Grimm MU1 Streamer - Really "The Best"?

About Sablon cable: I have the Sablón USB cable and it is a cable with which I am very satisfied in terms of its sound result. Highly recommended. That does need an adaptation period of many hours.

Hello everyone, the first thing is to congratulate everyone who has participated, this is one of the best posts I have read in this forum. I also have the Innuos Zenith MK3 + Phoenix USB combo, I use the Esoteric K01XD as DAC. I use Roon (mostly) and Sense as streaming software. Not long ago, I did some tests to see the behavior of the sound in Roon, placing a Roon Ready to act as a bridge between my Innuos combo and the Esoteric Dac. From those tests, the conclusion I've come to is that a good streamer bridging can go a long way in SQ quality. The best result was when putting as Roon Ready an Esoteric N05 (previous model) and connected by coaxial to my DAC. For this reason, I have been looking at the options for a good streamer, including the N05, or the Hifi Rose 150, the Metronome DSS 2, and in that order of things I found the Grimm Audio MU1. That is a brand that has caught my attention for its good reputation in synchronization cloks.

That's why I was wondering how the coaxial output of the MU is, if it's as good as AES. The idea of ​​a MU1 would also be due to its SQ quality for removing two devices from the system, which is why I am concerned about the comments about the need to place an ethernet filter/recloker before the Grimm.

Hi, Niev for your comparisons between the Innuos combo and the MU1, they are much appreciated as I own two of the three Innuos you have. I don't know what DAC you have, since that is a very important element in the sound chain. Although the purchase of a Mu1 would be in order to replace the Innuos combo, after your comments I am left wondering if this would be a good decision since it means an outlay of more than $5000. Another option to consider would be to look for a streamer (better without a dac) to do the work of roon ready. There are products that can be attached to my Innuos combo, and it seems that an interesting option would be the new Innuos Pulsar, but it seems that I don't know when it will be released. Another option could be Hifi Rose with the 150B, which, having a digital output, is perfect for my system. Many doubts... About what would be the best option.

hi. In my system I have had the opportunity to test the Innuos Phoenix Net together with the Zenith and the Phoenix USB and faced with a simple Netgear 108. The results were quite clear for me, very subtle or practically indistinguishable and I could not in a blind test differentiate between both switches. The explanation is that the reclocking of the signal that the Phoenix USB makes before entering the DAC causes a redundancy in the data synchronization that does not allow the signal to be differentiated from one to the other. Although each audio system has its own idiosyncrasies and characteristics, in mine it was not worth investing in a HIFI switch.

Hi, Different sources, different sounds. It's that easy. Just as not all dacs sound the same, and not all turntables sound the same, the different sound formats will have their own imprint and each one is free to choose the one they like best. Which and in summary is a matter that in many cases is subjective and there, particularly, I do not enter