SONORE Rendu

SONORE by Simple Design
the sound has to be in concert with the music....

WHAT WE DO: We offer a select line of products to improve your computer audio listening experience.

Sonore Rendu
Finally, computer audio without the computer in the audio room!

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
The Sonore Rendu is a 24/192 network audio player with Ethernet input and SPDIF BNC, i2s/SPDIF or analog/SPDIF output. The Rendu is a purpose built audiophile device and is not a computer. The problem with most computer music servers is that they all rely on a mass produced mother boards, designed for general computing purposes, and built to the lowest possible price point. The Rendu solves this problem, by removing consumer grade computer peripherals from the equation. All the important processing is done by a device specifically built for processing audio signals perfectly, with very low noise, to audiophile standards. The Rendu is powered by a custom linear power supply. Rendu operates fully asynchronously using on board fixed frequency low jitter clocks to achieve the lowest possible jitter.

Chris Connaker of computeraudiophile had this to say about the Rendu,
"The Simple Design UPnP AV 2.0 / DLNA compliant Rendu Ethernet to S/PDIF Converter is a fairly unique device. Its features such as true gapless support from 44.1 through 192 kHz and DSD DoPE playback for streaming DSD over Ethernet help set the Rendu apart from the competition. Features are one thing but sound quality and a device that delivers on the manufacturer's promises is another. The Rendu sounded very good in all systems I used during the review. Both PCM and DSD playback was impressive through the Rendu. It's linear power supply likely plays a significant role in its sonic quality. The Rendu delivers on all its advertised features from DSD to 24/192 PCM playback to gapless audio all streamed over Ethernet. These features simply work as they should. The Simple Design Rendu Ethernet to S/PDIF Converter is a great solution for Ethernet based audiophiles, those tempted by Ethernet audio, and multi-zone music aficionados among others. Highly recommend and CASH Listed."

STANDARD FEATURES:
The Rendu supports gapless playback
The Rendu supports DSD/DoP pass thru
The Rendu is powered by an on board, extremely low noise, low output impedance linear power supply
The Rendu is isolated from noise on the network
The Rendu operates fully asynchronously, using on board fixed frequency low jitter clocks
The Rendu features a transformer coupled true 75 ohm SPDIF BNC output
The Rendu has an integrated, 32 bit, high precision volume control
The Rendu supports up to 24 bit playback at the following sample rates: 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 88.2KHz, 96KHz, 176.4KHz, 192KHz
The Rendu plays AAC, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, MP3, and WAV files from HTTP streams
The Rendu is controlled via apps on your mobile device
The Rendu is UPnPTM AV 2.0 / DLNA compliant
* Gapless is currently supported via Android with Bubble UPNP as controller and J-River on PC and Mac as controller. Check back for updates.
** DSD/DoP pass thru requires the use of MinimServer or J-River on PC and Mac as server.

HDMI i2s OPTION:
The LVDS driver that has an order of magnitude lower jitter than the other drivers
The voltage regulator for the LVDS driver is low noise, high bandwidth and high PSRR
The i2s board is gold plated to project exposed copper
The i2s board is impedance controlled
The i2s board uses a stripline design with traces buried in the inner layers of the board to give the best signal integrity and EMI protection
The i2s boards output is compatible with: PSA PWD, Rockna Wavequest, Sonore Signature DAC, K&K Audio RAKK DAC, W4S DAC-2

ANALOG OPTION:
The Analog output is based on a Sabre ES9023 Premier Stereo DAC
The Analog output utilizes ESS's HyperStream and Time Domain Jitter Elimination technology
Delivers jitter free audio at 112db DNR
2Vrms output that can drive headphones via adapter cable
The analog board is powered from a second low noise linear power supply
The analog board is silver plated to project exposed copper
The analog board is impedance controlled
The analog board uses a stripline design with traces buried in the inner layers of the board to give the best signal integrity and EMI protection

DC INPUT OPTION:
The 6-10 VDC at 1.5 AMP Max
The DC unit uses a lightly differnt case and comes in silver or black faceplate
The DC unit is designed to be used in combination with the SOtM mBPS-d2s Battery Supply

SPECIFICATIONS
Power requirements: 120VAC
Dimension: 7.25in (width) x 2.75in (height) x 11in (depth)
Weight: ~2lb and supported on four vibration absorption footers

RECOMMENDED CONTROLLERS and SERVER
Modile device controllers: Plug Player, eLyric Songbird, Bubble UPNP
Servers: MinimServer, Vortexbox Mini DLNA, Logitech Media Server (LMS) and eLyric Music Manager (EMM), Twonky, Assest, Syonology Media Server

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OPTIONS:
Cardas power cord and digital interconnects

STANDARD MODELS:
Sonore Rendu.spdif - 120 VAC with SPDIF BNC output

SPECIAL ORDER MODELS:
Sonore Rendu.i2s      - 120 VAC with SPDIF BNC output and HDMI i2s output
Sonore Rendu.dac     - 120 VAC with Sabre Premier Stereo DAC, RCA analog and SPDIF BNC output
Sonore Rendu.msb    - 120 VAC with MSB Network output
Sonore Rendu.dop    - 120 VAC SPDIF BNC output with built in DoP/DSD to PCM converter for DACs that do not support DSD
Sonore Rendu.spdif - 6-10 VDC at 1.5 AMP Max with SPDIF BNC output
Sonore Rendu.i2s     - 6-10 VDC at 1.5 AMP Max with SPDIF BNC output and HDMI i2s output
*Please email sonorejr@gmail.com about special order units