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Over 120 Hours on my RUR ... A close friend stopped by and my music was on... He sat down... And asked what did you do to your system since the last time I was here? Why I asked ... He said it sounds so different... How I asked he said open and detail are amazing it's 3D like so I showed him.... He made me remove it and go straight USB and then put it back in same track replay we did it three times .... Then I said wait you pick the song and we did a few blind tests for him and he did it for me mixing it up we got it every time RUR in or out on same track comparisons. That my reality thus far and we love it ....what a great value for the improvement SQ via USB to my DAC ...Really happy with this investment MacMini to PS Audio DirectStream DSD DAC, another veil was lifted between what is there and that which my system resolves!!! Sent from my iPhone using Computer Audiophile mobile app

Ditto on ifi iPower 9V I am seeing the same results sonically on my system. Also I have substituted the stock USB cable with a WireWorld Starlight 7 USB between the Mac Mini and the RUR I did not notice a audible difference I will let it burn in a couple of days but this may not be an area where there should be any discernible difference will continue to switch out after more hours in the string.. Sent from my iPhone using Computer Audiophile mobile app

RUR "Burn-in" Experience Update 40 hrs... In continues to amaze... It's definitely opening up ... the soundstage depth and detail are blossoming ...allot! One advantage of the the enhanced USB RUR over an Ethernet DLNA Stream via a upnp control point with the is of leveraging player software like Pure Music 3.0 as well as many other Music Streaming or player Applications. My point is the Wyred4Sound RUR has significantly enhanced my Tidal HIFI stream experience sonically in almost everyway. Music that has been recorded in an exceptional way can benefit greatly from having the RUR in the stream. 48k 16 bit streams sound wonderful. I wouldn't doubt that the RUR would make any system sound better but the degree of improvement, as Richard stated also comes with your systems capabilities. I find the RUR incredibly neutral and what it is doing to the lower ranges in terms of tight controlled bass is apparent. The detail throughout the entire frequency range is revealed by the clarity this little device provides. Music selections that have allot of dark space, pauses that let the notes, percussion, strings and strums, in a softer realm will reveal what beneIts RUR can deliver to your listening experience. If you really enjoy listening in a way you can almost get inside of your music and be immersed in subtle details and nuance you have not heard before then you must at least try this enhancement. I have and am stunned at what it is doing. I am taking it out of the USB "chain" between my MacMini and DirectStream DAC and the result is immediate... A veil or blanket is applied when the RUR is removed it looses the 3D qualities I'm experiencing when the RUR is in line. Without a doubt it 'reveals' a much better presentation of the music. I find I am now looking within my music catalog for those artists and recordings that will really shine with the improvement the RUR is delivering in terms of enabling the resolving power of my DAC. Don't try to overthink this decision your ears will tell you right away... It really doesn't take long for the RUR to begin showing what it can do. Oh one other note... I am testing two separate systems with the same DAC A Denon AVR 4311CI to a pair of Definative Technology Studio Monitor 350's as well as my HIFI Krell Vanguard Integrated to Sonus Faber Olympica II's. I can easily see the improvement through both systems. I have no doubt that you do not need to have a very expensive system to experience a unique audio improvement in what you will hear.. T Sent from my iPhone using Computer Audiophile mobile app

Richard thank you for the welcome I must get that HDTracks download. Yes given how well my system resolves it is extremely "sensitive" to improvements in power, interconnects, speaker cable and interfaces... I would be glad to share my listening experience at 50 and 100 hrs as well as specific comparisons to different PS sources into the RUR as well as USB cables. I will definitely be comparing a direct Ethernet stream into my DAC vs USB w/RUR. I have been frustrated with upnp control point apps in iOS ... Lack of maturity functionality in some and reliability in others(stopping after one song or two) but streaming from my NAS always sounded better than with USB!!! Reading about reclockers and the overall design flaws in USB in general when stumbling across your post got me thinking to consider the RUR. Last night we turned the lights down "sat on the sweet spot" for listening and listened to tracks we were extremely familiar with.... We heard sounds and details we had never heard or recalled hearing or "observing" as subtleties within the music on the edges of the darkness between notes the lighter touches of a drumstick on snare....a brush on a cymbal or the slide of fingers on the strings of the bass or guitar, even the ever so slight clicking of a musician fingering his sax keys before the note and the sound of breath that comes with the note. Lori asked if I was sleeping and I said no but I feel like I am dreaming this... This device is special... More to come... T

Just received my RUR... Ordered last weekend received yesterday!! Very fast though I'd be way down the list... All the while watching this thread. Couldn't get it installed fast enough. Initial impressions impressive very impressive indeed. Ditto on what Richard has shared on initial impressions... The thought of this opening up more ... DAC is PS Audio DirectStream DSD, .5 meter AudioQuest Carbon USB to a Krell Vanguard Integrated AMP and Sonus Faber Olympica II's. Power cables are all PS Audio AC-12's interconnects are Morrow Audio MA-4's and speaker cables SP-4's I installed an ifi 9v PS and used the stock supplied USB out of my MacMini through PureAudio 3.0 software pulling from my NAS to the RUR. 192k 16 bit input I have the Bridge II installed in my PS Audio DirectStream DSD DAC so will compare later once the RUR "burns in". This is very enjoyable indeed... All my Ray Brown is on vinyl... Hmmm T Sent from my iPhone using Computer Audiophile mobile app