Sonore ultraRendu V2.9 SW, USB Network Endpoint

Description

ultraRendu SW v2.9 offers performance improvements over the groundbreaking microRendu

ultraRendu has an Ethernet input and USB Audio output. All connectors are now located on the rear of the unit for easy cable routing (Please see UltraDigital option for SPDIF/i2s)

V2.9 software adds support for more DSD devices and improved sound quality on most outputs

V2.9 software kernel has a new low latency USB stack that reworks the way playback starts

Please note that in V2.9 SW Songcast output mode, YMPD and Squeezebox Server are no longer available (Squeezelite player is still present)

Use an audiophile grade linear PSU or Uptone LPS1.2 for the lowest possible noise floor

• PCM sample rates: 44.1KHz to *768kHz
• DSD sample rates: DSD64 to DSD512*

*Not all USB devices or output modes support the maximum sample rates

• POP free DSD/PCM transitions
• RoonReady certified
• Running Logitech Media Server on-board allows playback of local radio stations and streaming services. Also allows you to use as a UPNP server in combination with Drive Mounter
• BubbleUPNP Server app allows any renderer to use OhMedia – OpenHome protocol (So Linn Kinsky/Kazoo Apps with playlist support may be used as controllers)
• Tidal and Qobuz lossless streaming. (Squeezelite and DLNA output mode)
• Native DSD is supported on selected DACs
• UltraRendu is controlled via third party apps on your mobile device or by your computer
• Install and uninstall apps as needed with Software Manager
• Based on Sonicorbiter V2.8, closed source and open source (GNU-V2)

In the box: ultraRendu, User Guide, (60 day Roon free trial voucher included)

There are many ultraRendu reviews online

For example: Do One Thing & Do It Well

This product sold/supported by Audiostore Ltd (UK) (Warranty excludes damage to USB sockets)

We have a selection of power supplies. See store. If you use a 3rd party power supply please check that it meets specifications and is of correct polarity

Output Option – Using the Sonore ultraDigital

The Sonore ultraDigital project is a USB digital converter with SPDIF output via BNC and a LVDS i2s output via HDMI. The LVDS i2s output supports various formats for compatibility with various digital to analog converters. Use with microRendu, ultraRendu, OpticalRendu and Signature Rendu only

Sonore will not provide support for direct connection to OS X or Windows

– SPDIF output via BNC: PCM 44.1K-192K, DSD64 via DOP
– LVDS i2s output via HDMI: PCM 44.1K-384K, native DSD64 – DSD256
– USB input support PCM, DSD via DoP, and native DSD via Linux
– Selectable LVDS i2s HDMI output: Gustard, PS Audio, Holo Audio, L.K.S., Wyred4Sound
– Selectable master clock output rate (DIY use only)
– No drivers needed for Linux and OS X.

For the Ultimate ‘Rendu’ please also see opticalRendu and the Signature Rendu SE Deluxe

TIDAL or Qobuz on Your Sonore Rendu Series Players (Spotify connect is in Apps): http://sonicorbiter.com/docs/tidal_qobuz_rendu

We accept € payments directly to our account. Select Bank Transfer during Checkout. Our € account SWIFT/BIC/IBAN details are printed at the bottom of the Invoice emailed to you immediately after checkout

How do I use this? – Connect to your router. Add a USB DAC. Go to www.sonicorbiter.com to locate the unit’s GUI. select the mode you wish to use. Save. You will now find a player of the type chosen The ultralRendu will be an endpoint/ player for Roon, Squeezebox, DLNA etc

You will also require a 6-9v DC power supply (Centre pin positive – please check that it meets specifications and is of correct polarity)

For the ultimate low-noise power supply see Sonore Power Supply, or, 7v Linear PSU, Keces P3, UpTone JS-2

Dual-faceplate available to join two UpTone/Sonore products

Review(s) posted

What a revelation! – Howard
Recently purchased an Ultra Rendu for my second system and an Optical Rendu for my main system. I am ultra pleased with the results. Gone is the grey flatness of the computer USB output (direct to USB) and instead is a sound that is much more analogue. In fact, these renderers make listening to music a pleasure, something I thought I would never say ebout digital. An acid test is a piano recording. The piano on Diana Krall’s ‘Let’s face the music and dance’ used to “ring” I guess because of the digital distortion. Now, it just sounds like a piano should. Those sharp “digital”edges are gone; even most classic 60’s recordings sound great (depending on the care taken over the digital cnversion and the quality of the A/D converter). The Sonore just seems to dig out more information from even CD’s. I never realised that such a level of detail could be stored in 16/44. So, although not quite as simple to set up as products costing over four times as much, grab yourself a bargain and obtain a sound that elevates computer audio to a much much higher level. My system is now as good as (and possibly better than) anything I’ve heard at a Hi-Fi show. Check out what John Darko says about both Rendus. Thoroughly recommended.

UltraHappy with UltraRendu! – Mark Johnson
Having used an old SonicOrbiter SE a few years ago, I knew the quality of Sonore products was excellent, but I decided to opt for a less expensive alternative. I WISH I HADN’T…two months of trial and error with numerous technical support issues finally culminated in a return request. It was back on the telephone to Martin at Audiostore with tail between my legs admitting that I had made a terrible mistake. Luckily, he had stock of the UltraRendu and despatched a brand new unit with an iFi power supply that arrived the next working day. What can I say apart from…WOW! It has just transformed the overall sound of my system. It was easy to install and is running totally glitch free providing a wider sound stage with great warmth and musicality. Thanks for your patience Martin, but we got there eventually! Home system is as follows:- Intel NUC i7 with Roon Server & HQPlayer installed streaming Qobuz and local files to a TP Link switch in and out using Chord C Stream ethernet cables to the UltraRendu and out using Audioquest Carbon USB cable to a Chord Hugo TT used as a preamp to a Naim NAP 200 DR power amplifier feeding a pair of PMC Twenty 24’s

Musical Music Streaming! – Bruce Low
I have been listening to Qobuz and Tidal and my local NAS via MacBook and high quality Asynchronous Moon 750D DAC and enjoyed the vast library at CD quality and above. However I felt there might be room for improvement and after following the developments online about improved clocking and power supplies in the Ultra I decided to give the Ultra a go. The setup was supported by Martin’s advice, and was not complicated. (The next day I also setup Audirvana in my Mac which fed Qobuz and Tidal MQA to the Ultra via DLNA. Support and screenshots of settings from Sonore were readily available.) The sound quality is delightful and there is no doubt whatsoever that the Ultra made an improvement in my setup. A return to the MacBook as renderer/USB feed confirmed a greyer sound with melody, space sucked out of the presentation. Back with the Ultra results in music where melodies are much more pronounced and the music sounded much more natural and a lot less fatiguing. Space, soundstaging are improved but the key thing is it sounds more like real, and more engaging and interesting music at that! Martin’s service and patience are a great asset!