output. Same collection of aftermarket software choices as work with the two iFi devices.