Discovered the issue.
Sonore is having trouble with firmware version 2.9 working on all Denafrips models. I did an OTA update of 2.9 to make sure it was properly installed, and now the ultraRendu is completely unable to interface with the Denafrips. No music whatsoever.
Customer support is trying to work with me to flash to 2.8, which I think means mailing out a new SD card. It’s going to take some time, and even then, I am not sure it’s going to work at the highest output settings (DSD 512 and 768 kHz).
I will report back when I know more.