LAIV Harmony

I agree with @sns.

I actually have a network switch with SFP, so I run:

Network Switch/SFP/Finisar Transceiver > Optical Fiber > Sonore Optical Module Deluxe > Ethernet > Sonore Micro Rendu > USB > LAiV Harmony DAC

Optical isolation is definitely the way to go for network noise elimination.

@sns

An Optical Rendu is a potential future purchase, the Micro is filling temporary duties.

I have had a Signature Rendu SE with optical input in my system and it was great, but I was having network issues and wasn’t getting the full benefit. Now those issues have been resolved so I can look to the future. At that point I’ll need to decide whether a Rendu or some other streamer makes the most sense.

@audiostick 

I agree. I've been bugging Weng Fai at LAiV for some details, and shared my opinion on must-have features. I'm pretty sure I2S will be one of the outputs.