davide256 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 3 hours ago, mentt said: MicroRendu is one purpose device. USBridge can be used for movies and other stuff. MicroRendu can't be used via wifi. MicroRendu requires expensive power supply(lps1) to sound acceptable. I don't recommend microRendu with ifi iPower, there is nothing special about this combo. Personally I think USBridge has better sound quality especially if powered with two USB power banks(j28 jumper removed from the USBridge board) as always only your ears should decide what DAC did you use to draw this conclusion? Regards, Dave Audio system Link to comment
DarwinOSX Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 USBridge can do wifi? Does it require an adapter or something? I would love to have a wifi Roon endpoint for my bedroom Vanatoo Ones! Can you do UPNP with the USBridge too? I would connect this to the USB port of my Kef LS50W speakers. Link to comment
allo.com Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 USbridge can do wifi (with a WIFI dongle) and dlna/upnp is available under dietpi Link to comment
hurka Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 how to works with HQ playen NAA??? Link to comment
jppierme Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Hello I just received my usbridge and a sparky. I have too a urendu. And I no hear the difference. Perhaps more define with the usbrdge. With the urendu, I connect an HD Plex 5V - 9 V. I have one issue with usbridge. How to open the J28. In my house, I have a battery for 5V. So I want to try supply energy with the allo psu for the usbridge and the battery for the sparky with usb. But I don't find any picture to explain me, the open position and the closed position. So I see the allo community manager read this feeds, I hope a respond. I based in France near Paris so excuse my us non style. I will post the review when I can compare the urendu and the usbridge with 2 energy input. Best regards Link to comment
hurka Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, jppierme said: Hello I just received my usbridge and a sparky. I have too a urendu. And I no hear the difference. Perhaps more define with the usbrdge. With the urendu, I connect an HD Plex 5V - 9 V. I have one issue with usbridge. How to open the J28. In my house, I have a battery for 5V. So I want to try supply energy with the allo psu for the usbridge and the battery for the sparky with usb. But I don't find any picture to explain me, the open position and the closed position. So I see the allo community manager read this feeds, I hope a respond. I based in France near Paris so excuse my us non style. I will post the review when I can compare the urendu and the usbridge with 2 energy input. Best regards ultra or microrendu? Link to comment
hurka Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 play from sd card, HQ music.The microdetails lost with Ethernet. But this hd plex power?Dont know,maybe not enough good..... Link to comment
davide256 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 9 hours ago, jppierme said: Hello I just received my usbridge and a sparky. I have too a urendu. And I no hear the difference. Perhaps more define with the usbrdge. With the urendu, I connect an HD Plex 5V - 9 V. I have one issue with usbridge. How to open the J28. In my house, I have a battery for 5V. So I want to try supply energy with the allo psu for the usbridge and the battery for the sparky with usb. But I don't find any picture to explain me, the open position and the closed position. So I see the allo community manager read this feeds, I hope a respond. I based in France near Paris so excuse my us non style. I will post the review when I can compare the urendu and the usbridge with 2 energy input. Best regards Do provide the system used to generate the opinion... otherwise this post is meaningless noise Regards, Dave Audio system Link to comment
Popular Post jppierme Posted August 8, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2017 Hello David My system is an Icos 580 Elsberg, a French whole system (dac in the preampli, 5 ampli) Sub Bass and Louds speaker Middle and high fréquence. One ampli by speaker. http://www.icos-audio.com/ It is in France by the the audiophile World a reference, near 20 years. So I hear each little change. I have one issue, my room. It is my living room because I love hear music when I cook and eat. Thanks lot for your question. JPP DuckToller and jventer 1 1 Link to comment
allo.com Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 10 hours ago, jppierme said: Hello I just received my usbridge and a sparky. I have too a urendu. And I no hear the difference. Perhaps more define with the usbrdge. With the urendu, I connect an HD Plex 5V - 9 V. I have one issue with usbridge. How to open the J28. In my house, I have a battery for 5V. So I want to try supply energy with the allo psu for the usbridge and the battery for the sparky with usb. But I don't find any picture to explain me, the open position and the closed position. So I see the allo community manager read this feeds, I hope a respond. I based in France near Paris so excuse my us non style. I will post the review when I can compare the urendu and the usbridge with 2 energy input. Best regards Here you go. Link to comment
k-man Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 29 minutes ago, jppierme said: I have one issue with usbridge. How to open the J28. I Honestly it really is simple to pull the jumper (little square silicon block) from the J28 on the USBridge board- the letter J28 is printed in white on the board. I will advise to separate Sparky out first, since the jumper is quite stiff to remove the first time. Link to comment
allo.com Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 hehe...just above :-) k-man 1 Link to comment
jppierme Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Thanks for your respond and the picture. In the package by audiophonics, I Haven't the jumper link. So It's open. I suppose it's the same process with Kali Reclocker ? Thanks by your support and your patience. JPP Link to comment
allo.com Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Please refer to Kali manual. Jumper is to feed (or not) SBC Link to comment
davide256 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 3 hours ago, jppierme said: Hello David My system is an Icos 580 Elsberg, a French whole system (dac in the preampli, 5 ampli) Sub Bass and Louds speaker Middle and high fréquence. One ampli by speaker. http://www.icos-audio.com/ It is in France by the the audiophile World a reference, near 20 years. So I hear each little change. I have one issue, my room. It is my living room because I love hear music when I cook and eat. Thanks lot for your question. JPP Thanks, looks like you have a significant investment. Regards, Dave Audio system Link to comment
CCC Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Patiently awaiting the review from jtwrace. Received the board combo 1 month ago, so hope you have put it through the paces. I respect your opinions, so hope to hear your thoughts soon. Link to comment
k-man Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 @jtwrace ended up sending USBridge back. I purchased the unit around the same time, so I definitely can relate to some expectations that were not met (for him) but the difference for new buyers is more plug and play friendly. Link to comment
jtwrace Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 3 hours ago, k-man said: @jtwrace ended up sending USBridge back. I purchased the unit around the same time, so I definitely can relate to some expectations that were not met (for him) but the difference for new buyers is more plug and play friendly. That is true but I have another on the way.... k-man 1 W10 NUC i7 (Gen 10) > Roon (Audiolense FIR) > Motu UltraLite mk5 > (4) Hypex NCore NC502MP > JBL M2 Master Reference +4 subs Watch my Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMw_bZWBMtRWNJQfTJ38kA/videos Link to comment
k-man Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 That is great to hear! Thanks for bringing the attention of Allo/USBridge to CA from Roon community. Link to comment
jtwrace Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 5 hours ago, CCC said: Patiently awaiting the review from jtwrace. Received the board combo 1 month ago, so hope you have put it through the paces. I respect your opinions, so hope to hear your thoughts soon. Hopefully by next week I'll be able to give some preliminary subjective feedback. 1 hour ago, k-man said: That is great to hear! Thanks for bringing the attention of Allo/USBridge to CA from Roon community. My pleasure. I've been in search of lower cost alternatives to the µRendu and sMS-200 so this fits that goal. I'm curious to see how it performs subjectively and objectively. W10 NUC i7 (Gen 10) > Roon (Audiolense FIR) > Motu UltraLite mk5 > (4) Hypex NCore NC502MP > JBL M2 Master Reference +4 subs Watch my Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMw_bZWBMtRWNJQfTJ38kA/videos Link to comment
k-man Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 1 hour ago, jtwrace said: I'm curious to see how it performs subjectively and objectively. Is it a third party who will carry out the measurements? Allo'a noise output of USBridge is less than 12 microvaults, but I haven't come across similar measurements of microRendu, UltraRendu, or SOtM. Link to comment
jtwrace Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 On 8/11/2017 at 11:10 AM, k-man said: Is it a third party who will carry out the measurements? Allo'a noise output of USBridge is less than 12 microvaults, but I haven't come across similar measurements of microRendu, UltraRendu, or SOtM. I don't know. There are many places that will do it. There are some but not with that measurement. µRendu is here, sMS-200 is here and the LPS-1 is here There are some AP measurements of the USBridge on the @allo.com site though. At least they do show some objective data unlike most. W10 NUC i7 (Gen 10) > Roon (Audiolense FIR) > Motu UltraLite mk5 > (4) Hypex NCore NC502MP > JBL M2 Master Reference +4 subs Watch my Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMw_bZWBMtRWNJQfTJ38kA/videos Link to comment
DarwinOSX Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Darko reviews the digi one and mentions USBridge as well. http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2017/08/allos-digione-pulls-five-star-digital-audio-from-the-raspberry-pi/ Link to comment
k-man Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 The digi ONE is a great affordable (that I don't own) device, considering some have requested a SPDIF out Rendu, or have purchased USB to SPDIF converters. Link to comment
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