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Users who have components that already support Ethernet / DLNA but want better performance than the native component interface provides are the second largest group of potential users of the Signature Series Rendu. Thus, the Sonore Signature Series Rendu comes into play perfectly. It makes no sense to me to get a lesser quality DAC just because I want network capability. It’s the best DAC I’ve heard and there is no way I’m going to replace it just to get a unit that supports Ethernet / DLNA. This DAC doesn’t include an Ethernet interface, or even USB interface for that matter. I use the Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC RS DAC. When using my reference system I fall into this category. Users who want to add network / DLNA capability to existing systems without replacing other components are the largest group of potential users in my estimation, followed closely by the group in the next paragraph. The NAS would simply serve audio to the Signature Series Rendu via standard Ethernet or even power line networking.

A typical system in this scenario would have a NAS or NAS-like computer, running DLNA server software, sitting elsewhere in the user’s house. It’s fanless, linear power, metal chassis design looks very nice next to many other components and wont’ pollute the room or the electrical system with noise. Users who don’t want traditional computers in their listening rooms will likely prefer a component such as the Signature Series Rendu due to its similarities with traditional audio components. Users who have components that already support Ethernet / DLNA but want better performance than the native component interface provides. Users who want to add network / DLNA capability to existing systems without replacing other components.ģ. Users who don’t want traditional computers in their listening rooms.Ģ. I see at least three very solid use cases for the Signature Series Rendu.ġ. The SSR is also known as a DLNA renderer to those learned in the world of UPnP/DLNA. There is no wireless, no USB, no digital to analog conversion, no AES/EBU, no AirPlay, and no streaming service support with the Signature Series Rendu. The Sonore Signature Series Rendu is a simple, yet very well engineered, device that converts an Ethernet signal into either S/PDIF (BNC) or I2S (HDMI).

Members of the CA Community looking for a way to use their favorite DAC or integrated as a network / DLNA device must consider the Sonore Signature Series Rendu as it has enabled the sound of my audio system to soar as high or higher than any component I’ve heard previously. In other words a DLNA renderer built for a single purpose and built to accomplish its job as well as possible. The SSR isn’t a jack of all trades, rather it’s a purpose-built Ethernet to S/PDIF or I2S converter. Superb sound and expanding the capability of one’s favorite components are what the Signature Series Rendu is all about. Not only this, but the SSR turns all my components into network capable DLNA devices. The performance of the Signature Series Rendu has enabled my other components to really shine because they are receiving a very clean and I assume low jitter signal from the SSR. Whether I’ve connected the “SSR” straight to a DAC or to an integrated amp with built-in DAC, the results have been the same, steady and superb. I’ve been using the Signature Series Rendu for several months in combination with several audio system components.

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