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Which DAC(s) have u tried it with?

Not so much that but marketing on the web is so sophisticated these days that it's hard to tell what is real vs what is manufactured. Many "reviews" are borderline content marketing and we already know Chris has an established relationship with the sonore and uptone folks. That said, Chris' direct response should put us all at ease. Assuming one believes he's being sincere, which I do.

The urendu should be the pinnacle of computer based USB audio. And at a relatively affordable price. It's not going to get much better than this, so whether it blows us away or not, we're probably near the limits of what can be done with a computer/USB source. In this respect, it really is an intriguing device.

Refreshing words indeed.

Yes, it's not like the EU, where VAT is already baked into the price the retailer lists. In the US, every state has its own sales tax rate, which is added to the retail price at the time of checkout. So California residents, who have a higher sales tax rate, will pay more than Illinois residents, who have a lower sales tax rate.

It will likely not. See Chris'comments in his Sonic orbiter SE review. The microrendu functions similarly but is isolated even better.

But with SonicOrbiter OS and without "no-compromise" parts+PSU (ie priced more accessibly). That makes the decision easy then, no sense holding out for an i2s version. If the answer was going to be no, I was hoping you’d follow-up with a statement like that about the USB implementation. Even more excited about the urendu now. <grin>

Hi team sonore - the urendu sounds like an incredible step forward in computer audio. Very excited to be following its development! I understand from the other thread that you considered adding i2s output to the urendu but size was a big factor. Ie, you wanted the urendu to be small enough to plug directly into a dac without the need for usb cables, but the electronics needed for a proper i2s implementation would've made the urendu too large. Curious as to whether you plan a derivative of the urendu (with SonicOrbiter OS) with i2s output in the future though? I own an audio-gd Master 11, which sounds much better via i2s than USB, hence my interest. Thanks!