Optical vs Ultra Rendu.

Is it worth the $696 more to go with the optical Rendu:

Over the standard (ethernet connected) ultra Rendu:

Has anybody compared these units, is there a notable difference in sound quality between these two? Both still connect to the DAC via USB.

high-amp03-28-2022 4:00pm

soix Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,009 posts 04-01-2022 at 04:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks @jjss49 I just didn’t have the time to post all the products but still wanted to help. Very helpful, and thank you!!!
soix Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,009 posts 03-30-2022 at 06:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You can insert optical into your system much cheaper — about $80 — using this from Audiogon.
soix Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10,009 posts 03-29-2022 at 04:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Another vote for Optical Rendu. Here’s another product I just saw. Interesting that it actually throttles down the speed to reduce noise and not too expensive. Just another option... https://hifiplus.com/articles/adot-mc01-kit-2-fibre-ethernet-conversion-kit/