Does Anyone Currently Make an Ethernet to I2S Renderer?

Magna Mano is another. I like my ultra. Unlike many, it comes with a beautifully built linear power supply...

https://www.magnahifi.com/en/webshop/mh-he-pi2s

I just hopped into the thread to note that I've also moved on from I2S and am just using an SPDIF connection to better effect. I was encouraged to try the switch after getting the following email in response to an inquiry into whether I2S could be offered as an input into Mojo Audio's dacs:

"Yes, and no.

Why?

Because it is the stupidest thing you can imagine.

The specification on I2S is “no more than 4” from DAC chip.”

What is I2S?

The clocking and data are divided into three separate signals: bit clock, word clock, and data.

In every other form of digital transmission (USB, Ethernet, Thunderbolt, etc) the clocking is embedded into the data stream and then it is asynchronously buffered and reclocked.

Think about it: if one clocking stream has the potential to get distorted, why would making three clocking streams that have to be synchronized be better?!?!?!?!?

Anyone who claims I2S is better for music data transmission between two chassis is an IDIOT.

And any company who is marketing such a idiotic concept is preying on the ignorance of the average consumer.

I could convert any one of our DACs to I2S…it would be easy…we use I2S internally so all I would need to do is not put in all the digital input circuitry and solder three wires from the PCB to a connector.

I just have too much respect for my customers and my products to do such an idiotic thing :^P


Benjamin Zwickel
Owner, Mojo Audio"

@jriggy Yes, it was in a private email. Hopefully it is ok that I shared the thoughts.  Can't say I liked the tone, but it's also a very valid and relevant opinion. I'd love to hear one of his dacs. The chips, ancillary parts, and power supplies are clearly very well thought out. I suspect they sound wonderful.

And he was right in my application. Eliminating i2s and going to spdif (with an old inferior monster cable) improved the sound. 

And @djones51 I did read somewhere (maybe on ps audio's forums?), that you just need to increase the voltage of the i2s signal to push it further than the recommended 4" in the standard. No idea if this is true or not.